cross rhythms and syncopation are features of the rhythm used The first bar is marked swing quavers. This means that the pairs of quavers should be played with the first one slightly longer than the second. Swung rhythms are often used in jazz. Structure All Blues uses a head arrangement-the 12 bar blues chord arrangement. In 'All Blues' each of the soloists improvises in the choruses - like a set of variations.
Koko: Yiri Western African music spread to USA and Caribbean through the slave trade. Professional musician is called a griot. A griot family passes it's knowledge through the generations through mouth to mouth oral tradition. Has had influence on genres such as blues, jazz and rock music. Key features used in western African music - repetition: melodies and rhythms being played over and over again - improvisation: melodies and rhythms being made up as they go along - call and response: usually a solo performer signs something and a larger group then repeats what has just been sung Layered textures: music built up from independent lines that are designed to be heard together All these are used in Yiri, Yiri is performed by koko.
King's adorning music has inspired three generations of proficient blues and rock guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, Otis Rush, Robert Cray, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Albert always kept his tone innovative and intensive; raw with passion. He was a master of string bending sounds that produced awe-inspiring and astonishing music.He didn't become prominent until after signing with stax records in 1955. The blues-man, Albert, one of the first bluesmen who crossed over into the world of soulful music, signing with Stax Records and recording such classic songs as “Born Under a Bad Sign” and “Crosscut Saw.” During the mid 80s, King announced his retirement because of
Call and response – simple from involving a solo (call) followed by a group answering phrase (response) There are different rhythms in this piece, like Polyrhythm, syncopation and cross rhythms, etc. Polyrhythms in this piece which is all the rhythms add together. Syncopation is playing off the beat. Cross rhythms are rhythms that don’t fit in the bar line. In African instrumental music, there are five common features; they are repetition (including ostinato), cyclic structures, intertwining melodies, improvisation, and polyphonic texture.
"Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel. "- Jimi Hendrix. Jimi Hendrix preformed at a time of rock and roll. Mr. Hendrix laid out the foundation for blues music. Eventually, blues would evolve into rhythm and blues, or R&B.
During the jazz ensembles performance they played six different songs. They played Acha by Bob Mintzer, And another thing by Tom Garling, Boppin to P-Town by Doug Stone, Bumps by Ladd McIntosh, Doozy by Benny Carter and Extensions by Patty Darling. Acha was played as a tribute to Bob who is a jazz artist who had come and played at Columbia Basin College in previous years. In his song there were some solos from the trombone and saxophone. I could hear some syncopation coming from the guitar and the song had more of a slow tempo mood.
There is the acoustic country blues and the electrified city blues. Three distinctive regional styles-Delta, Piedmont, and Texas blues--evolved into three urban styles: Chicago, East Coast, and West Coast. The blues has two basic musical forms. One form follows a basic A-A-B pattern. The performer sings a verse and then repeats the first line, sometimes with some variation.
For example Chuck Berry (1926-) and Little Richard (1932-) transformed urban blues into what we know as rock ‘n' roll; rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) began his career in a rhythm and blues band; and Stevie Wonder (1951-) and Marvin Gaye (1940-1984), transformed the sound of Motown into soul music. As time goes on we can see that the social mobility of African Americans in society continues to progress with an undeniable possibility of never
The piece, “Tenor Madness”, sounded like the Blues. The mood that the performers set was very deep. It was almost like they were trying to tell the audience a message. The tempo of this piece was very fast and the melody was groovy. I
He likes to use AABA and Standard tunes from 20’s, 30’s and 40’s in making his music. He performed on Louis Armstrong- gimme a kiss to build a dream on and Sarah Vaughan- Interlude (Night In Tunisia). He said his one of the biggest inspirations was John Coltrane. He started playing bass and then he found his true passion on the