MUSI 3200A Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cootie Williams, Cymbal, Coleman Hawkins
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Contributed the most to the development of jazz. Had a new way of accenting notes that gave a highly syncopated character. He played a lot of notes, fast. Influenced by buster smith"s sound (kansas city) Wrote many tunes: jo jones jam, yardbird bird. Used the whole tone scale: c, d, e, f#, g#, a# Sparingly uses notes, but often ones that clash with each other. Played with cootie williams" band trumpeter from duke. Most imitated of all bop pianists mostly for his comping style. No longer chomp, chomp, chomp chomp" but sporadically placed 2 or 3 note chords used for reducing chords to a minimum. Played with louis armstrong, lionel hampton, duke ellington, Known for abstract style and different groove. 1st to use the ride cymbal for time keeping left hand and right foot for accents. Dropping bombs rhythmic accents on bass drum and snare lady bird song. Labeled the first bop tenor sax player.
