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| | Jazz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Early jazz influences found their first mainstream expression in the marching band and dance band music of the day, which was the standard form of popular concert music at the turn of century. | | | At the root of jazz is the blues, the folk music of former enslaved Africans in the U.S. South and their descendants, heavily influenced by West African cultural and musical traditions, that evolved as black musicians migrated to the cities. | | | Jazz has roots in the combination of Western and African music traditions, including spirituals, blues and ragtime, stemming ultimately from West Africa, western Sahel, and New England's religious hymns and hillbilly music, as well as in European military band music. |
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| | Jazzitude History of Jazz 5: Cool Jazz |
| | The first cool jazz recordings were by a nonet (or nine piece) group led by Miles Davis and recorded on a group of sides that came to be known as The Birth of the Cool (a title that was applied after the fact, by the way). | | | Nonetheless, by the time these recordings were being made, cool jazz was, in effect, already dead. | | | They recorded some very interesting and significant albums for Atlantic Records in the '50s, but their music has generally been judged as too cold and distant, too abstract and lacking in emotion even for most cool jazz fans. |
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| | Cool Jazz--History of Jazz |
| | "Cool jazz" is a label that loosely groups together a variety of trends in jazz from the late 1940s through the 1950s. | | | Born in 1919, he was a member of the bebop generation, someone who recorded with Parker and Gillespie as early as 1946. | | | The cool era in jazz may be said to start with Lennie Tristano, a blind pianist who was also a composer and a music theorist. |
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http://www.people.virginia.edu/~skd9r/MUSI212_new/assignments/cool_jazz.htm
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| | The Birth of the Cool 1927 |
| | They were inspired not only by Louis Armstrong but also by the modern classical composers like Debussey, Ravel and Stravinsky and as a result were the first to use intriguing harmonies and intervals based on whole tone scales in their improvisations. | | | Cool Jazz has its roots as early as 1927 in the wonderful collaborations of cornetist Bix Beiderbecke and C-melody saxman Frank (Tram) Trumbauer! | | | With Bix and Tram as the focal points, they were one of the best Jazz- oriented white bands of that period and even beat the formidable Fletcher Henderson Orchestra in a Jazz Battle at the Roseland Ballroom late in 1926. |
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| | Aspen no. 1, item 2: Jazz: A Cool Duel |
| | As a jazz composer, Duke Ellington has created some of the most rewarding pieces of music in America and they stand equally well as songs and as structures for improvisation. | | | The world of jazz is sadly lacking in educated listeners. | | | And the word "jass" or "jazz" didn't—and still doesn't, refer to the music at all, but to the sexual activity engaged in by the girls on call. |
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| | Sheet Music Plus - Cool Jazz |
| | Jazz Standards with Strings (2 CD Set) For clarinet, alto saxophone... | | | Jazz Standards with Rhythm Section (2 CD Set) For clarinet, alto saxophone... | | | Jazz & Blues - Alto Saxophone For alto saxophone solo... |
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| | Cool Jazz Links |
| | Absolute Jazz - covering the world of contemporary jazz and improvised music. | | | Jazz Improvisation Forum - A forum for exchange of jazz improvisation techniques (particularly jazz piano), and to promote jazz as a continuing American institution. | | | Jazz Picks - Annotated jazz album picks by Anton Schwartz, San Francisco jazz saxophonist. |
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| | Clarifying labels: Cool Jazz, West Coast and Hard Bop |
| | Some of the most prominent jazz musicians of the period were quite versatile, making significant contributions to several different styles of jazz, thereby confusing the already overwhelmed listeners who attempted to pigeonhole their styles. | | | Journalists termed "cool jazz" the work of many modern hornmen who employed slow vibrato, light weight, soft, dry tone qualities, and showed marked deliberation and exceptional economy in their improvisations. | | | For instance, it is common today for some journalists, teachers, and scholars to use the term "funky jazz" to label all the music, for instance, of such versatile jazz giants as pianist-composer Horace Silver and saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. |
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| | Cool Jazz Essentials |
| | This is the one jazz record owned by people who don't listen to jazz, and with good reason. | | | The band itself is extraordinary (proof of Miles Davis's masterful casting skills, if not of God's existence), listing John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on saxophones, Bill Evans (or, on "Freddie Freeloader," Wynton Kelly) on piano, and the crack rhythm unit of Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. | | | Both are melodists, but they're a study in contrasts, Guaraldi keeping his solos simple with pointed rhythmic force, while Sete's lyricism consists in a complex weave of details with an understated beat. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/music/essentials/-/jazz/cool
