Jazz in America after 1945John Gennari
History of Jazz America’s Music. History of Jazz America’s Music. Presentation transcript:Jazz Up to and after 1945 Vocabulary Jazz – musical style that emerged in early 20th century South, embracing improvisation and freedom, and far less reliable on written music. Song form – AABA format...
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The Hazel Scott Show, featuring a variety of entertainment. Her career in America faltered after she testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee during the McCarthy era. Scott subsequently moved to Paris in the late 1950s and performed in France, not returning to the United State...
After the triumph that was Red Clay, Hubbard proved that he had plenty more left in his trick bag on this 17-minute cut. He swung for the fences and hit a grand slam with this one.Interesting Facts Freddie Hubbard was born on April 7, 1938, in Indianapolis, IN. This is also Hubbard...
Astigmatic is one of the most important contributions to the shaping of a European aesthetic in jazz composition. Stanko himself has said that this is an album that could “never have been made in America”, pointing to Komeda’s day job as a composer for more than 40 films. “Film dictat...
The introductory four-bar pickup is the only thing about Golson’s jazz standard that has not become familiar over the years, and this debut recording is further enhanced by the composer’s voicings on the ensemble choruses and in backgrounds to the saxophone solos. After employing open horn ...
These in turn rather quickly encountered European musical elements—for example, simple dance and entertainment musics and shape-note hymn tunes, such as were prevalent in early 19th-century North America. The music that eventually became jazz evolved out of a wide-ranging, gradually assimilated ...
Jazz is a music genre with district roots and an intriguing history, mixing a range of international styles to create a sound unlike what was ever experienced before. If you’re asking questions like, “Who created jazz?”“What are the origins of jazz in America?” and “When did jazz ...
McGovern began her entertainment career with her music featured in films like "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972), "The Towering Inferno" (1974) and the George Segal comedy "The Last Married Couple in America" (1979). Her music also appeared in "The Earthling" (1981). Though known first for...