This course offers an introduction to the history and sounds of jazz. The emphasis will be on listening to a wide range of jazz music and discussing, primarily in English, the characteristics of each work. (Some Japanese translation will be provided for students with insufficient English skills.) We will also devote attention to social issues such as race and class, and will consider the impact of various media on the music.
To provide students with an overview of the history of jazz, and to expand their ability to hear the complexity and intricacy of the music.
Day 1: Introduction: What is jazz? A brief overview of the history and sounds of jazz, from Ragtime and New Orleans jazz through the 1960s experiments in free jazz and fusion of the 1970s.
Day 2: New Orleans jazz: King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet.
Day 3: Piano players (solo piano): Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, Art Tatum, Earl (Fatha) Hines, Meade Lux Lewis.
Day 4: Big bands: Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller.
Day 5: Be-bop: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell.
Day 6: Cool jazz: Miles Davis and Gil Evans, Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper.
Day 7: 1950s Mainstream and Hard Bop: Miles Davis Quintet, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver.
Day 8: Iconoclasts/Early Free Jazz: Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman.
Day 9: 1960s mainstream and free jazz: Miles Davis, Bill Evans, John Coltrane Quartet, Wayne Shorter, Albert Ayler.
Day 10: Latin jazz: Chano Pozo, Ray Baretto, Arturo Sandoval, Airto Moreira,
Day 11: Fusion: Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Weather Report, Pat Metheny.
Day 12: European and Japanese jazz: Peter Brotzman, Han Bennink, Derek Bailey, Yamashita Yosuke, Togashi Masahiko, Otomo Yoshihide, Uehara Hiromi.
Day 13: Student Presentations
Day 14: Student Presentations
(Note: the above listening assignments are subject to change.)
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Aを履修した学生がBを履修してもよい。学生の達成度に従って別課題を与える。
人数制限をする場合があるので、1回目の授業には必ず出席すること。
Students will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:
(1) class participation (regular attendance is expected, as is active participation in class discussions).
(2) Weekly submission of YouTube links with comments related to that week's assigned listening.
(3) oral presentation based on fieldwork.
(4) Final in-class writing assignment.
Students with no knowledge of jazz music as well as musicians and others familiar with the music are welcome to register for this class.
連絡先:世界文明センター(内線3892)