Post-War Rhythm & Blues Bridging Jazz and Rock
https://www.npr.org/2010/05/11/126607409/post-war-rhythm-and-blues-bridging-jazz-rock
Course Readings: History of Recorded Music | Fall 2019
Course blog for Dr. Stan Renard's Fall 2019 History of Recorded Music course at UT San Antonio.
It is incredible to me rock music was ultimately what killed the popularity of jazz in the mid 1950s. In my opinion, what was even more surprising was jazz music ultimately drove the nails into its own coffin through the inspiration of rock music. With people such as Elvis Presley taking components of jazz music and condensing them into electric guitar based music, it is ironic this “rock” variation of jazz actually stole the spotlight of the music it came from.
Here is more on how rock music coupled with other variables killed the popularity of jazz.
https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/25/entertainment/cnnphotos-jim-marshall-jazz/index.html
It’s an interesting twist that rock ‘n’ roll killed jazz when rock ‘n’ roll wouldn’t even have been made as it was without the influence of jazz. Artists such as Louis Jordan, Roy Brown, Wynonie Harris and many others came directly out of the Swing Jazz Era and paved the way for rock ‘n’ roll. Rock took those elements from the big-band accompaniment and put them into smaller guitar lead sounds.
Here is a link to ‘ Ain’t That Just Like a Woman’ by Louis Jordan,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd3qXfF7hqE
Rock ’n’ Roll incorporated many elements that was first founded in R&B (Rhythm and Blues) music. R&B was the main kind of music that was performed by black artists but key elements such as the guitar riff, by Carl Hogan, was later used by Chuck Berry and paved the way for one of the most used guitar licks in Rock ’n’ Roll. Many of these black artists did not receive the recognition for their contribution to the musical industry. Without R&B, rock ’n’ would not be sounding the way we know it today. Other important distinctions between R&B and Rock ’n’ Roll include the method euphemisms for word such as “sex” were used.
Below is my article explaining the true origins of rock ‘n’ roll.
https://www.rockhall.com/roots-and-definition-rock-and-roll
Though many considered rock ‘n’ roll to be the music genre that “killed” jazz music, it was still connected to it by the sound of rhythm and blues. Rhythm and blues made Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, and many more into superstars, yet it also got plenty of listeners to get up and dance their hearts out. Though these musicians were successful in doing this, it must also be noted that their lyrics were highly suggestive. That is one major element that I truly believe influenced rock ‘n’ roll music as we know it.
Below is an another article mentioning how jazz has influenced some of the most famous rock musicians:
https://medium.com/@birdlandjazz/how-jazz-has-influenced-some-of-your-favorite-rock-musicians-b4c5359654a6
While it was interesting to see what songs were influenced by Jazz, I wish it had given more background information on Jazz itself. Jazz music was essentially transformational on music not only in the US, but around the world too, From Jazz, we were able to get Rock n Roll, Soul and Swing music, and cool jazz; rap music is said to just be a more evolutionized version of the blues.
Here is a link which talks about the influence of Jazz music and were it originated from:
https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/20th-century-music/
It is interesting how jazz paved the way for rock n roll and essentially all of modern music. It’s crazy to think about the music that’s so popular now would not even exist if it was not for jazz. In the video I provided they talk more about the emergence of rock n roll, and the influence of gospel, blues, and country music as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVAy0LWgMHo
Considering Jazz inspired Rock music its amazing to me that Rock almost killed off the Jazz popularity. Its crazy to think that Jazz also spawned many other genres of music including Rap which is a more evolved way of the Blues. We wouldnt have as many genres of music if Jazz didnt exist. In this article below it talks about how Jazz spawned many other genres of music.
https://www.whereyat.com/emmore-than-all-that-jazz/em-other-music
I personally think that Rock N’ Roll was based on Jazz but I also see that Rock N’ Roll in many ways after being created from Jazz took the place of it altogether. It’s crazy that it wiped out the very thing it was created from. I think it would still be cool to have Jazz bands around today to listen to but sadly it just isn’t in high demand like it used to be. At the same time, I am a huge fan of Rock N’ Roll and Alternative Rock and would never want to see those two genres disappear. To see how far a genre can be stretched is really cool. Like Jazz made a foundation for Rock N’ Roll which then made foundations for other forms of Rock such as Heavy Metal or Alternative Rock. We would be missing so many great artists today if it had not been for Jazz.