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| | Jazz History - Cool |
| | Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band At The Village Vanguard | | | Cool also incorporated influences from 20th century classical music. | | | Davis's light tone and lyrical approach to melody was influential to cool trumpet players including Chet Baker, Shorty Rogers, and Jack Sheldon. |
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| | Marc Sabatella's Jazz Improvisation Primer: Cool Jazz |
| | Many groups in the cool style do not use a piano, and instead rely on counterpoint and harmonization among the horns, usually saxophone and trumpet, to outline chord progressions. | | | An album containing all the recordings of this group is available. | | | The incorporation of classical music into jazz is often called the third stream. |
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| | Red Hot and Cool Jazz |
| | Jazz Focus Records New Jazz Label out of Calgary. | | | Thanks to America Online for including Red Hot and Cool Jazz in the MUSIC section of their service as one of the top 10 music sites in their first listing of web pages. | | | WBGO, Jazz 88.3 FM Live from New York, New Jersey |
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http://members.aol.com/Jlackritz/jazz
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| | Jazz Fusion Cool Sites |
| | A creative master of making jazz music, he has played with a whole bunch of musicians. | | | Below is a listing of Jazz fusion sites by Musical Instrument/Artists and Groups. | | | Check out the new Fourplay album on which he features. |
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http://home.mira.net/~shur/hot.htm
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| | Jazz All About Jazz |
| | Jazz --- The music which is discussed here. | | | Some of the cats that claim to be playin' Jazz these days are layin' down some "lame" music. | | | From just about its inception, Jazz has had a (spoken) language all its own. |
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http://www.allaboutjazz.com/speak.htm
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| | Winter Delights: 877Chicago.com |
| | Play it cool in a city that always sizzles with the sounds of jazz. | | | Kick off the weekend with a concert featuring Allison's music from his chart-topping albums, as well as music by Herbie Nichols, Lucky Thompson, Andrew Hill and more. | | | Indulge in the sounds of Cuban superstar clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera as he teams up with the Brazilian guitar duo Sergio and Odair Assad, to bring a new mix of Latin American music to the stage. |
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http://www.877chicago.com/winter_jazz.html
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| | Cool Jazz |
| | Journalists and record companies used the term "cool jazz" extensively during the 1950s. | | | A master at generating long phrases, Baker never seemed at a loss for melodic ideas, and the tuneful quality of his solos always made them sound fresh. | | | They also gave a disproportionate amount of attention to the output of white musicians based in California at that time. |
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| | Cool Jazz Links |
| | Crescent Jazz Orchestra, The - a dynamic band which counts 17 musicians in Japan. | | | The 8th Annual duMaurier International Jazz Festival The duMaurier Jazz Festival brings to Vancouver a wide range of improvised music from around the world. | | | Metropolitan Jazz OrchestraA big band specializing in the performance of the original arrangements of the Stan Kenton Orchestra. |
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| | Cool Jazz and Hard Bop: Artists |
| | He embraced the new generation of free jazz exponents, and his music gradually reflected his interest in Eastern music and philosophy on such recordings as Om, Ascension, and A Love Supreme. | | | As a band leader, often with Charlie Parker on saxophone, he developed the music known as bebop. | | | Nevertheless, he returned in 1981 with a new band and released a series of electrified funk arrangements of jazz. |
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| | Cool Jazz |
| | These added tones can, in turn, be made sharp or flat, further altering the sound of the original chord. | | | But the more adventurous of you will, just for fun, want to try the following chords, which are among the coolest, and most common, in use by jazz guitarists. | | | Now let's try another popular jazz chord--the minor 7th--which, ideally, consists of 1-3b-5-7b. |
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| | »»Cool Jazz Music Reviews«« |
| | Getz was one of the masters of this elusive and sadly, overlooked facet of jazz music. | | | It is not implied by the album title, but this is in fact a collection of some of Stan Getz's best ballad playing from late in his career (they all happen to be taken from live albums recorded at the Cafe Montmartre). | | | Cafe Montmartre is the name of an old Danish jazz cafe where these songs were recorded. |
