MUSIC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Roy Eldridge, Melodears, Bennie Moten
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Made the tenor saxophone a dominant instrument in jazz. Developed a legato sound with a wide vibrato. Changed the emphasis on improvisation from embellishing a melody to creating vi(cid:271)ratio(cid:374)s (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) the so(cid:374)g"s harmonies. Returned to u. s, recorded: (cid:862)body a(cid:374)d oul(cid:863) (cid:271)y cole(cid:373)a(cid:374) hawki(cid:374)s (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1007)(cid:1013)(cid:895) Pinnacle in jazz improvisation: use of melodic paraphrase and harmonic improvisation, played twice as fast, use of chromatic harmonies, development of motifs. (cid:862)oh lady be good(cid:863) (cid:894)1(cid:1013)3(cid:1010)(cid:895: developed an alternative tenor sound than coleman hawkins, considered revolutionary at the time, linear or vertical approach to improvisation. First prominent electric guitarist: previously considered novelty instrument. Three social factors that impacted the swing era. O(cid:374)g (cid:1005): (cid:862)ki(cid:374)g porter to(cid:373)p(cid:863) (cid:271)y benny goodman. Big band with strings made it unique. O(cid:374)g (cid:1007): (cid:862)one o"(cid:272)lo(cid:272)k ju(cid:373)p(cid:863) (cid:271)y count basie. This style originates in kansas city (southwest) Developed by four different styles: big bands of the northeast, ragtime, texas/southwestern blues. Had a dry and clean tone, alternate from coleman hawkins.
