Lecture Jazz (Tenth edition) - Chapter 11: Hard bop, funky, gospel jazz. Hard bop, funky, and gospel jazz shifted jazz to an active, engaging style that was full of vitality and accessible to a wider audience. After completing this unit, you should be able to understand hard bop, funky, gospel jazz. | Jazz Tenth Edition Chapter 11 PowerPoint by Sharon Ann Toman, 2004 Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz Hard (more driving) Bop (return to the elements of the bop style) Funky (rollicking, rhythmic feeling) Gospel Jazz (funky + elements of early Gospel music) Chapter 11 - Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz The Hard Bop style was more improvisational and emotionally based The Funky Hard Bop era was a return to the Bop style (vitality) The term funky was often used interchangeably with soul during this period Chapter 11 - Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz The term soul was connected to church and speaks of the emotional content of the music The term funky had a more earthy association Chapter 11 - Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz Funky music borrows musical characteristics from African American church music Used scales that were used in early blues (blue notes) Result is a gospel blues sound Highly rhythmical . | Jazz Tenth Edition Chapter 11 PowerPoint by Sharon Ann Toman, 2004 Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz Hard (more driving) Bop (return to the elements of the bop style) Funky (rollicking, rhythmic feeling) Gospel Jazz (funky + elements of early Gospel music) Chapter 11 - Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz The Hard Bop style was more improvisational and emotionally based The Funky Hard Bop era was a return to the Bop style (vitality) The term funky was often used interchangeably with soul during this period Chapter 11 - Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz The term soul was connected to church and speaks of the emotional content of the music The term funky had a more earthy association Chapter 11 - Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz Funky music borrows musical characteristics from African American church music Used scales that were used in early blues (blue notes) Result is a gospel blues sound Highly rhythmical melodies Less complex harmonies Happy sound Chapter 11 - Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz Gospel Jazz Gospel Jazz Originally called “soul jazz” Extension of the funky style Gospel jazz used more triadic harmonies (like which is found in church hymns) Rhythm and emotional intensity Chapter 11 - Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz The Performers The funky was 1st introduced by pianists Later adopted by all instrumentalists Brought to public notice by: Pianist – Horace Silver Drummer – Art Blakey and his group called: The Jazz Messengers Chapter 11 - Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz Horace Silver (1928- ) Pianist, composer An important pioneer of Hard bop His quintet served as a model for small jazz groups during the 1950s – 1960s Trained many young players Excellent composer and arranger Chapter 11 - Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz Wild Bill Davis (1918-1995) “Godfather of the Jazz Organ” Performed on Hammond organ Also played piano, and guitar Led an organ trio group Worked with .
