Pyschadelic Rock and Jazz to create a new sound. Funk doesn’t focus on melody or harmony like genres before them‚ instead its intent is the rhythmic quality within syncopated value on various instruments. Funk traditionally has no harmonic pace‚ this divides it from Rnb and Soul. It instead uses an improvisational technique‚ to ‘vamp’‚ which is to remain on a chord for an intro for a number of bars before proceeding to the tune.This draws in elements of improvisational jazz‚ to which where the chords
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Claire Raines Period 4 3-12-12 Benny Goodman‚ The Swing King Considered one of the greatest jazz players ever‚ Benjamin David Goodman‚ or Benny Goodman‚ was called the King of Swing. The ninth child of eleven was ten or so when he picked up the clarinet. After a year he was performing impressions of Ted Lewis for a little pocket money. When he was fourteen he was playing for a band that featured the famous Bix Beiderbecke. By sixteen he was known as far as the west coast and was invited
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your own paper!] On February 17‚ 2005‚ the Jazz Ensemble at Tarleton State University had their first concert of the spring semester with special guest trumpeter‚ Daryl White. The jazz ensembles collectively performed thirteen pieces during the concert. “Fly Me to the Moon”‚ “Waltz for Debby” and “Ancient Memories” were three stylistically different pieces that allowed the audience to experience the various sounds of jazz music. Jazz music‚ like all music‚ tells a story and here are the
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African American Vernacular Traditions: Integrated Into Modern Culture African American vernacular traditions have been around for many centuries and still cease to exist in their culture. The vernacular traditions of the African Americans started when slaves were existent in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. It is believed that the slaves spoke a mix of Creole and partial English‚ in which they had to create in order to communicate between them discreetly. The vernacular traditions originated
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and Ragtime‚ which influenced Jazz and of course Jazz has had a tremendous influence on popular R & B and Rock and Roll music. Traditionally white people from the south listen to country music. Young middle class white people make up the majority of Rock-N-Roll listeners. Older people mostly listen to Jazz; however‚ today you see more and more young people listening to Jazz. Country music has spread into the mainstream pop scene over the last several years. Jazz
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Cited: "Blues." Wikipedia- the free encyclopedia. 12 Jan 2006 . "Developed out of Pre-World War II blues styles." Rhythm and Blues. 11 Jan 2006 . "Funk." Wikipedia- the free encyclopedia. 16 Jan 2006 . "Jazz." Wikipedia- the free encyclopedia. 12 Jan 2006 . "Original rhythm and blues." Wikipedia- the free encyclopedia. November 2005. 16 Jan 2006 . "Rhythm and Blues." Encyclopedia Britannica. 18 Jan 2006 . "Shades of Blue." The Rhythm and Blues Music Primer
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Evolution of Music Music and literature have always helped shape civilization. People have always written and sang about the times. Socio-political conditions have always had strong effects on people. This is especially so with African Americans. African Americans have been through some rough times‚ dating back to when they were torn from their homeland of Africa to become slaves‚ all the way up until the present where African Americans are still somewhat oppressed in some areas. However‚ many
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Benny Carter July 12‚ 2003 Many jazz musicians are known for their famous sounds or well known songs but many are also known for their ability to juggle many tasks in their life time as a musician. Benny Carter was one of them. From his starting musical li8fe at the age of five‚ to traveling
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The lady that sings the blues was known as Billie Holiday or Lady Day to many. Billie Holiday was the greatest female jazz singer in American history. Billie started out as a young girl who‚ like her idols of Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong turned whatever material she was given into a piece of art of her own. Billie Holiday stated “I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know.” Billie Holiday sang as if she knew her music had so much emotional
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Clifford Brown and Max Roach "Clifford Brown and Max Roach" was the first recording of a quintet that changed jazz. It was tragically short lived; Clifford Brown and pianist Richie Powell (Bud’s brother) were to die in the same car crash within two years of the album’s release‚ an event that affected Max Roach for years to come. The music is based in bop but has outgrown its origins to such an extent that it is clearly one of the first great examples of hard bop. Clifford Brown is superb on
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