Experiencing Jazz

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Photos
List of Examples
List of Figures
List of Tables
Listening Examples for Experiencing Jazz 3e
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I Understanding Jazz
	Chapter 1 The Nature of Jazz
		Experiencing Music … Experiencing Jazz
		That Four-Letter Word
		Defining Jazz
	Chapter 2 Listening to Jazz
		Performance Practice
		The Instruments of Jazz
		The Drum Set and Swing
		Orchestration and Instrumentation
		The Arrangement
		Instrumental Techniques and Special Effects
		Special Effects—The Sounds of Jazz
		Jazz Singing
		Understanding Jazz Improvisation
		Understanding the Whole Performance
		Describing the Performance
			Video Blues
	Chapter 3 The Roots of Jazz
		The Significance of African Music to Jazz
		African Musical Aesthetic
		Elements of African Music
		African Music as a Means of Communication
		The Afro-Latin and Caribbean Tinge
			Background
			Early Fusions
		Early American Vocal Music
		The Innovators: Getting the Blues
			Robert Johnson (1911–1938)
		Bessie Smith (1894–1937)
		Ragtime
		Brass and Military Bands
Part II Classic Jazz 1917–1945
	Chapter 4 Jazz Takes Root
		The Reception of Early Jazz
		New Orleans—The Birthplace of Jazz
		New Orleans Jazz Band Instrumentation
		The Innovators: Early Jazz
			Original Dixieland Jazz Band
		Kid Ory (1890–1973)
		Joe “King” Oliver (1885–1938)
		Lillian Hardin (1898–1971)
		Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941)
		Sidney Bechet (1897–1959)
	Chapter 5 The Jazz Age: From Chicago to New York
		South Side of Chicago
		On the Other Side of Town
		The Chicago Sound
		The Innovators: A Few of the Many
			New Orleans Rhythm Kings (NORK)
		Paul Whiteman (1890–1967) and Symphonic Jazz
		Boogie-Woogie, Eight to the Bar
		The Decline of the Chicago Era
		New York and the Harlem Renaissance
		James P. Johnson (1891–1955)
		Marketing Jazz
	Chapter 6 The Swing Era: Jazz at Its Peak
		The Country Recovers
		The Anatomy of the Swing Era Jazz Band
		Instrumentation
		Repertoire and Arrangement
		The Innovators: Swing on the East Coast
		Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952)
		Coleman Hawkins—“The Father of Jazz Tenor Saxophone” (1904–1969)
		Popular White Swing Bands
		Artie Shaw (Arthur Arshawsky) (1910–2005)
		The Vocalists’ Rise to Fame
		Ongoing Latin Influences
	Chapter 7 Swinging Across the Country: The Bands, Singers, and Pianists
		The Innovators: A Unique Kaycee Style
		Bennie Moten (1893–1935)
		Lester Young (1909–1959)
		Territory Bands
		Mary Lou Williams (1910–1981)
		The Innovators: A Few of the Swing Era Singers and Pianists
		Billie Holiday (1915–1959): “Lady Day”
		Art Tatum (1909–1956)
		Traditional Jazz Revival
		Swing Era Success
Part III Modern Jazz
	Chapter 8 The Bebop Revolution
		The Lifestyle and Musical Characteristics
		The Birth of Bebop: The First Recordings
		Characteristics of the Style
		Bebop Performance Practice and Instrumental Roles Redefined
		The Innovators: Bop Stylists
		Dexter Gordon (1923–1990)
		Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917–1982)
		Sarah Vaughan: The “Divine One” (1924–1990)
		Other Significant Bebop Figures
			Bud Powell (1924–1966)
		Oscar Pettiford (1922–1960)
		Kenny Clarke (1914–1985)
		Max Roach (1924–2007)
		Tadd Dameron (1917–1965)
		Fats Navarro (1923–1950)
		J.J. Johnson (1924–2001)
		Betty Carter (1930–1998), Carmen McRae (1920–1994), and Anita O’Day (1919–2006)
