Jazz Music Culture
Saturday, February 13th, 2010Here are some
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 Gerald Wilson Orchestra Feelin Kinda Blues Pacific Jazz US Vinyl LP US $18.75
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 SERGIO MIHANOVICH BA JAZZ LP ARGENTINA US $40.00
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 Paul Horn The Jazz Years CD Jazz MINT US $12.35
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 NM LP SYLVIA SYMS In A Sentimental Mood VOCAL JAZZ US $9.90
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 MEL TORME And The Boss Brass jazz vinyl LP US $12.00
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 SOUL CALL KENNY BURRELL JAZZ GUITAR CD VG US $8.99
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 KENNY BURRELL Jazz 45 Recapitulation BLUES Fuse EX US $7.00
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 RAY BRYANT Jazz 45 To Sir with Love Dinner on Grounds US $10.00
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 WOODY HERMAN Jukin With jazz vinyl LP US $12.00
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 GLORIA LYNNE Thats A Joy jazz vinyl 45 US $5.00
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 ETTA JONES When I Fall in Love 45 King jazz rb 7 US $5.00
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 NOLAN BUDDLE QUARTET ODD COUPLE LP SVEN LIBAEK JAZZ EX US $45.89
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 DIONNE WARWICK ON STAGE AND IN THR MOVIES LP JAZZ POP US $8.99
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 MODERN SOUNDS SHORTY ROGERS AND HIS GIANTS 10 JAZZ US $4.99
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 ECHOES OF HARLEM 10 lp jazz US $4.99
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 PETE KELLYS BLUES with JACK WEBB jazz blues RCA US $8.99
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 MILES DAVIS 45 SATURDAY MILES RARE JAZZ PROMO US $16.99
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 ERIC KLOSS one two three PAT MARTINO MUSE JAZZ LP US $12.00
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 The Concord Jazz Heritage Series by Ruby Braff New CD US $8.00
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 STANLEY COWELL Talkin bout Love jazz vinyl LP US $18.00
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 DUKE ELLINGTON Original Recordings jazz vinyl US $15.00
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 VARIOUS The Bebop Era jazz vinyl LP US $10.00
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 SARAH VAUGHAN Eternally jazz vinyl 45 US $8.00
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Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of American Music List Price: Sale Price: $35.75  |
DescriptionThis five-CD box set soundtrack to filmmaker Ken Burns's 10-part, 19-hour documentary Jazz spans nearly a century of jazz styles, from the martial rhythms of James Reese Europe to the soul-jazz of Grover Washington Jr... |
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Mellow Jazz Cafe: Relaxing Jazz Piano Music Sale Price: $8.98 |
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Perfect Jazz Collection: 25 Original Jazz Recordings List Price: Sale Price: $32.52 |
DescriptionImport 25 CD boxset containing 25 of the finest Jazz albums ever released. Each album is packaged in a card wallet, and the box set includes a 40 page booklet in both English and French. Classic albums included are Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue, Dave Brubeck's Time Out, Billie Holiday's Lady In Satin, Nina Simone's Sings The Blues, Erroll Garner's Concert By The Sea, Charlie Parker's Bird and many more! Sony... |
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Cocktail Party Jazz List Price: Sale Price: $6.84 |
DescriptionAn intoxicating collection of instrumental jazz for entertaining from some of our classic Green Hill jazz releases |
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Jazz Piano: Relaxing Instrumental Music, Best Background Dinner Music Solo Piano Essentials Edition Sale Price: $8.98 |
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The Golden Age Of American Popular Music: The Jazz Hits From The Hot 100: 1958-1966 List Price: Sale Price: $12.34 |
DescriptionThe Golden Age Of American Popular Music is fast-becoming as successful series as our Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll. This spin-off from the main series is a collection of Jazz Hits from the core years of 1958-1966... |
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Most Relaxing Jazz Guitar Music in Universe List Price: Sale Price: $7.03 |
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Smooth Jazz #1s List Price: Sale Price: $7.71 |
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Most Relaxing Jazz Music in Universe (Dig) List Price: Sale Price: $7.21 |
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Allegro Winter 2012 Sampler Sale Price: $0.00 |
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Jazz Music Culture
How Jazz Got Started
Though many associate the birth of Jazz Music with the city of New Orleans, its origin may be a bit more ambiguous. Like many other musical forms, jazz evolved over a period of years. Many believe its evolution took place over decades. It's widely agreed, however, that Jazz Music as we know it today was born in the southern United States. It is also accepted that it developed from a variety of different influences, culminating in a style that became its own genre.
Jazz's major influence probably came from African slaves brought to the United States in the 1800s. In fact, African music influenced many styles of music, including rock and roll. The form that evolved into jazz consisted specifically of call-and-response singing, syncopation and improvisation. Ragtime, which may be considered a precursor to modern jazz, drew upon many of these elements.
