WorksheetsJzHist 10 Bebop
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
Check all the reasons that contributed to the bebop revolution
musicians were bored with playing in swing bands and wanted more opportunity to express themselves
World War II changed the economics of music, and big bands cost too much ... so jazz venues switched to hiring small combos
jazz musicians wanted to be artists, not entertainers
black musicians were sick of the commercialism and whitewashing of the swing era, and wanted to break away and recapture the roots of the music
people's tastes changed, and they no longer wanted to go out dancing on the weekends
The following are some of the musical characteristics of bebop
most of the tunes were beautiful, slow ballads
extensive use of fragments of chromatic scales
small combos
super popular as dance music
fast tempos
The co-founders to bebop were
Bessie Smith and Mary Lou Williams
Sonny Rollins and Miles Davis
Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
Dave Brubeck and Lenny Tristano
Dizzy Gillespie's big band played arrangements of bebop tunes (some written by the wonderful trombonist Melba Liston). They also played a lot of charts in this genre....
cool jazz
swing charts focusing on the blues
latin jazz infused with cuban rhythms
classic blues
MaryLou Williams was called the "Mother of Bebop" because...
she was the sole originator of bebop
she was married to Charlie Parker
she was an important arranger for the Ellington band
after hours, musicians all gathered at her house where they continued to develop bebop music together
The following are true statements about Charlie Parker ("Bird")...
he was originally from New Orleans
he was a genius who could discuss any topic
he was a virtuoso saxophonist (someone with almost super human technical skills)
he was one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time
These statements are true about Dizzy Gillespie...
he was shy and quiet
he got the nickname "Dizzy" because of his antics on the bandstand
he popularized a certain fashion look -- beret and horn rim glasses
he was a virtuoso trumpeter
he was responsible for popularizing bebop and also mentoring younger musicians
this sound clip is
Duke Ellington's band
bebop
swing
country blues
Describe what you think the scene at Minton's playhouse, where Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie and others created bebop, might have been like.
What was the audience's reaction to bebop?
