... the musical sound. -Eighth note: is a musical note played for one eighth the duration of whole note. -Flats: means "lower in pitch"; the flat symbol lowers a note by a half step. -Flugelhorn: trumpet-like instrument, which is even mellower than the cornet. -Guitar: comes in both electric and acoustic versions. The older acoustic guitar was very much a rhythm instrument in classic jazz because it played ... chords on each beat. -Half note: is a note played for half the duration of a whole note and twice the duration of a ... quarter note. -Harmonic substitution: is the technique of using...

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... soloing with boundless energy. With Miles Davis, Coltrane's big tone would help make that group one of the greatest jazz ensembles ever assembled. While with Miles he participated in such classic Davis sessions as Milestones and Kind Of Blue. In 1959, Coltrane released "Giant Steps," a groundbreaking album that firmly established him as a tenor master. His ... classic Giant Steps album contained the mighty tunes "Giant Steps" and "Countdown?. In 1960, Coltrane formed his own group. This group included McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones and Jimmy Garrison. This group ... . He told Wayne Shorter t...

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... soloing with boundless energy. With Miles Davis, Coltrane's big tone would help make that group one of the greatest jazz ensembles ever assembled. While with Miles he participated in such classic Davis sessions as Milestones and Kind Of Blue. In 1959, Coltrane released Giant Steps, a groundbreaking album that firmly established him as a tenor master. His ... classic Giant Steps album contained the mighty tunes Giant Steps and Countdown. In 1960, Coltrane formed his own group. This group included McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones and Jimmy Garrison. This group ... . He told Wayne Shorter that he...

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... larger public did not consider ragtime to be on par with 'better music'" (Haskin 39). On the other hand, W.C. Handy popularized "Memphis Blues" and made it a classic. The two artists withstood difficulties in attempting to popularize their music. Ragtime originated through traveling pianists aggregating to the Mississippi river where they mixed their styles with that of the ... syncopated rhythm. This offbeat rhythm helped to generate the swing feeling that was so integral to ragtime and jazz later on. Syncopation was noted as "the anticipatory emission of a note, shifting it from ...

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