Duke Ellingtons ???Harlem??? 1964 ( REPORT ON THIS MUSIC ALBUM WITH THE QUESTIONS BELOW ANSWERED) HAS TO BE 2 PAGES LONG Who are the jazz artists and who else have they worked with? What other albums have been recorded by this/these artists and how well were they received by the public? Black, Brown and Beige is a 1958 jazz album by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, featuring Mahalia Jackson. Ellington indigos is a 1957 album by Duke Ellington Side by Side is a 1959 album featuring jazz legend Duke Ellington with Johnny Hodges, When and where was the album recorded? Is it a live show? Recorded live in March 1964 in Stockhol Are there a mixture of jazz styles played, or are they fairly consistent? What landmark recordings by other artists were recorded around the same time? Miles Davis Kind of Blue Quiet Nights Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Taylor Does the order of the songs on the album make sense? Is there enough variety in this collection? Is there a consistently high level of playing throughout the album? Are there any particular selections that stand out? Those that you like better than others? How is the overall recorded sound of the album? Is it a transfer from an old LP? Is it clear sounding or muddy? Is the sound congested in the louder passages? You can focus on any of these questions or others that you can think of. The review should be at least two word-processed pages in length and be free of grammatical errors. And please use the spell check, remembering that it is often confused by the context in which some of your words are used! _____________________________________________________________________________________ ANSWER THESE 3 QUESTIONS IN A 2-3 PARAGRAPH ESSAY A. Discuss the evolution of Coltrane's styles through his three major stylistic periods: pre-1960s styles, 1960s formats, and the Classic Quartet B. Briefly, what were the important contributions to jazz by Charles Mingus as a bassist, composer-arranger, and bandleader? C. C. Compare and contrast the tone, melodic, and rhythmic approaches of John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins _____________________________________________________________________________ Sax ( A REPORT ON THIS INSTRUMENT) 1. 3 - 5 pages minimum without the add-ons. To include: 2. How did that particular instrument come to be used in jazz? 3. Who were the outstanding jazz artists of each stylistic period who played that instrument? *4. Describe how the instrument was used differently in each stylistic period. *5. Describe different effects and manners of playing that are unique to that instrument. *These areas should take up the bulk of the paper. Add-ons (#6 and #7 ARE REQUIRED): 6. Listen to jazz artists playing this instrument in selected periods and fill out a listening log on each selection chosen. Use the textbook to help develop an outline for your paper, then go to other sources to fill out the outline. 7. "Works Cited" page - Click here for the Format Guidelines for the Report. Keywords: Writing