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http://www.megamusicreviews.com/Jazz/Cool_Jazz/Cool_Jazz_74.html
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| | Cool Cat Jazz |
| | Cool Cat Jazz is the hottest New Orleans Dixieland and swing Jazz Band in Connecticut specializing in 'hot' music from the 20's and 30's. | | | Band members demonstrate the musical contributions of each instrument (trumpet, trombone, clarinet, saxophone, piano, and bass) and captivate the audience as they tour the different styles of jazz music. | | | Join the “Cats” in an unforgettably high-energy performance that leaves students and teachers dizzy with the excitement of jazz and the brilliant composers who changed the way the world looked at American music! |
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| | CNN.com - Piano legend McPartland: Cool jazz still hot - Sep 15, 2004 |
| | In 1979 she began broadcasting "Piano Jazz," a Peabody Award-winning radio show. | | | Over the past 25 years, her guests have included everyone from Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan to artists who defy any categorization, such as Willie Nelson and Elvis Costello. | | | New trends all the time, new kinds of jazz. |
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/15/monterey.mcpartland
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| | A Jazz Improvisation Primer |
| | A Jazz Improvisation Primer is brought to you by the Outside Shore Online Music School, providers of educational products and services for jazz musicians. | | | Here you can find information on almost every topic relating to jazz improvisation, from jazz history to music theory to practical advice on playing in a group. | | | If you would like a printed copy, you can order it as A Whole Approach To Jazz Improvisation. |
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| | Forever Cool |
| | I hope you enjoy listening to the station, and being a part of 'Forever Cool'. | | | Nice, cool jazz CD to go with the holidays. | | | Meanwhile I've added a bunch more tracks to the playlist this AM. |
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| | Amazon.com Music: Jazz / Cool Jazz |
| | Jazz Samba [Original recording reissued] [Original recording remastered] | | | Ken Burns's Jazz: The Story of American Music [Box set] [Original recording remastered] | | | by Ken Burns JAZZ Collection, Various Artists - Jazz (Audio CD -- November 14, 2000) |
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| | Entertainment: Entertainment News, Music, Movies, TV Listings and more |
| | Featuring the Smooth Jazz of million-selling saxophonist Dave Koz this show takes us on a two-hour weekly tour featuring smooth jazz music from today and past smooth jazz hits, as well as, pop classics with a smooth jazz feel. | | | Unwind and enjoy relaxing smooth jazz favourites from Norah Jones, Warren Hill, Van Morrison, Lionel Richie, Kenny G, Mindi Abair and Roxy Music. | | | Home > Topics > Entertainment > Features > Cool FM WSO Mad MarTEAni Party |
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| | Miles Davis - "Cool" Jazz Musician |
| | In the 1960s he recorded music that blended rock and jazz elements. | | | He joined Charlie Parker's BEBOP band in 1945. | | | His best-selling album, Bitches Brew (1970), signaled his success in extending the boundaries of jazz and established a style that was heavily explored by other musicians throughout the 1970s. |
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| | HyperMusic -- History of Jazz: Cool Jazz |
| | Other cool jazz musicians were saxophonists Gerry Mulligan and Lee Konitz, trumpeters Chet Baker and Conte Candoli, trombonists Frank Rosolino and Bob Brookmeyer, guitarists Wes Montgomery and Barney Kessel, pianists John Lewis, Dave Brubeck, and Lennie Tristano, bassist Red Mitchell, and drummers Shelley Manne and Mel Lewis. | | | Cool jazz was more subtle, moody, muted, and restrained than bebop, and may have been influenced by the harmonies of 20th-century art music composers like Stravinsky and Debussy. | | | During the 1940's there were many different styles of music evolving simultaneously. |
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| | Online Jazz Radio Station - Live365 Internet Radio - Forever Cool |
| | Featuring the smooth sound of Cool and West Coast Jazz from the 50's and 60's....the artists and the music that defined cool [cd quality mp3pro] | | | Online Jazz Radio Station - Live365 Internet Radio - Forever Cool | | | I specialize in jazz that's more easy-going and laid-back...music to kick back and relax with. |
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| | HyperMusic -- History of Jazz |
| | This music of the plantations blended with the European-American musical tradition to create the basis for blues, ragtime, and other musical forms from which jazz evolved. | | | Plantation songs, spirituals, and field hollers were a part of everyday life -- to celebrate, to mourn, to entertain, to commemorate, to worship, and to accompany the drudgery of work. | | | Jazz represents a merging and melding of many different peoples and their heritages. |
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| | WCJZ World's Cool JazZ |
