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WorksheetsJzHist 12 Cool, Modal
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
the following are some characteristics of Cool Jazz:
arrangements can have a lot in common with classical music -- sort of like jazz chamber music
driving, hard, energetic drumming
most musicians of this style lived in New England
solos tended to use fewer notes (more economical)
Check the boxes of all musicians who famously played Cool Jazz, at least for some of their careers
Muddy Waters
Chet Baker
Miles Davis
Dizzy Gillespie
Dave Brubeck
This sound file is an example of Cool Jazz
true
false
Cool Jazz musicians were influenced by this tenor sax player from an earlier era whose style was economical and lyrical:
Coleman Hawkins
Joshua Redman
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Lester Young
The following are true facts about Miles Davis:
He attended the Julliard School of Music in NYC
He met the arranger Gil Evans at a jam session at Evans' house, and then worked with him on the album "The Birth of the Cool"
He ended up leading the way in many new genres of jazz, not just Cool Jazz
He played bebop with Charlie Parker before making Cool Jazz recordings
He is a Berkeley High Jazz alumnus
Modal Jazz is...
a jazz sub-genre in which the musicians solo over modes (for example, dorian) rather than series of fast changing chords.
related to Cool Jazz in that the tempos tend to be slower with more focus on melodic soloing.
always driven by heavy funk basslines
another jazz sub-genre invented by Miles Davis + friends
These musicians are all known, at least in part, for their work as early pioneers in Modal Jazz
John Coltrane
Charlie Parker
Herbie Hancock
Miles Davis
Dave Brubeck's album "Take Five" was inspired by his tour to this country where he heard native musicians playing music in mixed meters (like 5/4 or 9/8, not just 4/4):
Turkey
Mali
Argentina
Cuba
What are some of the commonalities between Cool Jazz and Modal Jazz, and ... why do you think Miles Davis and other musicians were attracted to these new kinds of playing? In other words, what kinds of artistic opportunities were there for them in these new genres?
The genre for this tune is:
Bebop
Modal Jazz
Swing
Early Rock & Roll
