MUSIC 150 Lecture Notes - Big Band, Bassline
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On tuesday, november 20th i attended the umass jazz ensemble 1 concert in bowker. This is the first time i have ever attended a concert with the intention of listening to the elements of the music, and i found it was difficult to do so. When being taught about each individual element in class and knowing specifically what to look for it is easy to pick out which instrument or instruments are participating and describe their actions. However, in a big band concert such as this i found myself slightly confused as to what i was listening to, even though i enjoyed the performance very much. The first element that became apparent to me was the saxophone solo, or should i say solos that included improvisation. Almost every piece had a section set aside for the saxophone to take the lead and play. The tempo was fast, however the rhythm never strayed from that set by the rhythm section.