| | jazz, internet radio, free internet radio, online broadcast, internet radio stations,contemporary, new age, acid, world, fusion, ecm | | | Just think, your favorite Jazz artists playing, Drums, Saxophone, Trumpet, Guitar, Piano, and Bass | | | These are just some or the Jazz artists you will hear on WCJZ, World's Cool JazZ |
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| | 3rd & Main - cool noir jazz |
| | New music in the style of film noir. | | | Cool noir instrumentals and vocals, with a blend of bluesy, folky art-rock and modern fusion. | | | 3rd and Main is tasty, original beatnik style jazz for the discerning palate. |
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| | cool jazz in TutorGig Encyclopedia |
| | The Claude Thornhill Orchestra and Lennie Tristano recorded cool jazz as early as the late 1940s. | | | 'Cool jazz' is a type of jazz that is understated and subtle and often encompasses West coast jazz or West coast cool, which originated primarily from California. | | | Along with the bebop movement developed during the 1940s, the 1950s ushered in a lighter, more romantic style of jazz called "cool." The roots of cool jazz can be traced back to various earlier styles. |
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| | Questions & Answers: Cool |
| | Apparently it was first used in the musical West Side Story by Bernstein. | | | It’s with jazz that the slang term was most closely associated and out of which it became more widely known throughout the English-speaking world. | | | It became the keyword of the Beat generation and in the 1960s it moved into teen slang—where it has largely stayed. |
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| | Blogcritics.org: Gil Evans-Out of the Cool: His Life and Music |
| | Still, for anybody who has heard the lush orchestral dreamscapes that Evans' built for Miles Davis, or his own experiments in arranging on his solo albums (the most famous of which was the source of Crease's title), Out of the Cool may be the closest they'll come to understanding the man who created them. | | | Blogcritics.org: Gil Evans-Out of the Cool: His Life and Music | | | Gil Evans-Out of the Cool: His Life and Music |
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| | Jazz & Rib Fest - hot ribs, cool jazz |
| | Jazz and Rib Fest is produced by Music in the Air and the Office of Special Events, programs of the Columbus Recreation | | | 2006 marks the 27th year of the Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest, which will feature two stages of local and national jazz. | | | Get ready for sizzlin’ ribs and smokin’ jazz. |
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| | Cool Jazz Fusion Sites |
| | Working and collaborating together is what makes this type of music very special to me. | | | Individual artist sites are sorted by musical instrument category. | | | In contemporary jazz most artists work together in many ways and solo artists perform in various groups. |
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| | Cool Jazz |
| | The Site For Jazz, African Music and Beyond | | | He began playing and recording in New York in 1972 and slowly re-established himself. | | | One of the earliest and most gifted bop-influenced guitarists, Jimmy Raney was a fluid improviser with a subtle, persuasively swinging approach. |
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| | Los Angeles Swing & Jazz Band |
| | "Anyone who is lucky enough to have Judy for a special event is getting a unique and authentic commodity, not some retro imitation of swing and jazz music," says the director of a prestigious Los Angeles concert theater, who hired her to play for his own wedding. | | | They adore the understated elegance of the standards, and know that can also count on Judy to get a crowd onto the dance floor with a huge variety of styles, often all in the same set. |
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| | Winnipeg Jazz Festival 2005 |
| | Local musicians may still submit their applications to Jazz Winnipeg at 018-100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg MB R3B 1H3. | | | Thank you for your interest in the 2006 COOL Jazz Winnipeg Festival. | | | Jazz Winnipeg is no longer accepting artist submissions from National and International artists for the 2006 festival. |
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| | The "Cool" Jazz Era |
| | The ensembles played frequently as an entire unit and included a number of new instruments in jazz: French horn, flute, baritone sax, flugelhorn, and others. | | | One of the most important new jazz styles of the 1950s was known as "cool." Inaugurated by a group of highly trained academic performers under the leadership of Miles Davis, cool was a return to the carefully organized and scored principles of swing but without the latter's emphasis on call-and-response and riffing. | | | The players rejected the emotional emphasis of bop as well as its exploitation of range and virtuosity. |
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| | Jazz MIDI Files at Midiworld |
| | Cleopatra Had A Jazz Band by J Coogan & J Morgan (13k) Steve Gronseth | | | For more cool tunes, visit the Composers' Pages. | | | Please send your classical or jazz sequences, and original compositions to the Midiworld Library Thanks ! |
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