MUS 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Gunther Schuller, Calypso Music, Third Stream
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Mus 106 - lecture 16 - chapter 8: fragmentation part ii. Invented by jo o gilberto and antonio carlos jobim. Top 40 album when it came out. Still one of the best albums in musical history. Inspired in part by new black consciousness in postwar america. Typical group trumpet, tenor, piano, bass, drums. Powerful, explosive, hard-edged horns, rhythm section groove". 1954: founded jazz messengers with horace silver. Band is a workshop to develop young players. Blakey would encourage them to leave and start their own bands. One of the most prolific hard bop songwriters. Withdrew from music 1954, 1959, 1964. Influenced by holiness church, shouts, moans, cries, etc. Screaming at his musicians, firing them on the spot, etc. 1957: term coined by gunther schuller in a lecture at brandeis university. Describes a musical genre that is a synthesis of classical music and jazz. Hybrid of hard bop, r&b, and soul. Jimmy smith organ trio; organ, guitar, drums.
