UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
EVOLUTION OF JAZZ
MUL 2016 (Fall 2006)
Instructor: Scott Warfield

SECTION 1 (Class Nbr: 89848) - Class Meetings: M-W-F 3:30 pm -4:20 pm
Location: Colbourn Hall 207e

This web page and its associated links serves as a communications site for MUL 2016 at the University of Central Florida. Posted here are various information pages, assignments, study guides, and links to useful web sites. Students in MUL 2720 are free to print any of these pages for their own use in the course.

Syllabus - Overview of the course, grading policies, etc.

Schedule - Tentative list of reading & listening assignments

Daily Assignments - A complete list of all specific assignments, class announcements, and other reminders in chronological order

Instruction Sheets for MUL 2016 out-of-class projects & other activities

Review Sheets for Martin/Waters, Jazz : The First 100 Years

Reserve/Supplemental Items

A list of items used in class and now in the UCF Library for use as supplemental materials.

Useful Web Sites for "Evolution of Jazz"

The following are examples of some of the best resources available on the web.

General Resources and Research Tools

"DW3 Classical Music Resources"
Constructed and maintained by the Music Library at Duke University, this is one of the best organized tools for searching the web for music links.

Music Appreciation Textbook Sites

Listening to Music
The companion web site to the music appreciation textbook use by Warfield in MUL 2010. Use Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in the "Select a Chapter" window to access general information on terminology.
The Enjoyment of Music
The companion web site to a music appreciation textbook, The Enjoyment of Music, occasionally used in courses like MUL 2010 here at UCF. This web site contains useful information for basic music terminology under "Music Materials."
Masterworks, A Musical Discovery
The companion web site to another music appreciation textbook. Click on any chapter and then use the "Fundamentals" and "Glossary" links on the left of the page to access definitions and other basic information.

General Jazz Sites

Institute of Jazz (Rutgers University): Research Guide Page
The home page of one of the leading University-based centers for the study of jazz. Follow any of the four basic links to specific online resources available on the web.
Jazz History - Presented by the Verve Music Group
A web site hosted by one of the premiere recording labels in Jazz history. It includes a brief overview of each of several different jazz styles, and it also includes numerous recorded samples of each style. Use the menu at the left to navigate.
The Red Hot Jazz Archive
A web site devoted to "The History of Jazz before 1930," with a vast array of information on the pioneers or jazz. Includes a series of essays on topics in early jazz, biographical information on performers and ensembles, and literally hundreds of early jazz recordings available in streaming formats.
American Jazz Museum (Kansas City)
"Located in the historic 18th and Vine District in Kansas City, Mo., this is the place where jazz masters such as Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Big Joe Turner, and hundreds of others defined the sounds of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s." (from the website)
Club Kaycee
"Club Kaycee serves up sights and sounds of the Golden Age of Kansas City Jazz from the Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri - Kansas City, in cooperation with kansascity.com and The Kansas City Star." (from the website) Includes biographies and numerous streaming recordings by many early jazz legends active in Kansas City. (requires a Real Audio plug-in)
Jazz Profiles from NPR
An index page to the many broadcasts by National Public Radio on Jazz. Follow any of the hot links to web sites that include streaming audio of the individual broadcasts, many of which include additional resources on that day's subject.

Music of Sub-saharan Africa Web Sites

MUL 2720 Web Site
The website established for MUL 2720 ("Music of the World"). See the final subsection of this web page for African music resources.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC

American Vernacular Music
The website established for a special topics course in American music. See the many external links to such topics as African-American Music, Minstrelsy, Ragtime, Blues, and numerous other related genres.

Chapter 2 : Early Jazz

"James Reese Europe" (by Thomas L. Morgan)
A good overview of the career of James Reese Europe, with some pictures and other illustrations.
"Original Dixieland Jazz Band"
A commercial web site run by the current ODJB, a "tribute" band fronted by Jimmy LaRocca, son of "Nick" LaRocca, who helped to found the first ODJB. Look to the left on the home page for links to the "photo gallery" and also "jazz history" for information on both the original ODJB and its current successor group. Remember that the current players have a vested interest in maintaining the importance of the first ODJB.
The Sidney Bechet Society, Ltd.
The website of a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the memory of the early jazz pioneer, Sidney Bechet. For a biography of Bechet, see "Who was Sidney Bechet?" on the left side of the site's home page.

