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From the choices provided below, select a jazz musician for your paper of 600 to 800 words. You will be writing about the historic jazz style represented by this musician, as well as his or her individual performance style. An abundance of choices will allow you to write with genuine enthusiasm about one of your favorites. (Please note that we have excluded Miles Davis and John Coltrane from the list--they are simply too popular to include on the list.)

For the musician:

· discuss the general characteristics of the historic jazz style;

· describe the individual stylistic characteristics for which the performer is known;

· select one piece that features a notable performance and provide your observations from listening to the piece;

· provide a conclusion that offers insight into the artistry and significance of the piece and performer you have selected.

This assignment is an extension of the work you have been doing on the discussion boards. Topics questions can serve to guide your own investigation of the piece you have selected.

The one caveat is to make sure that you select a recording that is not assigned listening--be it recordings on the lesson pages, the discussion boards, or on the Unit listening lists. As far as that goes, there are several more lessons before the end of the semester. There is one remaining discussion board, and there are recordings on the Unit 5 Listening List (that will be presented in Lessons 13 and 14). These recordings--and all recordings from Lessons 12, 13, and 14--are also off limits. The remaining lessons are available to you, so that you can check to make sure that your selection is not a recording from the lesson pages. In addition, here are the recordings on the remaining discussion board, along with those on the Unit 5 Listening List:

Discussion Board #10 recordings:

Miles Davis, “Bitches Brew” (Miles Davis), New York, August 19, 1969

Miles Davis, “Sivad” (Miles Davis), Live at The Cellar Door, Washington, DC, December 19, 1970

Weather Report, “Birdland” (Joe Zawinul), Hollywood, 1976

Weather Report, “This is This” (Josef Zawinul), Los Angeles, CA, 1986

Chick Corea, “Steps – What Was” (Chick Corea), New York, March 1968

Chick Corea, “Now He Sings, Now He Sobs” (Chick Corea), New York, March 14, 19 and 27, 1968

Return to Forever, “Spain” (Chick Corea), London, October 1972

Herbie Hancock, “Sly” (Herbie Hancock), San Francisco, CA, Fall, 1973

Keith Jarrett, “Landscape For Future Earth” (Keith Jarrett), Oslo, Norway, November, 1971

Keith Jarrett, “All The Things You Are” (J. Kern/O. Hammerstein), New York, January 1983

Unit 5 Listening List:

The Wynton Marsalis Quartet, “Knozz-Moe-King” (Wynton Marsalis), Washington, D.C., December 19 and 20, 1986

Wynton Marsalis, “Caravan” (D. Ellington/J. Tizol/Mills), New York, May 29-30 and September 24-25, 1986

Michael Brecker, “Slings and Arrows” (Michael Brecker), New York, 1996

Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet, “Cool Struttin’” (Sonny Clark), 1986

Tito Puente, “Royal ‘T’” (Tito Puente), San Francisco, January 18-19, 1993

Medeski Martin & Wood, “Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho” (MMW), New York, December 15-22, 1997

Roy Hargrove Quintet, “Mental Phrasing” (Roy Hargrove), New York, January 16 and 17, 1994

Brad Mehldau, “Monk’s Dream” (Thelonious Monk), Live at Village Vanguard, New York, July 29-August 3, 1997

Historic jazz recordings have become very easy to purchase online as mp3 downloads. If you don't already have the recording you have selected, an mp3 purchase is a very reasonable and affordable way to obtain the recording.

In the header for your paper, be sure to include:

The artist you have selected The title of the piece The year of the original recording Other performers on the recording

Note: This is not a research paper. Your online lessons provide ample information. If quoting from these lessons, place the words in quotation marks and use a parenthetic citation, such as (Hopkins, Lesson 11). You may use other sources, but be sure to document these sources and properly attribute quotations.

Select an artist from the choices provided:

Pre-Swing (New Orleans/Chicago):

Trumpet/corinet ：Joe Oliver Louis Armstrong (before 1950)

Bix Beiderbecke

Clarinet/Sop.

Sydney Bechet Johnny Dodds

Jimmie Noone

Trombone

Edward “Kid” Ory

Saxophone

Frankie Trumbauer

Piano ：Lil Hardin Armstrong Jelly Roll Morton

Fletcher Henderson (pre-swing, swing) Earl Hines (pre-swing, swing)

Fats Waller (pre-swing, swing) James P. Johnson (stride)

Willie “The Lion” Smith (stride)

Guitar/banjo：Johnny St. Cyr Eddie Lang

Violin

Joe Venuti

Drums

Sid Catlett Baby Dodds

Swing:

Trumpet

Bubber Miley Cootie Williams

Harry “Sweets” Edison Buck Clayton

Roy Eldridge

Trombone

Joe Nanton Vic Dickenson

Clarinet

Benny Goodman Barney Bigard

Jimmy Hamilton

Alto Sax

Johnny Hodges Benny Carter

Earl Warren Willie Smith

Tenor Sax

Coleman Hawkins Lester Young

Herchel Evans Ben Webster

Baritone Sax

Harry Carney

Piano

Duke Ellington Count Basie

Art Tatum Teddy Wilson

Vibraphone

Lionel Hampton Red Norvo

Guitar

Freddy Green Django Reinhardt

Charlie Christian (swing, bop)

