4-5 pages MLA double spaced
Please read this fully,
It is an album report, much like a book report, but for a jazz album.
Details about the music, each song, (IMPORTANT are the details of the actual music being performed; style, tempo, improvisation/solos, forms, arrangements, textures, timbres, etc.) This should be the focus of the essay, the breakdown of each song. Professor is looking into the content of describing the songs using jazz vocabulary, song by song.
What subgenre of jazz are you hearing in this album, each song?
What are you hearing and how does it relate to characteristics of jazz?
How does it not relate (how is it different from previous Jazz music, albums?)
Think about other great jazz musicians that might be comparable in some fashion.
Is there anything unusual or unique in this album compared to other jazz albums?
Important historical events surrounding the album. What social, cultural, political evens may have influenced the artists and this album.
Worth a big chunk of my grade, please keep the language formal. Thank you a ton for this help. I have attached a word document with a notes covering a majority of the semester, you can use examples from the notes to tie into the writing if you would like, however like I mentioned earlier, the focus is on the content of the album and the breakdown of the music.
Here is a short list of some recommendations from my professor. If you would to write about an album that is not on this list, that is fine, just make sure it is a jazz album. If you are uncertain, message me about it and I will clear it up with my professor
Miles Davis “Kind of Blue” or “Bitches Brew”
Charlie Parker “Bird and Diz”
Art Blakey “Ugetsu” or “Free for All”
John Coltrane “Giant Steps” or “A Love Supreme”
“All of these albums can be found on YouTube.Make sure you listen to the album in its entirety and do research online about the album before you write your paper.Try and support your findings with things we have covered in class.” – note from professor, by things we covered in class, he mostly means “details about the music” as I mentioned above.
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