Chapter 3 : Morton, Armstrong, and Beiderbecke

"Satchmo.Net"
"The oficial website of the Louis Armstrong House & Archives," hosted by Queens College. In addition to serving as an informational site for those interested in Armstrong's former residence and also an archival collection devoted to his music, there are links to biographical essays, timelines, discographies, and other basic information about one fo the most important figures in the history of jazz.
Louis Armstrong Discography
A website with detailed information about Armstrong's career as a recording artist.
Jelly Roll Morton
An extensive website dedicated to the study and preservation of the legacy of Jelly Roll Morton. In addition to basic biographical and historical information, the site includes many photographs, statistics, discographies, and even assessments of the research into Morton's career and its importance to the early history of jazz.
Bix Beiderbecke Resources : "A Bixography"
A very detailed and thorough website devoted to one of early jazz's most important soloists. In addition to the usual biographical information, discography and such, there are streaming audio files from a series of radio programs on Beiderbecke (Follow the link to "Jim Grover's Bix Radio Program" at the left on the home page.).

Chapter 4 : 1920s Jazz in New York and Europe

"Harlem : 1900-1940"
An online exhibition about the history of this important New York neighborhood. Look under "Exhibition" for biographies of "Duke" Ellington, James Reese Europe, and Fletcher Henderson, as well as an article on the Black Swan Phonograph Company.
"stridepiano.com/"
This is "the only website on the net that is dedicated completely to the art of stride piano. . . . and is designed to serve as a resource for all things 'stride'." Its contents are primarily biographies, but there are links to other resources.
"The Jazz Age Page"
A web site devoted to some of the "people and historical events in the Jazz Age." Look under "biographies" for Paul Whiteman and also under sound for a few recordings by various popular musicians of the time.
"The Official George & Ira Gershwin Website"
Just what its name says. Follow the various links for information about one of the most imporant American popular composers. Use the "jukebox" to hear excerpts of Gershwin's songs.
"Duke Ellington - The Official Web Site"
This web site is primarily written information about this influential band leader. There are a few sound clip available. Look to the right for the "Click here to listen to the Duke" and follow the link.

Chapter 5 : The Swing Era

SwingMusic.Net
A general web site devoted to swing music, with numerous pages on various bands and also background information. Use the menus at either the left or right to access those additional pages.
Fletcher Henderson
A web page at "Answers.com" that brings together several different biographical essays about the first important big band leader and arranger.
"The Territory Bands"
A brief essay on territory bands in Nebraska and the Midwest.
Club Kaycee.
See this web site (also listed above in general resources) for biographies and streaming audio of such important early Kansas City musicians as Walter Page, Bennie Moten, Andy Kirk, Mary Lou Williams, and Count Basie.
The Count Basie Orchestra
Appears to be the web site of a tribute band that tours today playing Basie's charts. Includes some historical information.
The Official Site of Benny Goodman : King of Swing
Another "legacy" web site, possibly controled by the heirs of the Goodman estate. Includes general historical information.

Chapter 6 : Swing Era Bands and Stylists

Hepster's Dictionary
Cab Calloway's dictionary of "jive," the language of the hep cats (Don't be an "icky." Make sure you "got your boots on.")
Jimmie Lunceford
The biography of Jimmie Lunceford from SwingMusic.net.
Chick Webb
A good introduction to this important Swing drummer, including many photographs and two streaming recordings of his band.

Chapter 7 : The Bebop Era

Dizzy Gillespie All Star Bands
Home page of the "alumni" bands comprised of some of the more famous musicians who played with Dizzy Gillespie. Includes biographical information and some streaming sound files.
Charlie Parker
The "official" web site of Parker's music, including much background information and a number of streaming audio examples (see "music clips" in the menu at the left).
"The Monk Zone"
The official web site of Thelonious Monk's music. Somewhat trickly to navigate, so be sure you click the link that takes you into the "Monk Zone." There you will find plenty of information and many streaming audio and even video performances by Monk and his quartet.
Bud Powell
An excellent web site devoted to the most important pianist of the Bebop era. See the link "05 MP3's" for streaming samples of his recordings.

