The following series on the evolution of jazz guitar briefly describes each era in the development of this genre, but it makes the names of several important non-musicians and Guitars also not into details on several important contributions they made to go . Its main objective is to educate the reader about the role played guitar in every phase of the history of music, and also introduce us to his most influential players.
Before we begin, I would like to point out howpointed out that the guitar played a secondary role in jazz before the1930's. Only after that period in time that the guitar began to develop their own sophisticated voice and was first featured at par in jazz improvisation with the piano, brass and woodwind soloists. Instead of this, I decided to start this series with the Swing era.
The swing era's most prominent contribution to jazz is assumed that many, the introduction of the "Big Band" orchestra format available. In addition to aCombination of brass and woodwind instruments and a rhythm section, by 1930 most of the dance orchestra and a string. The string instruments were discarded from the format and the new orchestra were streamlined for the new bold sweep arrangements that are not only highly influenced by European traditions of music orchestrated presented, but also a soloist, would be determined under the heart, beyond the scope of improvise entire piece. It was not unusual for otherSoloists with respect to times and join in collective improvisation, a common practice in the conduct of blues and Dixieland.
During the first half of the 20th Century was due not jazz as a respectable form of music among the white mainstream audience to the fact that it was the music of the brothels and the black culture synonymous. But in 1930 George Gershwin was responsible for the completion of the assimilation of jazz in American society, the white writing I Got Rhythmfor a successful Broadway musicals. One of the musicians who played in the orchestra pit, the show was called a young clarinetist Benny Goodman, who had become one of the most influential bandleaders of the swing era. Are linked up to this point, most with the jazz band leader, were black. Not only that Benny Goodman was one of the first white band leader to the world of jazz (along with Glen Miller), the Dorsey brothers, but also credited for introducing us, Charlie Christian,one of the first electric guitarist in the history of jazz improvisation.
Charlie Christian
Christian was in Bonham, Texas, on 29 Born in July 1919 and grew up in Oklahoma City. It was here that Christian as a child learned to play the guitar. As a result of his surroundings, he was not only influenced by jazz and blues, but country music. This hybrid mix of influences is evident when listening to some of his recordings, such as "Seven Come Eleven," with the BennyGoodman Sextet. Allowed Christian to want, like a tenor saxophone sound, and thus its running like horn solos were influenced by saxophonists like Lester Young. While working at Oklahoma Christian as a young musician was able, with several big name musicians that came through the city like Teddy Wilson and Art Tatum jam. There was a pianist Mary Lou Williams, had to be incorporated first word producer John Hammond of the talented young guitarist. After the audition Christian Hammond arranged oneMeeting with Benny Goodman. Have as the first white bandleader to black musicians, recruited in 1939, Goodman, Charlie Christian in his newly formed sextet play with Lionel Hampton on vibes and Teddy Wilson on piano. Shortly thereafter, Christian innovative style has been captured on the guitar in the studio for the first time. Unfortunately, his career lasted less than two years when he died of tuberculosis on 2 March 1942, in New York.
FREDDIEGREEN
In his autobiography, describing talent scout and producer John Hammond, how he first discovered playing Freddy Green at a mob jointly owned in New York City "The Black Cat". He noted that what impressed him most was how Green with his "unusually long fingers, a steady stroke, was unremarkable, the whole rhythm section together." It was 1937 and bandleader Count Basie and his orchestra debut was in the city when Hammond took him to the Black Cat to hear,Green. Shortly after this meeting, let Basie Green, who with his big band for the first time on 26 Start in March 1937 and thereafter remained a member for almost half a decade went on. This brought together with Count Basie on piano, Jo Jones on drums, and Walter Page on bass, the legendary "All American Rhythm Section". When asked why he lived on the upper register of the keyboard during his solos, was Count Basie's Answer ... "At least I can have the world's best rhythm section."
BornCharleston, South Carolina on 31 March 1911, Freddy Green pioneering the way a guitar should work, both rhythmically and harmonically in the Big Band. On one of his interviews he stated that "one should never hear the guitar alone. They should be part of the drums, it sounds like the drummer plays chords like a noose in A or HI-hat in D minor." Green who hold the guitar almost flat on the lap, use, preferably an unamplified guitar solo rare. Hewas a minimalist in his choice of chord settings, often notes from the 3 most important that each chord root (covering 3 and 7.). The unfathomable strings have been muted by the left hand. This technique resulted in a percussive effect, not only in sealed tightly with the drums, but also helped to play any interference in the collective harmony of the whole band.
Freddie Green died on 1 March 1987 at the age of seventy-five.
DJANGO REINHARDTAND Gypsy Swing
During the 1930 in Europe is another important movement as "Gypsy Swing" refers to the surface under the jazz lovers. It was born in Belgium, inspired guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt. Also known as "Gypsy Jazz" is recalled that the orchestration of the guitar (usually 2), violin, accordion, clarinet and double bass. The percussive nature of drums was a rhythm guitar technique known as "la pompe" replaced. Another peculiarity of this style is the use of 2and especially3 finger chord structures rather than the standard barre chords on the guitar. This is to emulate the unique style of Django Reinhardt designed to play chords as a result of a hand injury. At the age of 18, Reinhard's caravan is on fire and two of his left hand fingers were severely burned. Although he could only get back to his single string solos at burning tempos with only 2 fingers, his other numbers are run for a limited physical role in the development of reservedChords. As a result of Django's was down only the essential chords. What a coincidence that around the same time, in time, thousands of miles away, guitarist Freddie Green, a very similar concept has been developed, with the exception of harmonic for different reasons!
In 1934, Reinhardt and Parisian violinist Stéphane Grappelli formed the "Quintette du Hot Club de France". The guitars are of Django and the Hot Club de France, which are Selmer Maccaferri, the first commercially available guitars withCutaway. This was the first time a steel reinforced neck was busy. Many luthiers consider it to be the best guitar ever made.
Django Reinhardt died on 16 May 1953 in Fountainbleu, France from a brain hemorrhage. Contemporary Gypsy Jazz to stay alive today thanks to the many guitarists such as Bireli Lagrene, Boulou and Elios Ferre, Babik Reinhardt, Angelo Debarre, Jimmy Rosenberg, and John Jorgensen and others.
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