Today we'll hear from several New Orleans jazz and rock (or rhythm and blues) musicians, including Fats Domino and "Professor Longhair") and blues artists including Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon.
Questions to ask yourself -- and post as comments to the blog:
1. New Orleans is considered the cradle of blues, jazz and a lot of American popular music in the 20th and 21st centuries. Is there a distinctive New Orleans sound in the musicians you hear from that city? If so, how does it carry over into music today -- i.e. do you hear echoes of it in today's music?
2. We'll hear at least a little bit of Chicago blues. Ask yourself the same questions: What is distinctive about it, and what echoes of it do you hear in today's music.
Post your answers as comments to this blog.
12 comments:
chaddYah i think the distinctive sound is mostly from the way they "talk" or sing in there music and the more upbeat tempo the music is from down there. In alot of the musicians from down south sound alot like the sound of that music. For example I think the band Little Feat reminds me alot of that New Orleans sound.
The Chi-Town music is so much different then the previous. It seems alot slower and more smooth. The way they sing to is alot different than the ones down south.
1. When I think of distinctive sounds of New Orleans music, I think of music with a very thick-sounding drawl, and a very "fun" sound. It is echoed in music today by the way musicians play the piano. The beat is often fast.
2. In my opinion, the Chicago's style of jazz/blues sounds a lot like New Orleans. It's a little bit slower and more "bluesy".
1.) Yes, because New Orleans is the birthplace of Jazz. People like Queen Latifah are bringing it back, so yes, it does echo on in today's world
2.) The Chicago style: piano is played like a giutar. It sounds more bluesy. It's slower than the New Orleans style. Does it echo? Yes. I remember the earlier work of Robin Thiche had some blues in his songs.
1. New Orleans is considered the cradle of blues, jazz and a lot of American popular music in the 20th and 21st centuries. Is there a distinctive New Orleans sound in the musicians you hear from that city? If so, how does it carry over into music today -- i.e. do you hear echoes of it in today's music?
*In my opinion i think that the singing and piano playing was very blues sounding. I think that you really dont hear this type of music as much as we used to. It sounds like the oldn' days. We do hear some music kind of like this but not in the type of tune like they are using it with the piano.
2. We'll hear at least a little bit of Chicago blues. Ask yourself the same questions: What is distinctive about it, and what echoes of it do you hear in today's music.
*How they are showing there talent through the piano. Usually you do not hear the piano as much any more, at least not like how it used to be played. And also when they sing you can feel the beat, with the piano. The tune is very soft hearing and you can listen to it and want to tape ur foot. I think we do not hear music like this any more, todays type of music is more of a fast speed and not the same beats.
1. I feel that New Orleans style of blues and jazz does have their own sound. The more that I listened to it the more upbeat and high tempo the music was. It was always at a fast pace. To me when I hear that it reminds me of New Orleans. I feel that music from every background trancends to our music today. With out it then we would not have the music we have today.
2. When I heard Chicago blues, I head a difference between that and New Orleans blues. Chicago blues to me sounds slower and under control when it is being played. New Orleans had that high tempo, fast play while Chicago had this slower tempo being played. Like I said before that music trancends to us today because without it then we would not have the music that we have today.
1. I think that the New Orleans blues and jazz has a very quick tempo and is very upbeat. I think that this has effected the music today because a lot of music that we have today transcended from blues and jazz.
2. What is most distinctive about the Chicago blues is that it is noticably slower than other blues that we have listened to. Just like the New Orleans style, i think that music today transcended and came from blues and jazz.
New Orleans is considered the home of the Blues, Jazz, and most of the American Music heard today. I feel that there is a very familiar sound because the music from New Orleans sounds like the great legend from New Orleans Louis Armstrong. It reminds me of Louis Armstrong because music of New Orleans is Charismatic, and improvised just like Louis Armstrong's music.
It carries on today because it sounds like the more pop or dance music in today's world.
Chicago Blues is distinctive to the city because Chicago Blues musicians added drums, the piano, bass guitars and sometimes saxophones in a Delta blues band.
The echoes I hear from Chicago Blues that I hear today would be in some of Eric Clapton's music.
New Orleans is considered the home of the Blues, Jazz, and most of the American Music heard today. I feel that there is a very familiar sound because the music from New Orleans sounds like the great legend from New Orleans Louis Armstrong. It reminds me of Louis Armstrong because music of New Orleans is Charismatic, and improvised just like Louis Armstrong's music.
It carries on today because it sounds like the more pop or dance music in today's world.
Chicago Blues is distinctive to the city because Chicago Blues musicians added drums, the piano, bass guitars and sometimes saxophones in a Delta blues band.
The echoes I hear from Chicago Blues that I hear today would be in some of Eric Clapton's music.
1. I think there is a distinctive New Orleans sound in the musicians from the city. Their speedy tempos on the piano and in their voices have crossed over into music today. When you hear a blues, jazz, or other American popular music, listeners can tell if it has New Orleans roots.
2. The major difference I hear between the New Orleans Blues and Chicago Blues, again, deals with the tempo of the music. The Chicago Blues is much slower. The slow speed and emphasis on the lyrics make it distinctive. I think the smooth and repitive melodies played on the piano have transcended into today's music.
1.) Yes, I think there is a distinctive sound to the New Orleans style of blues. It seemed that their music was at a much quicker pace and the piano ws played a lot faster. I don't really hear much of the New Orleans blues in today's music, maybe a little in the R&B singers.
2.) Chicago blues is played at a much slower pace and the piano is played softer. The lyrics seem a little more well-thought out.
The New Orleans music is faster and is more up beat.There was also a difference in their voices and the way they sang. For the Chicago stlye it was slower. It had mainly piano playing and not as much of the other instruments.
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