Chapter 8 : The 1950s And New Jazz Substyles

"Joe Lovano, Returning to 'The Birth of the Cool'"
A recent NPR radio interview (1 October 2006) with saxophonist Joe Lovano discussing the "Cool" style. The web site includes complete recordings of Miles Davis' "Bobplicity" and "Moon Dreams," along with versions by Lovano's group. The site also includes numerous links to other web pages dealing with Gil Evans, Miles Davis, and Gerry Mullligan.
Miles Davis
The official web site maintained by "Miles Davis Properties." Follow the "music" link to a second page and use the "Miles Davis Music Player" (lower left corner) to access streaming audio tracks of recordings from the many different periods of Miles Davis' career.
Gil Evans
A thorough listing of all the basic information about this important "Cool" era arranger, including a biography, lists of all sessions in which he participated, lists of musicians with whom he worked, etc.
Gil Evans (official website)
A somewhate limited web site that does include biographical information and links to other sources.
Kind of Blue
An NPR radio broadcast about this important jazz recording, including several streaming recordings from the album.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet: 'Time Out'
An NPR radio broadcast about Brubeck's Quartet and their interest in unusual meters. Includes streaming audio of the complete "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo ala Turk" tracks.
The Gerry Mulligan Collection at the Library of Congress
The web site maintained by the Library of Congress (Washington, DC) that includes primarily text and photographs. See the "oral autobiography" for extensive information on Mulligan's life and career.
Art Blakey
The official web site maintained by Blakey's estate to promote his music and work with his group, the Jazz Messengers. Includes much background information and streaming audio (see "real audio" on the pull-down menu under "BU's Corner")
Charles Mingus
The official web site of this important bassist, leader and composer. There are a few brief audio samples under "music in film."

Chapter 9 : The 1960s Avant-Garde

Harmolodic
Ornette Coleman's Website. Click on the "phone" icon (or the "philosophy" link at the bottom of the page) to hear Coleman speak about his music. Follow the "Ornette" links for biography and written background information.
JohnColtrane.com
The official website of Coltrane's heirs. The site includes three brief "movies" (two with sound) of Coltrane performing at different stages of his career. Biographical and other background information is also available.

Chapter 10 : Mainstream Jazz in the 1960s

The Cannonball Adderley Rendez-vous
An extensive web site devoted to one of the most important alto sax players of the 1960s. Follow the link to "movies" to see and hear Adderley in various group performances and use the "Solos" link to hear excerpted improvisations by Adderley.

Chapter 11 : Jazz-Rock, Jazz-Funk Fusion

ProgArchives.com
"PROG ARCHIVES intends to be the most complete and powerful progressive rock resource. You will find progressive rock music discographies, progressive rock bands, albums (LP, CD and DVD) reviews, forum and related links. As of today, the discography lists 13,047 titles from exactly 2,579 bands." (from the Website)

Use this web site to find informaiton on Jazz-Fusion groups and leaders like Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, etc. There is a "Jazz Rock/Fusion" section of this site, or you can use the search feature to find many bands directly. There are several free MP3s available with most groups.

Chapter 12 : Jazz Since the 1980s

WLOQ-FM (103.1)
Orlando's "Smooth Jazz" station. Although one can't listen to the station via the web, there is plenty of information, including playlists and schedules to guide your listening to this commercial station.

Local & Regional Broadcasting Information

WUCF-FM (89.9)
The web site of the University of Central Florida's own non-commercial radio station. Its programming is primariliy jazz, but WUCF also carries some NPR programming, a Sunday evening show on Bluegrass, and Saturday broadcasts of The Metropolitan Opera. WUCF-FM is available to you through the Internet to anyone with a Real Player Plug-in.
WMFE-FM (90.7)
Orlando's public radio station broadcasts primarily classical music, news, and other NPR programming 24-hours a day. Use the "pull-down" menu under "90.7" on the tool bar at the top of the home page to reach the web link for listening to WMFE's broadcast.
WUFT-FM (89.1)
The University of Florida's public radio station in Gainesville broadcasts a mix of classical, jazz, folk, and world music, as well as news and NPR programming 24-hours a day. WUFT-FM can be heard through the web link on their home page.

updated: 29 November 2006 (sw)