MUSIC 0711 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Claude Thornhill, Modern Jazz Quartet, Dave Brubeck
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1950s west coast/cool jazz & the third stream. Bebop was such an importance influence: so was charlie parker. Also a very white type of jazz. Miles davis leader of the cool : leader of cool jazz, not the father important distinction, lester young came before miles davis, asked by capital record company executive to lead a big band. Lead to the birth of the cool recording: played with charlie parker, preferred a sound with no attitude in it, boplicity recorded 1949, birth of the cool album, multi-era artist o. Gerry mulligan: born in new york 1927, influenced by claude thornhill and other progressive era musicians, bass clarinet, the sound of jazz 1957 one of the first aired on tv, purest blues solo in jazz o. Chet baker: trumpet player, vocalist, began playing on the west coast with charlie parker, popular musician and figure, played in gerry mulligan cortet, my funny valentine italy 1959 o.
