Assignment 6: Listening to Jazz

Assignment 6: Listening to Jazz

Listen to the following Jazz recording and write your observations and critique of the performance. Your writing should be at least 2 paragraphs. FYI: Coleman Hawkins plays first, Charlie Parker is 2nd.

https://youtu.be/P-ZoZ3BeQ2U

Listening Instructions:

Listen to the first song on the video. (beginning till 2:42)
Listen with high quality headphones or Hi-fi stereo system. Ear buds would be the next best thing. Do NOT listen using laptop or cell phone speakers. These are not high quality enough to hear the full range of the music
Listen to the recording at least 3 times. The first time you listen, you will just get an overview of the song. The 2nd time, take notes on anything you notice. The 3rd listen you will notice new things that you can write about
Writing Instruction

How did the music make you feel? What did you think about?
Compare the 2 different saxophonists, Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Parker. How were their styles of improvisation different. Be descriptive. Who’s playing did you think was better and WHY?

Solution Preview

Listening to Jazz by Saxophonists Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Parker
Jazz is one of the types of music that has been played since history and is becoming more common nowadays due to rise in the number of upcoming saxophonists worldwide. Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Parker are some of the famous saxophonists whose jazz music is listened to across the world.

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