Jazz: Cool vs. Hot
by
maggiemorales
Last updated 5 years ago
Discipline:
Arts & Music Subject:
Music
Grade:
9


Hot Jazz
Cool Jazz
Jazz
Vs.
Thelonious Monk
-Movement associated with White West Coast Intellectuals-Relaxed Tempos-Unhurried Solos-Less Rhythmic-Melodic sweetness and romanticism-Emphasis on Tone color, not swing-Instruments sound mellower, not edgy-Highly structured
-Early Jazz that featured plenty of improvisation, not structured-Had plenty of improvised solos-Blazing Tempos-Also referred to as Dixieland Jazz-Instruments supported crescendo
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong-Hot Five demonstrated fast tempos
Dave Brubeck-led one of the most popular cool Jazz groups of the 50's-"Take Five" portrays his mastary of cool Jazz-Played Piano
Miles Davis
Joe King Oliver-Early father of the collective improvisation demonstrated in Hot Jazz-Worked alongside Louis Armstrong as a mentor-King in his name suggest his immense influence in the Jazz world
Both types of Jazz subgenres where stepping stones to the rest. Examples being hard bop and blues.
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