I have included a music video from Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” because it was one of my favorite and oldest jazzy, rock songs. I think Elvis was a key in the turn from Jazz to Rock N’ Roll.
https://youtu.be/qka6JrKUM5U
It’s wonderful to finally see the original artists and bands getting credit for their contributions to the music that we listen to and love today. Music is always changing and evolving and at this point we’ve basically gone full circle and are now listening to musical mashups of multiple genres. So in a sense everyone is appropriating someone else which is interesting if you think about it. Blues, jazz, and R&B with their somber yet soulful sound reflected the despair of the Great Depression felt throughout the country. Once the Depression passed and WW-II came there was a need for music that was upbeat to collectively raise the hopes and spirits of the listener whether they be deployed or stateside. This was the ushering in of rock n’ roll.
http://blogs.britannica.com/2008/01/1948-and-the-birth-of-rock-and-roll-music/
I believe that the flow from jazz, to rhythm and blues, to rock ‘n’ roll was fueled by what people were feeling at the time lining up with world history. Since this time period is stretched across only about 20-30 years, we can see the influences of how jazz is the roots of rock ‘n’ roll, but at the same time see how rock ‘n’ roll killed the expansion of jazz. Jazz/blues in the 30’s held a relatively gloomy message coinciding with the great depression, however, with R&B leading to rock ‘n’ roll we see this message of rockin’ (referencing sex) coinciding with the baby boomers generation. After WWII, people didn’t want to hear this gloomy/depressing music, they were ready to have a good time and party, so they took the roots of jazz and changed the message of the songs resulting with rock ‘n’ roll. That is how jazz created rock ‘n’ roll, but at the same time how rock ‘n’ roll killed jazz.
This article expands further into the roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll:
https://www.rockhall.com/roots-and-definition-rock-and-roll
This I just another example of white Americans taking others cultures and making it their own. Jazz set the foundation for the future of the music industry. Rocknroll took it to the next level and it just unravelled from there. Even though RocknRoll killed jazz in a sense, it introduced a genre that was suitable for all ages which added to the practicality of it. Without the introduction of jazz, music couldve potentially not been the same as it’s known to be.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/music-black-culture-appropriation.html
I found the idea of rock n roll replacing jazz fascinating. It was a form of music with a new type of spirit. Its early R&B roots helped it evolve into something new. To me rock n roll is fascinating because it was a type of music that would eventually be deemed too rowdy for older generations. Rock n roll was associated with rebellion, and it seemed to be a widespread phenomenon unlike anything ever seen in music.
https://www.rockhall.com/roots-and-definition-rock-and-roll
The start of Rock ‘n’ Roll would have never been done without the assistance of the R&B taste. Legends like Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, etc., were some of the individuals that helped this transition become paved in music history as it was a hit during the 1950’s. A few selections that were Rock ‘n’ Roll genre were emboldened by the Jazz/R&B type, this with some “euphemisms” about sex whether direct or indirect and the amazing vocalists that were significant to make the music have a diversity throughout that time. In the link below it goes more into depth with some of the top artists during this period in music history and how distinct each selection was to contribute in the phase of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
https://youtu.be/HjZ2aUX7BK4
I find it quite fascinating how other genres of music can completely kick start another genre which many lead to the original influencer’s demise. It’s upsetting to see jazz plummet from its high throne considering how talented the jazz musicians were. I also found it interesting how Wynonie Harris split from his band which caused him to rise to stardom. We see this happen when many bands split up going their own ways, some of the artists in them end up thriving even more than they ever did in the band.
