Write responses to all of the following:
1. Listen to Ornette Coleman’s “Lonely Woman” and “Street Woman”
https://youtu.be/DNbD1JIH344 https://youtu.be/cPWFIuuntE4
Write 100 words comparing these two songs and discussing the parameters using terms such as pitch, rhythm, timbre, etc. (see “Parameters of Song” PPT). Include a personal reaction. What emotions are being portrayed here?
2. Listen to Miles Davis’ “B— Brew” and John Coltrane’s “Resolution” from the album “Love Supreme”
https://youtu.be/Q26k14yBAnM https://youtu.be/CsxtKQW9ggg
Write 100 words comparing these two songs and discussing the parameters using terms such as pitch, rhythm, timbre, etc. (see “Parameters of Song” PPT). Include a reaction. What emotions are being portrayed here?
3. Listen to Herbie Hancock’s “Watermelon Man” and Miles Davis’ “Tutu” dedicated to Desmond Tutu
https://youtu.be/4bjPlBC4h_8 https://youtu.be/sAMJy-PHzKE
Write 100 words comparing these two songs and discussing the parameters using terms such as pitch, rhythm, timbre, etc. (see “Parameters of Song” PPT). Include a reaction. Look up Desmond Tutu on the internet. How are each of these two men ( a leader and fictional merchant) portrayed by the music?
4. Listen to Chris Potter and Snarky Puppy “Lingus” and Michael Brecker’s “Some Skunk Funk”
https://youtu.be/L_XJ_s5IsQc https://youtu.be/bSf1wrOEQpE
Write 100 words comparing these two songs and discussing the parameters using terms such as pitch, rhythm, timbre, etc. (see “Parameters of Song” PPT). Include a reaction. What emotions are being portrayed here?
5. Watch on YouTube at least 30 minutes of : “Truth in Rhythm: James Mtume” https://youtu.be/IR3qxwCxDuA
Write a 100+ words summarizing the video and its relevance to the genre of Jazz Fusion.