Early Jazz

Musical Characteristics

-Use of collective improvisation

-Two beat was popular in Chicago because of ragtime

-Trumpet and Clarinet are the lead melodic instruments

-Western European stylistic influcences includes marches and hymns

-Use of stop time is of the upmost importnace*

Early Jazz

Social Considerations

-style founded and developed by african american musicians

-new orleans is the principal birthplace for early jazz

-creoles havce french and african blood

-were offered western european education and were not used as slaves

-Storyville was the red light district that became the home of many different bands and clubs

-Strryville was shut down by us navy in 1917 and many musicians migrated north to chicago

-Funeral Processionals used jazz musicans and have 2 componets 1. mourninig and 2. celebration

Early Jazz

Key Atrists

Joe "King" Oliver (Trumpet Player)

-Band was called Creole Jazz band;Hired L.A in 1920 and composed song heard in class "Dippermouth Blues"

Louie Armstrong (Trumpet)

-Grew up around N.O; AKA Satchmo;Pioneered Stylistic Vocabulary of Jazz (Scatting)

Bix Biderbecke (Trumpet)

-Considered on par with black artists

-chicago style (Two Beat) Rag Influence; composed song in class "Someone Stole my Gal"

Insturmentation

N.O Vs. Chicago

New Orleans:

-Meldoy- trumpet, clarinet, trambone

Harmony-Banjo, Piano

Rhythm- Banjo , Drum

Bass- Tuba

Chicago:

Basically same as N.O

Only Differences

1. Add Tenor Saxaphone to melody

2. String Bass and Piano rep. Tuba and Banjo

N.O- "Flat Four" - Strongest-Banjo and Drums

Chicago- "Two Beatr"- Piano and Drums