Wvu Music 271 Podcast

Music 271: 4/23/07II: Jazz: Overview of Style and History: (GB: p.81-82)• Blends European and West African traditions• Traceable to beginning of the 20th century• 2 periods:• Jazz as a functional music (c1900 - c1945):A: Chicago, Kansas City, New YorkB: New Orleans style (NOLA) (c1900 - c1930)C: Chicago style (NOLA style brought north) (c1920 - c1930)D: Swing (Big Band Jazz) (c1927 - c1945)• Jazz as an Art Music: (c1945 - Present)• New York was the center of innovations• Styles in Chronological order:A: Modern Jazz (c1945 - c1955)B: Hard Bop (c1955 - present)C: Free Jazz (c1959 - present)D: Fusion (Jazz Rock) (c1968 - present)E: Post-Modern mixtures (c1970s - present)• No single style of Jazz• Initially favored Band instruments (reeds, brass)• Importance of Improvisation (Signifyin’)• Distinct instrumental voice• Jazz swingsIII: The practice of Signifyin’: (GB: p.82)A: A definition: To use the language in a very personal and individualized way and to use the sound of your