MUJS 1470 was designed for entering jazz majors, but it may also be taken by those with a desire to learn more about this music. It is intended to: 1. familiarize jazz students with the sounds of most of the important and influential stylists, improvisers, and arranger/composers in the post swing era of jazz history 2. Provide a basic list of 'listening source materials' that students can use throughout their study of jazz 3. Give a brief overview of jazz history that will provide some perspective until they take MUJS 4470, History of Jazz The required text for this class is McCalla, Jazz, A Listener's Guide, 3rd edition, Prentice- Hall. There are 5 exams during the semester and a final examination. The course begins with a study of the most important large ensembles. The leaders, their arrangers, some of the most important sidemen and the various instrumentations they used to get their unique sounds are taken into consideration. Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Gil Evans, Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich, Bill Holman, Terry Gibbs, Gerald Wilson, Don Ellis, Quincy Jones, Oliver Nelson, Gerry Mulligan, Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis, McCoy Tyner, Bob Florence, Bob Mintzer, The Mingus Big Band, Maria Schneider, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, John Fedchock, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Tom Kubis, Clayton/ Hamilton, Jack Sheldon, Kim Richmond, Gordon Goodwin, Clarke/Boland, Peter Herbolzheimer, The Metropole Orchestra, Rob McConnell, The WDR Big Band, Norrbotten Big Band and the studio projects of Joe Henderson, Pat Williams, Don Sebesky, Chuck Owen, Marty Paich, The GRP Big Band, Frank Mantooth, Carla Bley, and Dave Holland are examined. Next is a survey of (most of) the most influential soloists (and their groups) from the 50's and 60's. We begin with Julian "Cannonball" Adderley and continue with the groups of: Clifford Brown/Max Roach, Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt, Art Blakey, Dave Brubeck, Kenny Burrell, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Benny Carter, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Clark, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, Kenny Dorham, Bill Evans, Jim Hall, Booker Ervin, Art Farmer, Carl Fontana, Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Griffin, Grant Green, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Milt Jackson, J.J. Johnson, Lee Konitz, Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Wes Montgomery, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, Chet Baker/Gerry Mulligan, Bud Powell, Sonny Rollins, Frank Rosolino, McCoy Tyner, Larry Young, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, Jimmy Smith, Woody Shaw, Sonny Stitt, Stanley Turrentine and Lester Young. Many other very important jazz soloists like: Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Wynton Kelly, George Coleman, Art Pepper, Carmell Jones, Connie Kay, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Rowles, et. al. are also noted as sidemen on these very important recordings. We finish the semester with an examination of many of the important and influential jazz vocalists. Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, Billie Holiday, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Carmen McRae, Ernestine Anderson, Nancy Wilson, June Christy, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Chris Conner, Shirley Horn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Patti Austin, Natalie Cole, Diane Schuur, Diana Krall, Mel Tormé, Mark Murphy, Kurt Elling, Bob Dorough, Mose Allison, Michael Franks, Tony Bennett and Bobby McFerrin are covered. (Jazz vocalists Dianne Reeves, Kevin Mahogany and Johnny Hartman are heard earlier.) Lastly, we check out the vocal groups of: Lambert, Hendricks and Ross; Les Double Six; The Swingle Singers; The Four Freshmen; The Hi-Lo's; The Singers Unlimited, Take 6, The New York Voices and The Real Group.

MUJS 1470 INTRO TO JAZZ RECORDINGS

Jay Saunders, Music 275 Phone: 940-369-7951 e-mail: [email protected] (put 1470 in subject) Office Hours: TBA

Fall 2011 Syllabus

8/26 Introduction

8/29 Selected recordings of Duke Ellington

8/31 Selected recordings of Count Basie/Woody Herman

9/3 Selected recordings of Woody Herman cont. /Stan Kenton

9/5 Labor Day holiday – no classes

9/7 Selected recordings of Gil Evans

9/9 Selected recordings of Maynard Ferguson and Buddy Rich

9/12 S. R. of Bill Holman, Terry Gibbs, Gerald Wilson and Don Ellis

9/14 S. R. of Oliver Nelson, Gerry Mulligan and Quincy Jones

9/16 S. R. of Marty Paich, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Village Vanguard Orch.

9/19 Exam #1 (including McCalla, Chapter 1)

9/21 S. R. of Clarke-Boland, Rob McConnell, Norrbotten, Peter Herbolzheimer, WDR, and the Metropole Orch.

