No mention of Monk.

FAIL

For 3 paragraphs, that wasnt bad.
If a 5th grader was turning in a one-page paper on the subject- I'd let that fly.

Miles said jazz could be summed up in four words:

"Charlie Parker Louis Armstrong."

Take that, John Fordham!

History of Jazz according to some dude

Pretty good.

Bukharin: For 3 paragraphs, that wasnt bad.
If a 5th grader was turning in a one-page paper on the subject- I'd let that fly.

For a 5th grader that's a solid A

1derful: No mention of Monk.

FAIL

I'm inclined to agree. To explain Monk's significance might require burrowing a little deeper than the three paragraph limit would allow, but he could have tried something to the effect of: "Thelonious Monk, emerging from the bebop movement, epitomized that the innovation that drives jazz as an art form comes from unique genius and intensely personal feeling." Something like that.

http://www.redhotjazz.com/buddy.html (pops)

StormDawg: "Thelonious Monk, emerging from the bebop movement, epitomized that the innovation that drives jazz as an art form comes from unique genius and intensely personal feeling." Something like that.

That's a whole lot of big words to describe something that sounds like 8 minutes of "wheedly widdly woo".

1derful: No mention of Monk.

FAIL

Oh please. No mention of Mingus or Lester Young or Jaco or Sonny Rollins or MyFavoriteJazzerBecauseMyFanboyReverenceForMyFavoriteJazzerMakesMeCoolerThanTheA uthorAndMyMomsBoyfriend or blah blah blah...

Those three paragraphs were spot on.

Wynton Marsalis could have written that in two paragraphs. Just drop the last one.

"Jazz isn't dead, it just smells funny."

Could have used more mention of the roots, like ragtime.

/Wynton Marsalis is not the jazz Messiah
//Don Byron is

I Like Bread: StormDawg: "Thelonious Monk, emerging from the bebop movement, epitomized that the innovation that drives jazz as an art form comes from unique genius and intensely personal feeling." Something like that.

That's a whole lot of big words to describe something that sounds like 8 minutes of "wheedly widdly woo".

Hm. Well, if you haven't hipped to Monk yet then that's one awesome thing you've still got to look forward to in life, so cheers.

Pretty awesome summation. Me likey.

The 1930s swing era, with its big-band heroes Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Benny Goodman, has massive youth appeal.

My dog is named after Count Basie. Generally, only people over the age of 60 get it :-)

No love for George Coleman?

Lollipop165: The 1930s swing era, with its big-band heroes Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Benny Goodman, has massive youth appeal.

My dog is named after Count Basie. Generally, only people over the age of 60 get it :-)

No love for George Coleman?

My dog's name is Copper.

I can do it in 6 words:

Louis Armstrong

Charlie Parker

Miles Davis

berniex: I can do it in 6 words:

Louis Armstrong

Charlie Parker

Miles Davis

Possibly, but Coltrane's effect is huge. Eight words maybe?

Nah. Coltrane was merely Parker on crack and he didn't know when to end his solos.

Miles finally told him "Just take the horn out of your mouth."

Bill. Evans.