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Defining Styles
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| http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cool | ||
| From an interesting site on its own, this page very briefly talks about the origins of the slang use of "cool." ( http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cool ) | ||
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| http://www.jazzitude.com/histcool.htm | ||
| This site covers both Hard Bop and Cool Jazz in a few pages of highlights. This one has some nice reproductions of albums covers and photographs: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ASI/musi212/margaret/mmain.html The latter page has link to styles and an excerpt with a story about Gillespie from the Burns companion book to the video series. ( http://www.jazzitude.com/histcool.htm ) | ||
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| http://nw-cybermall.com/JazzWorld/cool_jazz_era.htm | ||
| Another site that spans Cool Jazz and Third Stream in basic terms. ( http://nw-cybermall.com/JazzWorld/cool_jazz_era.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.jazzscript.co.uk/life/westcoasttime.htm | ||
| A British site's view on West Coast and Cool Jazz.This page has links to information about West Coast Jazz, including an official site for Gerry Mulligan, a brilliant arranger and composer as well as player. http://www.octobop.com/west_coast_jazz.htm For a number of pictures of Mulligan go to: http://www.mts.net/~hanley/mulliganshow/index.html ( http://www.jazzscript.co.uk/life/westcoasttime.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.parabrisas.com/d_thornhillc.php | ||
| Information can be found on this site on Claude Thornhill, a musician essential to the quiet musical revolution made by the Miles Davis "Birth of the Cool" album. ( http://www.parabrisas.com/d_thornhillc.php ) | ||
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| http://www.hepjazz.com/bios/claudethornhill.html | ||
| Information can be found on this site on Claude Thornhill, a musician essential to the quiet musical revolution made by the Miles Davis "Birth of the Cool" album. ( http://www.hepjazz.com/bios/claudethornhill.html ) | ||
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| http://www.jazzofthebeatgeneration.com/ | ||
| The title of this Web site says it all. Extended article on the same topic: http://www.litkicks.com/BeatPages/page.jsp?what=Jazz One view of the beats from a site studying the culture of crime: http://www.crimeculture.com/304/beats.htm ( http://www.jazzofthebeatgeneration.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.apassion4jazz.net/harlem.html | ||
| A page to access an online reproduction of the famous 1968 Art Kane photograph, and a link to get the recently reissued on DVD of the endearing documentary "A Great Day in Harlem." ( http://www.apassion4jazz.net/harlem.html ) | ||
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Artists of the Style
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| http://www.thejazzfiles.com/ | ||
| From this site a large number of short biographies, and links to information on finding the music of the artists of this and other eras can be accessed: ( http://www.thejazzfiles.com/ ) | ||
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| http://gilevans.free.fr/biographie_us/biographie.htm | ||
| http://home.ica.net/~blooms/getzhome.html
http://home.ica.net/~blooms/getzhome.html
Even the Berklee School of Music, a now famous training ground for your jazz students, dedicated a library to Stan Getz (http://library.berklee.edu/) but he has influenced so many sax players since his day, it is hard to over emphasis his elegance and creativity. Besides his many collaborations with Brazilian musician's (http://www.thebraziliansound.com/brazil/stangetz.htm) a discography online can lead to all his important recordings. Of particular interest is the interview with Getz from 1986. http://www.melmartin.com/html_pages/Interviews/getz.html ( Here is an illustrated biography of the arranger, conductor, Gil Evans, who collaborated ... ) | ||
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| http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=865 | ||
| For an introduction to the collaborations with Antonio Carlos Jobim (Tom) and the musical style from Brazil that continues to be popular. ( http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=865 ) | ||
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| http://www.billevanswebpages.com/ | ||
| A short videotape "The Universal Mind" is available in DVD form, and gives a clue as to why Bill Evans has been as influential on pianists as Getz has on sax players. This site is devoted to him: ( http://www.billevanswebpages.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.jazclass.aust.com/lewis.htm | ||
| A site devoted to the pianist/composer of the MJQ, John Lewis. ( http://www.jazclass.aust.com/lewis.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.sonic.net/~foggy/Leha/html/pd.html | ||
| Part of Dave Brubeck's appeal is certainly due to the beautiful tone of the Paul Desmond sound. This is taken from an article that first appeared in Punch. This site is loaded with nice pictures of Desmond and other greats of the era: http://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/mainHTML.cfm?page=desmond-life.html ( http://www.sonic.net/~foggy/Leha/html/pd.html ) | ||
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Civil Rights
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| http://www.greensboro.com/sitins/timeline.htm | ||
| Detailed lists of important dates. ( http://www.greensboro.com/sitins/timeline.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.africanaonline.com/civil_rights_timeline.htm | ||
| Detailed lists of important dates. ( http://www.africanaonline.com/civil_rights_timeline.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/armstrong/ | ||
| Brief mention is made on this site of the courageous stand taken by Louis Armstrong in response to the defiance of the Supreme Court regarding school integration by Governor Faubus. For poignant coverage of this controversy, see the episode in the aforementioned Burns documentary on the 50's and jazz. After free registration, access is given to an article that gives more details on Armstrong's risky stance and outspoken reaction to such blatant racism at http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/. Type in Louis Armstrong in search and the article Louis and the Angels. ( http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/armstrong/ ) | ||
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