Blues Jazz Blues evolved and no one single

Blues & Jazz Blues evolved and no one single person is credited with its invention. Musicologist credit Charlie (Charley) Patton as the first known blues artist

The Blues begins to travel • With the success of early blues artist, the blues will begin to spread to other parts of the rural south and across the country developing different regional styles and stars Early Blues was viewed by the white community as not good music, by not good musicians. (not written down)

Robert Johnson 1911 -1938

Sweet Home Chicago Robert Johnson • • Sound Source: Guitar & Voice Concept: Going Home, Missing his love Behavior: Listening& Enjoyment Form: 12 bar blues Texture: Homophonic Meter: Duple Tempo: Moderato

Bessie Smith 1894 -1937

Backwater Blues Bessie Smith • • Sound Source: Voice & Piano Concept: Telling a Story Behavior: Listening Relief from troubles Form: 12 bar blues Texture: Homophonic Meter: Duple Tempo: Moderato

B. B. King 1925 -2015

Sweet Little Angel B. B. King • • Sound Source: Voice & Blues Band Concept: Love Behavior: Listening& Enjoyment Form: 12 bar blues Texture: Homophonic Meter: Duple Tempo: Moderato

Scott Joplin The King of Ragtime 1868 -1917

Ragtime • Ragtime is a piano style the was popular in the early part of the 20 th century • Played in a ragged style, and popular for dancing. • Played with a syncopated style, strong accents on the weaker beats in the measure

Maple Leaf Rag • • Sound Source: Piano Concept: Showing Off Behavior: Listening & Dancing Form: Ternary Texture: Homophonic Meter: Duple Tempo: Allegro

The Roots of Jazz • 12 Bar blues is first played on instruments in New Orleans, becoming an instrumental music, no just vocal music. This will help lead to the development of Jazz

Jazz begins in New. Orleans • 12 bar blues chords changes + Ragtime + many other influences = Jazz • No one person invented Jazz!! • But many make the claim

Louis Armstrong 1901 -1971

Potato Head Blues • • Sound Source: Trpt. Dixieland Jazz Band Concept: Improv Showing off Behavior: Listening & Dancing Form: Through Composed Texture: Homophonic Meter: Duple Tempo: Allegro

Duke Ellington 1899 -1974

It Don’t Mean a Thing • • Sound Source: Swing Jazz Band Concept: Dancing, New Style Behavior: Dancing, Listening & Leaning Form: AABA Texture: Homophonic Meter: Duple Tempo: Allegro

Benny Goodman The King of Swing 1909 -1976

Sing, Sing • • Sound Source: Swing Band Concept: Showing off/Dance Music Behavior: Dancing & Listening Form: AABA Texture: Homophonic Meter: Duple Tempo: Allegro

Charlie Parkers 1920 -1955

Confirmation • • Sound Source: Alto Sax & Rhythm Sections Concept: Showing off new style & Solos Behavior: Listening Form: AABA Texture: Homophonic Meter: Duple Tempo: Presto

Miles. Davis 1926 -1991

So What • • Sound Source: Concept: Behavior: Form: AABA each chorus Texture: Meter: Tempo:

A Lonely Woman Ornette Coleman • • Sound Source: Sax Quartert Concept: Showing off Behavior: Listening Form: unkown Texture: Heterphonic Meter: unkown Tempo: unkown

Birdland Weather Report • • Sound Source: Fusion Jazz Band Concept: Showing off new style Behavior: Listening, Dancing Form: ABC Texture: Homophonic Meter: Duple Tempo: Allegro

The Many Styles of Jazz • • • Dixie. Land New Orleans & Chicago Style Small bands with collective improv, not written down Swing New York & K. C. Style Big Bands, written arrangements, one soloist at a time. Very commercial, very popular Be-Bop, Small bands, fast and demanding to play Cool/or West Coast Jazz, Laid back and relaxed Free, No rules Fusion, a cross between jazz & rock And more!