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1 Blues evolved and no one single person is credited with its invention.
Blues & Jazz Blues evolved and no one single person is credited with its invention. Musicologist credit Charlie (Charley) Patton as the first known blues artist

2 The Blues begins to travel
With the success of early blues artist, the blues will begin to spread to other parts of the rural south and across the country developing different regional styles and stars  Early Blues was viewed by the white community as not good music, by not good musicians. (not written down)

3 Robert Johnson

4 Sweet Home Chicago Robert Johnson
Sound Source:Guitar & Voice Concept:Going Home, Missing his love Behavior: Listening& Enjoyment Form:12 bar blues Texture:Homophonic Meter:Duple Tempo: Moderato

5 Bessie Smith

6 Backwater Blues Bessie Smith
Sound Source: Voice & Piano Concept:Telling a Story Behavior:Listening Relief from troubles Form:12 bar blues Texture: Homophonic Meter:Duple Tempo:Moderato

7 B.B. King

8 Sweet Little Angel B.B. King
Sound Source: Voice & Blues Band Concept:Love Behavior: Listening& Enjoyment Form:12 bar blues Texture:Homophonic Meter:Duple Tempo: Moderato

9 Scott Joplin The King of Ragtime 1868-1917

10 Ragtime Ragtime is a piano style the was popular in the early part of the 20th century Played in a ragged style, and popular for dancing. Played with a syncopated style, strong accents on the weaker beats in the measure

11 Maple Leaf Rag Sound Source:Piano Concept:Showing Off
Behavior: Listening & Dancing Form:Ternary Texture: Homophonic Meter:Duple Tempo: Allegro

12 The Roots of Jazz 12 Bar blues is first played on instruments in New Orleans, becoming an instrumental music, no just vocal music. This will help lead to the development of Jazz

13 Jazz begins in NewOrleans
12 bar blues chords changes + Ragtime + many other influences = Jazz No one person invented Jazz!! But many make the claim

14 Louis Armstrong

15 Potato Head Blues Sound Source:Trpt. Dixieland Jazz Band
Concept:Improv Showing off Behavior: Listening & Dancing Form:Through Composed Texture: Homophonic Meter:Duple Tempo: Allegro

16 Duke Ellington

17 It Don’t Mean a Thing Sound Source:Swing Jazz Band
Concept:Dancing,New Style Behavior: Dancing, Listening & Leaning Form:AABA Texture:Homophonic Meter:Duple Tempo:Allegro

18 Benny Goodman The King of Swing 1909-1976

19 Sing,Sing,Sing Sound Source:Swing Band Concept:Showing off/Dance Music
Behavior: Dancing & Listening Form:AABA Texture: Homophonic Meter:Duple Tempo: Allegro

20 Charlie Parkers

21 Confirmation Sound Source:Alto Sax & Rhythm Sections
Concept:Showing off new style & Solos Behavior: Listening Form:AABA Texture: Homophonic Meter:Duple Tempo: Presto

22 MilesDavis

23 So What Sound Source: Concept: Behavior: Form:AABA each chorus
Texture: Meter: Tempo:

24 A Lonely Woman Ornette Coleman
Sound Source:Sax Quartert Concept:Showing off Behavior: Listening Form:unkown Texture: Heterphonic Meter:unkown Tempo: unkown

25 Birdland Weather Report
Sound Source:Fusion Jazz Band Concept:Showing off new style Behavior: Listening,Dancing Form:ABC Texture:Homophonic Meter:Duple Tempo:Allegro

26 The Many Styles of Jazz DixieLand New Orleans & Chicago Style
Small bands with collective improv, not written down Swing New York & K.C. Style Big Bands, written arrangements, one soloist at a time. Very commercial, very popular Be-Bop, Small bands, fast and demanding to play Cool/or West Coast Jazz, Laid back and relaxed Free, No rules Fusion, a cross between jazz & rock And more!

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