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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
orpheus10
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After going through what I have by "Kahnsahib", I didn't find anything much different, he's deep into the "Indian thing".

Since there is not enough interest in "World jazz" exclusively, I'm alternating my submissions with "current jazz". This is one by the 3rd force, It's titled "In The Full Moonlight".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeLaOa9m9kg
orpheus10 OP
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This one is guitar drums and didgeridoo, it's "killer" to my ears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu35VAn_p-M

Now we have "smoking drums" and flamenco guitar, it's boss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2SJf1J-LHA&NR=1
inna
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I wouldn't exactly call it jazz but listen to this:
http://youtu.be/PrGLjS0BAh8
inna
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India.
http://youtu.be/eBHIE__7E-8
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rok2id
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'Smooth Jazz' is not Jazz. Louis Armstrong said: If you can't dance to it, it ain't jazz. So we know where this leaves the free jazz, smooth jazz and avant-garde 'jazz'. Jazz was started in New Orleans whore houses lets not forget that. Its that kind of music. I love it. But noise is still noise i.e. ornette coleman, later day coltrane etc...
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