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The Evolution of Modern Jazz


Shadorne's thread "Outstanding Examples of Musicianship" inspired me to begin this thread. While Shadorne stated that all genre's were welcome, I felt that me and another jazz aficionado were beginning to dominate that thread. Shadorne is a "Rocker", bless his heart. This community functions best when like minded people engage in common dialogue.

The title explains this thread. We will use "youtube" the same as in Shardone's thread to illustrate our examples, and now I begin.

In the beginning, there was Charlie "Bird" Parker, and he said "Let there Be Bop" and thus it began. While walking down the street, Bird ran into John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, who had similar ideas, so they "Bopped" down the street together; Bird on alto sax and Diz on trumpet. My first illustration of this new music is "Bloomdido" with Bird and Diz. We should cover "Be Bop" in depth before we go to the next phase of this evolution.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MCGweQ8Oso&NR=1
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orpheus10 OP
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"Dixieland" jazz may have began in the whore houses of New Orleans, which is why they called it "Dixieland"; but modern jazz bagan in New York with Bird and Diz, two names that are foreign to the Dixieland proponents of jazz. They began with "Be Bop', and I have never seen anyone dance to Be Bop. Not only did Dixieland predate modern jazz, but it was also geographically and culturally different.

"Pops", as Lewis Armstrong was affectionately referred to by the new musicians, often went to see them perform.
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I have Dee Dee Bridgewater's tribute to Silver. Here's another Silver on Youtube you might like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOu5iWhexE0
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"Gearheads" don't even know what music is, they're too busy listening to their gear.
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In this last phase of "The evolution of modern jazz", I was attempting to illustrate how people around the Globe had incorporated our "jazz" into their music. "Calcutta Cutie" is an example of how a group in India incorporated the music of Horace Silver.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WvQ7BMws1M-
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Edorr, I very much like your point of view; you lead and I'll follow.
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In regard to "avant-garde" and free jazz, can you say NOISE. Meanwhile, back at the ranch; I came across some unusual gems. The first one is "Arab Jazz Jam", the second one is "Basem Darwish Egyptian Jazz spirits"; these are some intense musicians who illustrate the best of "World Jazz".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZebxd-G3o8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAX43gYkY-w
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Welcome aboard Learsfool. I'll look for Clara Ponty. Stephane Grappelli is one of everyone's favorite jazz violinist.

As you may have noticed, we progressed a long way in regard to the evolution of modern jazz, and it was fun. Although we, what's left of us; me and Edorr, are into world jazz; you can jump into the discussion anywhere you choose.
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I found Clara Ponty; she and her "New Age" music are both very beautiful.
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While someone can claim title to a song, no one can own a genre of music. Although "Jazz" originated here, the many "fusions" with music from around the world have made it much better. As far as the word "Jazz" is concerned; on one hand it's too confining, and on the other it's too amorphous to have a definitive definition; therefore, I would concede any argument in regard to the word "Jazz". For those who want to claim exclusivity to the word "Jazz", I say "let them have it". The music, however; is what we hear and feel around the world.. Let's call it "The free peoples music".

As someone once stated, "Free your mind, and the rest of your body parts will follow".
orpheus10 OP
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Let me put this trolly back on it's intended track. "Latin smooth Jazz" is the title of this youtube link, it offers romantic guitar and beautiful photography.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlLpNQCCLf4

Next we have Duke Ellington in a very unusual mode. This music is at the very roots of "JAZZ", it has the flavor of Harlem and Africa, plus the pure "JAZZ" sound of the Duke of Ellington; I give you "Afrique".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Wdvo6Qvz8
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When you hear this music, you can feel "Stimela", the coal train that took the miners into the belly of the beast. This music is as good as it gets when it comes to telling a story, the music say's things no spoken words could ever say; "Stimela", Hugh Masekela.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgYhTTZXP4g
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Here's one of my favorites. She was a very talented artist who left us much too soon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kxuAZictJ4
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