9/23 S. R. of Tom Kubis, Jack Sheldon, Clayton/Hamilton and Gerald Wilson

9/26 S. R. of Bill Holman, Bob Florence, McCoy Tyner and Maria Schneider

9/28 S. R. of Bob Mintzer, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Mingus Big Band and John Fedchock

9/30 S. R. of GRP, Henderson, Holland, Sebesky, Goodwin, Owen, Williams and Mantooth

10/3 Exam #2 (including McCalla, Chapter 2)

10/5 S. R. of Cannonball Adderley

10/7 S. R. of Clifford Brown/Max Roach and Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt

10/10 S. R. of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Dave Brubeck

10/12 S. R. of Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane

10/14 S. R. of John Coltrane - con't

10/17 S. R. of Chick Corea, Benny Carter, Ornette Coleman, and Sonny Clark

10/19 S. R. of Miles Davis

10/21 S. R. of Eric Dolphy, Kenny Dorham and Bill Evans/Jim Hall

10/24 Exam #3 (including McCalla, Chapters 3&4)

10/26 S. R. of Booker Ervin, Art Farmer, Carl Fontana, Duke Ellington and Erroll Garner

10/28 S. R. of Dizzy Gillespie

10/31 S. R. of Grant Green, Johnny Griffin and Stan Getz

11/2 S. R of Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock and Joe Henderson

11/4 S. R. of Freddie Hubbard, Lee Konitz, J. J. Johnson and Milt Jackson

11/7 S. R, of Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Wes Montgomery and Thelonious Monk

11/9 S. R. of Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson and Chet Baker-Gerry Mulligan Quartet

11/11 S. R. of Bud Powell, Sonny Rollins, Frank Rosolino, McCoy Tyner and Larry Young

11/14 S. R. of Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, Jimmy Smith, Woody Shaw and Sonny Stitt

11/16 Exam #4

11/18 S. R. of Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Eckstine and Billie Holiday

11/21 S. R. of Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Carmen McRae, Ernestine Anderson, Nancy Wilson

11/23 S. R. of June Christy, Peggy Lee, Chris Connor, Anita O’Day, Shirley Horn, Diana Krall and Dee Dee Bridgewater

11/24 – 11/27 Thanksgiving holiday

11/28 S. R. of Patti Austin, Natalie Cole, Joe Williams, Mel Torme’, Mark Murphy and Tony Bennett

11/30 S. R. of Kurt Elling, Bob Dorough, Mose Allison, Michael Franks, and Bobby McFerrin

12/2 S.R. of Lambert-Hendricks and Ross, les Double Six, The Four Freshmen, The Hi-Lo's, Singers Unlimited, Manhattan Transfer, The New York Voices and The Real Group

12/5 Exam #5 (including Musician's List)

12/7 Review for final

12/9 No Classes (possible make-up date)

12/14 FINAL EXAM 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. (Yes, 8 A.M.)

------Grade Distribution

Average of the five exams 70% Final Exam 30%

Class Policies

THERE IS NO ATTENDANCE POLICY IN MY CLASS. However, you are required to take the exams on their specified* dates. Appeals for absences from exams must be made personally to the instructor in advance or within twenty-four hours from the date in question.

(*The exam dates in the syllabus are only approximate and do not take into account getting behind in the lectures, unforeseen instructor absences due to illness, school closures, etc. The exam date will never be given earlier than the date in the syllabus. It is the student’s responsibility to attend class and stay informed as to the current status of the exam dates.)

The U.N.T. Code of Student Conduct and Discipline provides penalties for misconduct by students, including academic dishonesty, which includes cheating and plagiarism. The term “cheating” includes use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes or exams, use of other tests, projects, or materials from other classes, use of unauthorized materials or people in the preparation of class assignments. “Plagiarism” includes, but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgement. Engagement in academic dishonesty related to this class will result in your failing this course, and your case will be referred to the Dean of Students for appropriate disciplinary action.

The College of Music complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act in making reasonable accommodation for qualified students with a disability. If you have an established disability as defined in the American With Disabilities Act and would like to request accommodation, please see me as soon as possible. My office hours and office number are shown on this syllabus.

Your class materials are the following:

• James McCalla, Jazz: A Listener’s Guide 3nd ed. (Prentice-Hall, 2000)

• 1470 Musician's List - (I will provide the list) You will need to identify each musician on this list.

There are many excellent sources on the internet for obtaining information on jazz musicians. One source I strongly recommend is the All-Music Guide at www.allmusic.com.