History of Rock ‘n Jazz: Jazz Review Kind of Blue – Miles Davis Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue exemplifies my favorite merits of cool jazz. The bestselling jazz album is bursting with innovative music that is largely independent from the routine melody and rhythm that often accompanied jazz music before the records conception; its recordings perpetuate a sound that is both tranquil and engaging. The artists responsible for creating this widely recognized album are Miles Davis on trumpet‚ Jon Coltrane
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AP English Language and Composition Sample Responses to Questions on Ralph Ellison’s “On Bird‚ Bird-Watching‚ and Jazz” 1. Why do the first two sentences contain qualifiers (“oddly enough‚” “however”)? Ellison is floating some theories here‚ an activity he has invited the reader to join. Those qualifiers leave room for doubt and alternative interpretations. He may also be acknowledging that his quest for a definitive explanation of Parker’s nickname might be a little odd and run into more than
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Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful‚ and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz". Using a large ensemble and exploring many styles of music‚ Whiteman is perhaps best known for his blending of symphonic music and jazz‚ as typified by his 1924 commissioning and debut of George Gershwin’s jazz-influenced "Rhapsody In Blue". Whiteman recorded many jazz and pop standards during his career‚ including "Wang Wang Blues"‚ "Mississippi Mud"‚ "Rhapsody in Blue"‚ "Wonderful
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number of musicians being sent over to fight in Europe‚ the war began to take its effects on popular jazz bands‚ as they had begun to become less popular. As this new form of jazz‚ consisting of smaller ensembles‚ began to emerge‚ an increase in the amount of improvisations did too. This new style‚ which we know today as bebop‚ started a new experience that also led to the creation of cool and hard bop jazz. Bebops began to become more popular during the 1940’s‚ this was said to come from a reaction
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Music Theory and Jazz Theory-some random thoughts on the subjects. Music theory is much maligned and misunderstood subject these days. This probably comes from it having become in academia at least‚ an end in itself. Music theory and jazz theory is a tool-a method for breaking a piece into its most basic elements so that it can be better understood. Better understood for what reason? So that you can improvise on it‚ (as in the case of a jazz musician) or so that it can be interpreted in
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The Meaning of Jazz in African American Culture Particularly in Harlem During the 1950’s In the Baldwin’s story‚ Sonny’s Blues‚ the author portrays African -Americans in the urban life. Even though he writes about reconciliation of two brothers‚ who are trying to overcome their differences and to come to understand each other‚ the story shows the meaning of Jazz in African American culture‚ particularly in Harlem during 1950. The urban life in Harlem has being described by many authors‚ including
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“The Jazz Singer” Before watching “The Jazz Singer”‚ I had no idea of its cultural or historical significance. I learned that it was the first motion picture to have synchronized dialogue and words. It set the precedent for cinematography‚ live voice recordings‚ and real-time dialogue. The film was based on a short story written only a few years prior. The story was called “The Day of Atonement” and was authored by Samson Raphaelson. The short story was then adapted into an onstage musical in
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Compare and contrast the instrumentation and improvisation of two recordings made between 1910-1950. Comment on how jazz has developed between these recordings “Dixie jazz band one-step” was recorded in 1917 by the “Original Dixieland Jazz Band” (ODJB) who inherited much instrumentation from New Orleans Brass Band tradition. In this piece they made use of a typical small combo with a ‘frontline’‚ including cornet‚ clarinet and trombone‚ and a ‘rhythm’ section consisting of piano and drums. Charlie
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Philosophy Ego Theory and Bundle Theory Derek Parfit’s views on personal identity and the Ego and Bundle Theory are all summarized in his article “Divided Minds and the Nature of Persons”. In his article‚ Parfit explains the distinction between Ego theory and Bundle theory and provides several arguments against Ego Theory. Although it proves to be very difficult to believe the Bundle Theory‚ Parfit’s critique is convincing and well thought out. In order to defend the Bundle Theory of personal identity
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1. What is a scientific theory? Please cite a definition you like. As Watson stated in "The Value of Theories"‚ a scientific theory is a systematic explanation that unifies various observed phenomena and facts. Based on observations we make‚ science operates under theories which are constantly revised and checked by experiment. A scientific theory also possesses many vital qualities for true understanding. 2. What is the difference between a scientific theory and common sense ideas about the same
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