Ragtime music originated after the emancipation of African slaves. The newfound freedom of slaves was bittersweet. Though freedom was deserved and appreciated, there were few job opportunities for freed slaves. Many had no means of self-support, and some simply stayed on with their former owners. Others supported themselves through musical performance. Often, this meant performing in dubious locations, like brothels and minstrel shows.
It was these types of venues that gave rise to ragtime, which enjoyed a brief period of popularity in the late 19th and early 20th century. Talented ragtime musicians like Scott Joplin were generally recognized much later for their contributions to modern jazz.
Though ragtime only graced the music scene for a few years, it influenced what would become referred to in 1915 as Jazz Music. While the actual origin of the term is uncertain, the name stuck. Cities like New Orleans have since become synonymous with jazz. This is not necessarily because it originated there, but because its musicians have added a distinct flavor to jazz music. Dixieland Jazz Bands still largely dominate the musical culture of New Orleans. Thanks to modern artists like Louis Armstrong, Winton Marsalis and Miles Davis, Dixieland-style jazz continues to enjoy mainstream popularity.
Once jazz music became labeled as such, more variations developed. Swing was one of those, which saw its height in the 1930s. Swing greats like Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller are still covered by today's musicians. Although swing isn't the genre it once was, it still has a big following today.
Because of its early association with brothels and speakeasies, jazz music had a stigma to overcome in its early years of development. Eventually, jazz became an accepted art form. Today jazz is embraced and taught as its own branch of music.
Jazz music is most distinguished from other musical forms for its reliance upon improvisation. The best jazz musicians have gained notoriety for their ability to play without the aid of written music.
They are able to make up music on the spot and off-the-cuff. It's entirely possible for a song to be different every time it's performed. This may be one reason that jazz fans believe that the most talented of the world's musicians are not classical musicians, but purveyors of jazz.
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Jazz culture in the United States?
I find it FASCINATING how jazz musicians from all races, nationalities, and cultures could come together during the most racially driven times in American history and play beautiful music together! They didn't care what color you were, it was like one big happy family. This was during a time when black musicians had to use the back entrances at clubs, restaurants, performance halls etc. (in the United States), and way before the civil rights marches. What did these "integrated" bands have that the rest of the United States didn't?
Well you see. Jazz musicians have this bond that transcends language, race, and creed. When Jazz was first created the greatest Jazz musicians were African American. (i.e. Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown). African Americans of that era were bound by "Soul". Their culture was music driven and when they picked up the Western European instruments (Piano, trumpet, etc.) the "Soul" they had transformed into Jazz music (that's obviously a very simple version of the whole story)
Now, the African Americans still had to use the back entrances because the performance hall and club owners were not involved in the Jazz way of life. The largest problem in that era was the Caucasian Americans believed they were better than the African Americans and that the African Americans had nothing to offer. As the Caucasian American musicians heard the music of Jazz they were touched enough to realize that the African Americans did have something to offer and those a New Music movement came to be.
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Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of American Music List Price: Sale Price: $35.75 |
DescriptionThis five-CD box set soundtrack to filmmaker Ken Burns's 10-part, 19-hour documentary Jazz spans nearly a century of jazz styles, from the martial rhythms of James Reese Europe to the soul-jazz of Grover Washington Jr... |
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Mellow Jazz Cafe: Relaxing Jazz Piano Music Sale Price: $8.98 |
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Perfect Jazz Collection: 25 Original Jazz Recordings List Price: Sale Price: $32.52 |
DescriptionImport 25 CD boxset containing 25 of the finest Jazz albums ever released. Each album is packaged in a card wallet, and the box set includes a 40 page booklet in both English and French. Classic albums included are Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue, Dave Brubeck's Time Out, Billie Holiday's Lady In Satin, Nina Simone's Sings The Blues, Erroll Garner's Concert By The Sea, Charlie Parker's Bird and many more! Sony... |
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Cocktail Party Jazz List Price: Sale Price: $6.84 |
DescriptionAn intoxicating collection of instrumental jazz for entertaining from some of our classic Green Hill jazz releases |
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Jazz Piano: Relaxing Instrumental Music, Best Background Dinner Music Solo Piano Essentials Edition Sale Price: $8.98 |
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The Golden Age Of American Popular Music: The Jazz Hits From The Hot 100: 1958-1966 List Price: Sale Price: $12.34 |
DescriptionThe Golden Age Of American Popular Music is fast-becoming as successful series as our Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll. This spin-off from the main series is a collection of Jazz Hits from the core years of 1958-1966... |
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Most Relaxing Jazz Guitar Music in Universe List Price: Sale Price: $7.03 |
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Smooth Jazz #1s List Price: Sale Price: $7.71 |
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Most Relaxing Jazz Music in Universe (Dig) List Price: Sale Price: $7.21 |
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Allegro Winter 2012 Sampler Sale Price: $0.00 |