Jazz Fundamentals Chapter 6 Hard
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Chapter 6 Hard Bop Music Links
Moanin' The Jazz Messengers 1958 live Art Blakey (drums, band leader) Lee Morgan (trumpet), Benny Golson (tenor sax), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (bass): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynZDm50EgBY class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKOoxgI_xfQ 1958 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TdY6iqV2k0 Lee Morgan (trumpet), Benny Golson (tenor sax), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (bass) call & response A section, contrasting hard swinging B section Blakey not just keeping time on drums, playing the song
The Jazz Messengers 1953 - 1989 Art Blakey (drums, band leader) founder, with Silver, of The Jazz Messengers
Along Came Betty 1958 Record class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTzRHq_cH5E
A Night In Tunisia 1959 live Lee Morgan Wayne Shorter class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1c4y8bZfs0 1958 live Lee Morgan, Benny Golson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IQNPlnc9c0
Whisper Not 1958 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFKo1vMr__0
I Remember Clifford 1958 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr7wcGmh12A
1 Jazz Fundamentals Academy for Lifelong Learning Cape Cod Community College Greg Polanik Spring 2015 some player who came up in the Messengers: Terence Blanchard Clifford Brown Donald Byrd Steve Davis Kenny Dorham Curtis Fuller Benny Golson Benny Green Johnny Griffin John Hicks Freddie Hubbard Frank Lacy Wynton Marsalis Branford Marsalis Jackie McLean Jymie Merritt Mulgrew Miller Hank Mobley Lee Morgan Wallace Roney Wayne Shorter Bobby Timmons Cedar Walton Doug Watkins Reggie Workman
Horace Silver (piano) founder, with Blakey, of The Jazz Messengers
The Preacher 1955 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEvru0HLKJc gospel feel, bluesy 'I've Been Working On The Railroad' changes
Song For My Father 1964 1968 live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1CilMzT55M riff style comping reached national popularity
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Miles Davis (bandleader, trumpet) changed styles again in 1954 his first classic quintet 1955-1958 John Coltrane (tenor saxophone) in his first big time job Paul Chambers (bass) Philly Jo Jones (drums) Red Garland (piano)
Walkin' 1954 ‘video’: class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeoWWJohf8I live record 1958, poor quality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE16FtrS_cU
Doxy 1954 class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcPxCQhJ2n4
‘Round Midnight 1953 sonny, bird: class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COw0fe7OBqc 1956 quintet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIgLt7LAZF0 1957 live, slow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRHK9psKK7I
Surrey with the Fringe on Top 1956 quintet class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NcvedJcQTw
Tune Up / When Lights Are Low 1956 Quintet class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXpZ4CSLpbo
Straight, No Chaser 1958 quintet good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooS2i65-vk8
Bye Bye Blackbird 1958 live record newport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vQuPIjK1Ks
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Four 1958 live recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX_iUXGk0js
Clifford Brown (trumpet) a virtuoso player
Joy Spring 1954 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnK6OHPQZbA his composition
A Night In Tunisia 1956 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPRCH0Qomw4 one of his last recordings, featured in the play Side Man
Max Roach (drums) clean & melodic player
Cherokee 1955 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXPzAasKWQg
I Get A Kick Out Of You 1954 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQKVUc5Wg3g
Sandu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwlrMxapIQE
George's Dilemma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJtyy108di4
Julian 'Cannonball' Adderly (alto saxophone) one of the definers of Soul Jazz
Work Song live 1963 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmwsQ_dHrFM
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy live record https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRrFWp4DUho
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Autumn Leaves 1958 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0GqJDMmp64
Wes Montgomery (guitar) a very influential guitar player
Four On Six Live 1965 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxTD1XQTcyk
Road Song with Jimmy Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqhN6rvfJt4
Twisted Blues 1961 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frr7xrEQYqg unusual blues to 32 bar form fast, he phrases against the beat mixes blues, bop, chromatic riffs, thirds, octaves, chords
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) one of the greatest improvisers
Pent-Up House 1956 class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIorQrB8BpY Clifford Brown (trumpet), Max Roach (drums), Richie Powell (piano), George Morrow (bass) Rollins solo picks up on Brown solo idea, quotes original melody, starts with small ideas but then builds to more complex phrases
St. Thomas 1956 class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA2XIWZxMKM live: class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4DTR0I7xhA
Oleo he composed in Miles band 1954 miles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNSkxjPD6Qo 1957 live record nice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVduFJxEKOQ
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Airegin he composed in Miles band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQxJCrGSLqE
John Coltrane (tenor saxophone) went on to be one of the most important players in jazz
Blue Train 1957 blue train class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtiE2hOvfZY
Good Bait 1958 soultrane class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfmmWPp9u7M
Moment’s Notice 1957 blue train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gocGlRuW1bw
Giant Steps 1959-1960 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30FTr6G53VU
Countdown 1959-1960 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ7QTRzV9RM compare to tune up
Charles Mingus (bandleader, composer, bass) famed as an important composer
Haitian Fight Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5j4dou8osU begins with bass solo note the layered, stratified, riffs; getting more animated and thicker as they come in use of double time & stop time bluesy, driving beat, powerful solos
Better Git It In Your Soul 1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpZTtaWqxsQ
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Fables Of Faubus 1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l24FZCmtY0Q a social commentary on the Arkansas Governor Orval E. Faubus' defiance of anti-segregation laws 1960 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXuZBywW4gA live version
Boogie Stop Shuffle 1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePMvgRGm73U
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sfe_8RAaJ0 eulogy to Lester young live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPWvA1EiezI
Other important layers: Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone), Nat Adderly (cornet), Gene Ammons, Donald Byrd, Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Smith (organ), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Lee Morgan (trumpet), Kenny Dorham (trumpet), Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Joe Henderson (tenor sax?), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax)
Additional Recordings:
Art Blakey (bandleader, drums) led The Jazz Messengers Moanin' full album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_3XVxPauiA Moanin' and related songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TdY6iqV2k0&list=RD8TdY6iqV2k0 Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YH175fH2jo
Cannonball Adderly Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBGhNxTES4I
Charles Mingus Haitian Fight Song and related songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5j4dou8osU&list=RDr5j4dou8osU
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Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus full album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIorQrB8BpY Pent-Up House and related songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIlpEnsa2d8&list=RDyIlpEnsa2d8
Dexter Gordon live 1963, 1964 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyzAxgMki9c
Cannonball Adderly live 1963 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta_UByyi4Z0
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