Jazz Notes Exam #3 Chapter 9- The Bebop Revolution • Big Band music was on the decline at the end of WWII. • It was difficult to staff a 17 member big band • Due to the war and the economy Dance Halls began to close • A growing artistic unrest developed among some artists rejecting the commercial and repetitive big band arrangements • Bebop developed as a reaction to the swing era Bepop • Bebop‚ or bop is a style of jazz characterized by fast tempo‚ instrumental virtuosity and improvisation
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unfair for the opposing team. They claimed the other team was able to hit the ball in a certain way for it to hit the wall and come back to them. Henry VIII of England was a big fan of this game‚ which historians now refer to as real tennis.[1] The Davis Cup‚ an annual competition between men’s national teams‚ dates to 1900.[2] The analogous competition for women’s national teams‚ the Fed Cup‚ was founded as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the ITF also
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married her boyfriend at the young age of 18‚ or even the past buried rape of Louise in Texas. This film is about the long-term effects that violence can take and the way that it can overtake somebody’s life. As this film begins‚ Thelma (Geena Davis) and Louise (Susan Sarandon) are preparing to leave on a weekend long trip. But they don’t realize that this trip will lead them onto a journey of self-discovery. They plan on just having a vacation together and getting away from their normal lives
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Interview with the Abe Lincoln: by:blAh What Do you think of Jefferson Davis? Well‚ first off‚ I don’t hate the man‚ even though he is President for the Confederates‚ I just believe that he has his mind in the wrong place. As you see‚ he was born and raised with slaves doing everything for him‚ and if he was told to give it up just like THAT‚ of course he would fight back on what he believes shouldn’t be taken away. What were some of the things you worked as before you became President? I worked
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Why was the Battle of Gettysburg the turning point? Running Head:WHY WAS THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG THE TURNING POINT? Why was the Battle of Gettysburg the turning point? Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point? 2 Abstract This paper will look into on how
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was not aesthetically pleasing‚ and did not conform to traditional jazz standards. However‚ one can argue that Fusion contains all the hallmarks of Jazz. This music incorporates a jazz vocabulary‚ soloists with distinctive voices‚ including Miles Davis‚ and syncopated rhythmic accents in the melody. To persuade critics of this
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since no ship could be boarded in that manner according to the peculiar maritime rules" (Pg 9). Higham also lays down a background of future players that will be involved in the Lincoln assassination. Officials such as Confederate President Jefferson Davis‚ his Secretary of State Judah P. Benjamin‚ and the Secretary of the Treasury Chris Memminger were planning to send a Confederate mission to British North America. The objective of the mission was to disrupt the loyal American states and enlist support
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did something unheard of by musicians; in 1964 he put himself forward as a presidential candidate. "He promised that if he were elected‚ the White House would be renamed "The Blues House‚" Ray Charles would be appointed Librarian of Congress‚ Miles Davis would become the head of the CIA‚ and Malcolm X the Attorney General. He also said his running mate would be Phyllis Diller." He was nominated for Grammy awards and also was a guest on The Cosby Show and Sesame Street. Towards the end of his life
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Gregory Oliver Hines was a great tap dancer and started to tap dance when he was young. he was one of the first famous African American tap dancers in the U.S. and was also a jazz tap dancer‚ singer‚ actor‚ musicians‚ and creator of improvised tap choreography. He was born in New York City‚ the son of Maurice Hines Sr. and Alma Hines. He began dancing at the age of not-quite-three‚ turned professional at age five‚ and for fifteen years performed with his older brother Maurice
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Charlie Barnet was one of the first to integrate his band. Glenn Miller successful band leader. Signature music: "In the Mood." Played trombone in the Dorsey brothers. Played in Ben Pollack’s band. Bud Powell piano‚ instrumental in the development of bebop. Kenny Clarke House drummer at Minton’s playhouse. Jay McShann pianist and band leader; his band features the likes of Ben Webster and Charlie Parker. Swing Street reference to 52nd street which hosted major jazz clubs during
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