Violin

Stephane Grappelli Stuff Smith

Bass

Walter Page Jimmie Blanton

Drums

Jo Jones Sonny Greer

Gene Krupa Chick Webb

Buddy Rich (swing, bop)

Modern: Bebop:

Trumpet

Dizzy Gillespie Red Rodney

Trombone

J.J. Johnson Kai Winding

Alto Sax

Charlie Parker

Tenor Sax

Dexter Gordon

Piano

Bud Powell Thelonious Monk (bop, hard bop)

Duke Jordan Al Haig

Vibraphone

Milt Jackson (bop, cool)

Bass

Curly Russell Tommy Potter

Oscar Pettiford

Drums

Kenny Clarke Max Roach (bop, hard bop)

Roy Haynes

Modern: Cool/West Coast:

Trumpet

Chet Baker

Clarinet

Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet/sax)

Alto Sax

Lee Konitz Paul Desmond

Art Pepper

Tenor Sax

Stan Getz

Baritone Sax

Gerry Mulligan (bop, cool)

Piano

Lennie Tristano (cool, free) Dave Brubeck

Guitar

Jim Hall

Bass

Ralph Pena Bob Bates

Eugene Wright

Drums

Joe Morello Chico Hamilton

Modern: Hard bop:

Trumpet

Clifford Brown Lee Morgan

Freddie Hubbard

Trombone

Curtis Fuller

Alto Sax

Cannonball Adderley Jackie Mclean

Phil Woods Gigi Gryce

Tenor Sax

Sonny Rollins Wayne Shorter (hard bop, fusion)

Piano

Wynton Kelly Red Garland

Horace Silver McCoy Tyner (hard bop, free)

Tommy Flanagan John Lewis (third stream)

Oscar Peterson

Organ

Jimmy Smith Groove Holmes

Guitar

Wes Montgomery Kenny Burrell

Grant Green Joe Pass

Bass

Charles Mingus (bop, hard bop, free) Paul Chambers

Jimmy Garrison (hard bop, free) Scott LaFaro

Ron Carter Ray Brown

Drums

Philly Joe Jones Art Blakey

Jimmy Cobb Tony Williams (hard bop, fusion)

Billy Higgins (hard bop, free)

Pianists (Worked with Davis)

Bill Evans Herbie Hancock (hard bop, fusion)

Chick Corea (hard bop, fusion) Keith Jarrett (hard bop, free, fusion)

Vocalists

Ella Fitzgerald Sarah Vaughan

Betty Carter Cassandra Wilson

Diana Krall (1990’s)

Misc. Jazz Orchestras/Ensembles

Woody Herman Orchestra Stan Kenton Orchestra

Carla Bley Maria Schneider Big Band

Latin Jazz

Chano Pozo (congas-bebop) Tito Puente (percussion)

Chucho Valdes (piano) Arturo Sandoval (trumpet)

Paquito D’Rivera (alto sax, clarinet)

Free/Avant-Garde:

Trumpet

Don Cherry Lester Bowie

Alto Sax

Ornette Coleman Eric Dolphy

Anthony Braxton (woodwinds) Marshall Allen (woodwinds)

Tenor Sax

Albert Ayler Archie Shepp

Roland Kirk

Piano

Cecil Taylor Sun Ra (keyboards)

Paul Bley

Bass

Charlie Haden Dave Holland

Drums

Paul Motian

Fusion:

Trumpet

Randy Brecker

Piano/Keyboard

Joe Zawinul Lyle Mays

Guitar

Pat Metheny John Scofield

John McLaughlin Mike Stern

Violin

Jean-Luc Ponty

Bass

Jaco Pastorius (electric) Stanley Clarke (electric)

Drums

Billy Cobham Steve Gadd

1980’s:

Trumpet

Wynton Marsalis

Alto Sax

Kenny Garrett David Sanborn

John Zorn Steve Coleman

Tenor Sax

Michael Brecker David Liebman

Gary Thomas

Piano

Marcus Roberts

Bass

John Patitucci Robert Hurst

Drums

Dave Weckl Jeff “Tain” Watts

90’s and Beyond:

Trumpet

Roy Hargrove Dave Douglas

Alto Sax

Greg Osby

Tenor Sax

Joshua Redman James Carter

Chris Potter Mark Turner

Piano

Cyrus Chestnut Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Brad Mehldau Jason Moran

John Medeski (keyboards) Ethan Iverson

Esbjorn Svensson

Guitar

Bill Frisell Russell Malone

Kurt Rosenwinkel

Violin

Regina Carter Jenny Scheinman

Bass

Christian McBride Larry Grenadier

Reid Anderson Chris Wood

Drums

Brian Blade Terri Lyne Carrington

Bill Stewart Jorge Rossy

Jeff Ballard Dave King

Billy Martin