“Bitches Brew”

  • By – Miles Davis
  • Miles on amplified trumpet – plays entire song
  • 1st section very spacey, no real pulse/groove
  • 2 drummers, 2 keyboardists 

“Actual Proof” 

  • By – Herbie Hancock
  • Electric bass prominent – super funky 
  • Funky drums go along w/bass
  • Features the YAZZ FLUTE!

“Lonely Woman”

  • By – Ornette Coleman
  • Haunting/bizzare sound over bass line
  • Acoustic bass and drums – no amplified instruments
  • No piano/guitar (chords)

“The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines”

  • By – Joni Mitchell and Jaco
  • Female vocals throughout
  • Jaco playing fretless electric bass
  • Mellow funk groove 
  • Horn section in back

“Desafinado”

  • By – Joao Gilberto and Stan Getz
  • Only brazilian tune – in Portuguese
  • Classical acoustic guitar

“Caravan”

  • By – Wynton Marsalis
  • Muted trumpet – takes out mute half way through ***
  • Sounds most like bebop

“The Next Step”

  • By – Kurt Rosenwinkel Group
  • Distorted guitar 
  • Sax on top – guitar plays in unison for melody

 

“Jazz Crimes”

  • By – Joshua Redman
  • Organ/drums/sax – Very Napoleon Dynamite
  • SAX – on top throughout