Music 187 Exam#1

Cool Jazz, West Coast and Third Stream

• Emphasis on medlodic flow, smoother lines
• Less emotional (Cooler), less accented, little reference to blues
• Miles Davis and Bill Evans-Model concept, fewer chord changes, slower, introspective
• Soloist responsible for creating excitment
• Some used European techniques, odd meters
• “If its not hot, its cool”

• White and African-Am. contribute to style
• West coast becomes cool jazz center, the style starts to be referred as “West Coast Blues”
• Third Stream concept- attempt to combine jazz and classical music
• Introduction to the LP (Long-PLaying) album encourages longer tracks/solos

• Blind Chicago Piano Player
• Forerunner, cool jazz ideas
• Forerunner “Free” jazz ideas
• No reference to the blues

• Song titled “Subconcious Lee” The Lennie Tristano Quintet (Notice Brushes on drums)

Birth of the cool

–(1926-1991)

-Mentored by Charlie Parker and Dizzie Gillespie

-Birth of the cool-Nonet with Gil Evans, Jerry Mulligan, and John Lewis as arrangers (1949-50)

-Ever changing style

-Pianist

-Colloborations with Miles Davis

1st Stream- Classical

2nd Stream- Jazz

3rd Stream- W.E influence

-The “Third Stream”

-W.E influence (Bach)

-John Lewis, Pianist/Arranger

-“Django” (1960)

Dave Brubeck

-Writes all kinds of music

-Complex Arrangments

-Virtuoso

-Expanded use of W.E ideas

-Use of irregular time signatures

– “Take Five” Most famous song

“Blue Rondo A la Turk” Meter=2+2+2+3

-Joined Miles Davis in 1963

-“Empyrean Isles” Album (64), Miles Quintet, but with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet

-“One Finger Snap” (Hard bop)

• Lennie Tristano (Piano)
• Miles Davis (Trumpet)
• Bill Evans (Piano)
• Dave Brubeck (Piano)
• Gerry Mulligan (Baritone Sax)
• Chet Baker (Trumpet)
• Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) John Lewis, (Piano) Milt Jackson (Vibraphone)