San Diego State University History of Jazz Essay
Description
Read the attached article: I WILL PROVIDE THE ARTICLE
and answer the following questions.
1. In the section “The World Was Swinging with Change,” Porter outlines different analysis of the relationship between bebop music and the politics of its musicians. Summarize Devaux’s position.
2. In the same section, he quotes musicians’ perspectives. What was Dizzy Gillespie’s perspective?
3. Porter then examines the relationship between bebop and previous music forms in the section “Now’s the Time.” How did bebop musicians view earlier styles?
4. On page 431 of the article, Porter gives a short outline of Charlie Parker’s song “Koko.” Using this video, give the times for the main theme, call and response, Parker’s solo, Max Roach’s solo, and the restatement of the theme.
https://youtu.be/okrNwE6GI70 (Links to an external site.)
5. In the section “The Problem with Bebop,” Porter describes the issues with Bebop by the end of the 1940’s. How did Dizzy Gillespie think about bebop as the 1950s began?
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