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Jazz Music reflection

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Listen to a piece of jazz music and then answer the following questions. It is actually a mini essay and it is about 300-350 words. Below is the link for music:
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=eLfBl4nglA0
Miles Davis, “Sivad” (Miles Davis), Live at The Cellar Door, Washington, DC, December 19, 1970. Miles Davis, trumpet (t); Gary Bartz, soprano and alto saxophones (ss/as); John McLaughlin, guitar (g); Keith Jarrett, electric piano and organ (ep/o); Michael Henderson, electric bass (eb); Jack DeJohnette, drums (d); Airto Moreira, percussion (per)
Topic 1: This piece was performed by many of the musicians that performed on Miles Davis’ “Bitches Brew.” How many soloists are there in this piece? Please list them by name and instrument. Now listen closely to Miles Davis who solos at various sections in the piece. Where do these sections occur? Provide counter numbers. Now listen where Davis first enters at 00:50. What does his trumpet sound like? Is it a guitar? Jimi Hendrix was very influential with his use of a wah-wah electronic effect on his electric guitar. Davis adopted this effect with his trumpet. He also uses the wah-wah effect from 05:04 to 07:58. Describe Davis’ phrasing in this section. Describe the other accompanying musicians during this section. Does their accompaniment have rock elements? Is there a hypnotic pulse? Does the bass line function as a pedal point? Do the bass and other accompanying instruments give this piece a modal quality? What happens to Davis’ trumpet sound at 08:06? What characteristics of Davis’ fusion solo in “Sivad” are different from other Davis solos you have heard with his earlier (pre-fusion) jazz groups? What aspects of his fusion solo are similar to his previous solos?

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Jazz Music Reflection
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Jazz Music Reflection
How many soloists are there in this piece? Please list them by name and instrument. Now listen closely to Miles Davis who solos at various sections in the piece. Where do these sections occur? Provide counter numbers.
There are six soloists, namely: Miles Davis, trumpet (t); Gary Bartz, soprano saxophones (ss); John McLaughlin, guitar (g); Keith Jarrett, electric piano (ep); Michael Henderson, electric bass (eb). Miles Davis solos at three different sections in the piece and their different timecodes illustrated below to help in identified that specific place for listening to understand the instruments played:
* 00:50 – 1:52
* 3:25 – 4:10
* 5:04 – 7:56
Now listen where Davis first enters at 00:50. What does his trumpet sound like? Is it a guitar? Jimi Hendrix was very influential with his use of a wah-wah electronic effect on his electric guitar. Davis adopted this effect with his trumpet. He also uses the wah-wah effect from 05:04 to 07:58. Describe Davis’ phrasing in this section. Describe the other accompanying musicians during this section. Does their accompaniment have rock elements? Is there a hypnotic pulse? Does the bass line function as a pedal point? Do the bass and other accompanyin...
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