Thelonious Monk “You know anybody can play a composition and use far-out chords and make it sound wrong. It’s making it sound right that’s not easy.” This quote spoke by Thelonious Monk himself represents his whole career into two sentences. He was widely considered one of the most influential jazz piano musicians. What is known about Monk’s early life is very little. Thelonious Sphere Monk was born October 10‚ 1917 in Rocky Mount‚ North Carolina. Monk’s family was made up of his parents Thelonious
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CUBAN MUSIC Cuba is a small communist country in the Caribbean. Though they may not have a lot of money and property‚ Cubans are among the most cheerful‚ musical and outgoing people on earth. The unique sound of Cuban music traces back to the Yoruban and Congolese cultures in West Africa. Over thousands of slaves were brought over during the 1880s‚ and along with them their styles of music. A few of the instruments brought over are still used in Cuban music today such as the bata drums. After
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John Westbrook Music 378 Jazz Performance 4/25/14 Brad Mehldau Trio On April 17th‚ I was able to attend the Brad Mahldau Trio in the Loeb Playhouse‚ with two friends of whom I am in a band with. I was excited to see what this new experience could do to inspire us in a different way. Although I have seen guest speakers numerous times at Loeb Playhouse‚ this was my first musical show at this venue and I was extremely impressed. Brad Mahldau Trio is a trio outing with pianist Brad Mahldau
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The period of the 1930s and 1940s is known as the Swing Era. Big bands like Benny Goodman‚ Count Basie‚ Artie Shaw‚ and others became household names and music icons ("Jazz History- Swing"). Swing music was a trendy style of jazz‚ while swing dancing was very popular and performed in many dance halls. As they became more widespread‚ both became a vital part of America. The 1930s brought a style of music that was possibly the most fashionable and accessible in jazz history. Swing music was an extension
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There are a lot of great poets‚ and among the greats is Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes’s poem “Theme for English B” talks about an essay he had to compose for his professor in college. The instructor informed the class that their essay should be one page and it should be about something deep. Hughes writes his essay based on his current background‚ his color‚ and how he is not different from the instructor‚ whom is white. Throughout his life Hughes experienced‚ racial and economic discrimination
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All blues commentry Introduction The piece "all blues" is from the album Kind of Blue‚ the composer is Miles Davis and it was composed in 1959. the style of the piece is Jazz and another example of Jazz is Louis Armstrong (trumpet/cornet/voice) Terrible Blues with his band the Red Onion Jazz Babies. Background Miles Davis was born in Illinois in May 1926. He knew from a very young early age that he wanted to be a musician. He started learning the trumpet at a young age‚ looking up to his heroes
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Name: Instructor: Task: Date: Ella Fitzgerald Ella was born to William and Temperance‚ early in the 1900s. She spent of her childhood period in the Newport News. Her family detached or divorced when she was of tender age due to domestic adversities. Temperance moved with her to Yonkers‚ New York‚ where she got married again (Ball 40). They were economically unsteady (Krohn 14). However‚ everyone worked extremely hard to ensure their social and financial needs. Ella loved music‚ dancing
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behind the strange spelling of this particular composition. Despite “Tempus Fugue-It” inclusions of classical music elements‚ this composition is distinguished by its modern tone. As quoted in Jazz: Essential Listenings‚ “Powell’s translation of bebop soloing to piano” brought in the the evolutionary sounds of the time (Deveaux & Giddins‚ 2011‚ p. 224). Powell was known for bringing a bit of everything into his music. Old‚ new‚ and totally unheard
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with 15 brand new rockers to mix in the set list. Where earlier records‚ The band;s earlier recordings-- The ’59 Sound and American Slang--are consistent with their thinking-man’s post punk anthems and Fallon mixes romantic gusto‚ whispers of post-bebop jazz ("Miles Davis and the Cool") and a waft of a sultry lounge scene ("The Diamond Church Street Choir". Handwritten‚ however‚ is a more
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"Different Drummers: Jazz in the Culture of Nazi Germany" by Michael Kater There has only been one moment in history when jazz was synonymous with popular music in the country of its origin. During the years of‚ and immediately prior to World War II‚ a subgenre of jazz commonly referred to as swing was playing on all American radio stations and attracting throngs of young people to dancehalls for live shows. But it wasn’t only popular amongst Americans; historian Michael H. Kater‚ in his book
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