		Barney Kessel (1923–2004) and Tal Farlow (1921–1998)
		Modern Jazz Embraces the Afro-Cuban Spirit
		Dizzy Gillespie and the Birth of Cubop
		The Decline of Bebop
		Appendix
	Chapter 9 The 1950s and Early 1960s: Cool, Intellectual, and Abstract Jazz
		Characteristics of Cool Jazz
		The Innovators: The Cool Sound on the East and West Coasts
		Miles Davis (1926–1991) and Gil Evans (1912–1988): The Birth of the Cool
		Modern Jazz Quartet
		Gerry Mulligan (1927–1996) and Chet Baker (1929–1988)
		Bill Evans (1929–1980)
		The Brazilian Bossa Nova
		Third-Stream Jazz
		Lennie Tristano (1919–1978)
		Who Was Popular
Part IV Postmodern Jazz
	Chapter 10 Tradition Meets the Avant-Garde: Moderns and Early Postmoderns Coexist
		The Innovators: The Characteristics and Artists of Mainstream Hard Bop
		Other Hard Bop Messengers
			Horace Silver (1928–2014)
		Clifford Brown (1930–1956) and Sonny Rollins (1930–)
		More about Funky, Soul Jazz, and the 1950s and 1960s
		Organ Trios and the Guitar
		Wes Montgomery (1923–1968)
		Jimmy Smith (1925–2005)
		Lambert, Hendricks & Ross and the Vocal Groups of the 1950s and 1960s
		Everlasting Big Bands
		Defining Postmodernism
		The Innovators: Postmodern Jazz Comes of Age
			Charles Mingus (1922–1979): The Underdog
		The End of Modern Jazz Heralded by the Beginning of the Postmoderns
	Chapter 11 Miles and Miles of Miles: Miles Davis and His Sidemen Redefine Postmodern Jazz
		The Music
		The Early Miles
		The First Great Quintet
		Modal Jazz
		The Second Great Quintet
		The Electronic Jazz-Rock Fusion Period
		Davis’s Sidemen Become Major Forces
		Wayne Shorter (1933–2023)
		Herbie Hancock (1940–)
	Chapter 12 The 1970s: An Electric Revolution
		The Music
		Jazz and Rock: The Two-Way Connection
		The Innovators: Living Electric in the Shadow of Miles Davis
		Weather Report
		Herbie Hancock and the Head Hunters
		John McLaughlin (1942–) and the Mahavishnu Orchestra
		Chick Corea (1941–2021)
		Soul and Pop Instrumental Jazz
		David Sanborn (1945–)
		The Brecker Brothers
		Grover Washington, Jr. (1943–1999)
		Chuck Mangione (1940–)
		The Signs of the Times: New Technologies and Changing Business Models
	Chapter 13 The Eclectic 1970s–1990s
		Long Live Acoustic Jazz
		The ECM Sound
		The Innovators: The Rebirth of Acoustic Jazz
		Return of Expatriates Unleashes a Rebirth of Acoustic Jazz
		Established Artists Set a New Standard
		John Scofield (1951–) and Joe Lovano (1952–)
		Michael Brecker (1949–2007) and Pat Metheny (1954–)
		The Freedom Fighters Take Risks
		Cecil Taylor (1929–2018)
		Jazz/Pop Crossover Vocalists
		George Benson (1943–)
		Al Jarreau (1940–2017)
		Bobby McFerrin (1950–)
		Vocal Ensemble Renaissance
			The Manhattan Transfer
		Old Bottles, New Wines: Long Live Big Bands
		The Changing Jazz Landscape as the Millennium Comes to a Close
	Chapter 14 Jazz for a New Century
		Trends in Contemporary Jazz
		Popular Music Influences
		Tim Hagans (1954–)
		Vocal Renaissance
		Esperanza Spalding (1984–)
		Kurt Elling (1967–)
		Contemporary Women Emerging as Innovators
		Teri Lynne Carrington (1965–)
		Innovation Through Composition
		Jazz as a Global Music
			Afro-Cuban and Latin Jazz
		Danilo Pérez (1965–)
		Jazz as an International Language
			Rudresh Mahanthappa (1971–) and Vijay Iyer (1971–)
		The New Innovators: 21st-Century Emerging Artists
			Chris Potter (1971–)
		Closing Thoughts
Appendix I
Appendix II: Suggested Jazz Videos
Appendix III: Chapter Notes and Additional Resources
About the Authors
Index