Mercedes Lucero
My source : If you’re interested in learning more about Wynonie Harris, check this out, http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.afam.021
It is incredibly inspiring to see music fall into place and influence all different types of genres. Although jazz seemed to come to an end, no genre never really dies because there is an influence of it everywhere, especially in future genres. Music has evolved with its eras and will continue to evolve and expand new forms of genre as time goes on.
https://aaep1600.osu.edu/book/chap03_RockAndRoll.php
I thought it was really interesting how rock ‘n’ roll evolved from and basically killed jazz, the foundation for it and other music such as R&B. it was interesting to see how jazz music, which consisted of swing bands and many instruments. influenced and became the basis for rock ‘n’ roll, which was completely different in terms of music and lyrics. it was also interesting to see how white musicians adopted the jazz music style and turned it into a different genre filled with electric guitar and suggestive lyrics. I do wish the article had talked more about the history of jazz itself and its’ artists, since it was so important to the rock ‘n’ roll movement.
https://musicedmasters.kent.edu/americas-music-history-the-jazz-age/
What caught my attention was how Roy Milton paved the way for a more jumpy type rhythm in the early 40s. His sound with the Soldiers Senders helped Rock turn into mainstream with music people could vibe too. His legacy has helped many up and coming artist to find their own style going off what he did in the past
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/roy-milton-mn0000351484/biography
It is so interesting to learn that throughout the years, genres of music have inspired other genres of music! For example, without Jazz, there would not be the well known guitar sound in many older Rock ‘n’ Roll songs! The same thing happens today- almost to the point where it’s hard to even put a musician in a genre. Music has gotten to the point of being so mixed up and inspired by past musicians that it’s hard to put them in a specific section, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that, if anything I think it’s cool!
After reading this article, I found it very interesting how Jazz music influenced Rock ‘n’ Roll. For instance, the article explains how Rock ‘n’ Roll music has certain characteristics from Jazz music. Furthermore, even the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, Elvis Presley imbedded jazz roots to his music. For example, his remake of the popular classical song, “Blue Moon”, contained a country style and Jazz roots.
To listen to “Blue moon” here is a link to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiY5auB3OWg
Rock n’ Roll is one genre of music that was long-time in the making. Taking influence from jazz, blues, R&B and country, Rock n’ Roll is truly a mosh pit of genres. Post war, the popularity of this genre grew, because the fast paced music matched the fast paced atmosphere. Jazz was a slow, sometimes sad, genre, that lost popularity to Rock n’ Roll, as the younger audiences enjoyed the fast dancing-music. Here’s a link about post WWII jazz: https://oxfordre.com/americanhistory/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199329175.001.0001/acrefore-9780199329175-e-290
The most interesting change implemented by the R&B movement in my opinion had to be the use of sexual innuendo. Music has long had a history of sex being written into music, however R&B really started making it obvious. You can see the rise in sexual innuendo still today. While Post-War lines such as “Sittin’ on it All the Time” are blatantly obvious and retrospectively hilarious, there are songs out today that play on radio that I couldn’t post the lyrics to. As time moves on, people get more and more comfortable with what used to be overtly controversial things. This begs the exciting question, what is music going to look like in 50 years?
Here’s a list of the Top 50 Most Sexual Hits (It’s hilarious): https://www.complex.com/music/2013/02/the-40-most-sexual-hits-in-top-40-history/warrant
People considered that Rock N Roll ended the jazz era in the 1950s. But, according to this article jazz is what helped rock n roll get started. certain artists like Louis Jordan, Roy Brown, Roy Milton, Wynonie Harris, and others are some artists considered to be the ones that helped rock n roll get started. It was different things like the way they played their instruments, and made them sound.
here is more info on rock n roll in the 50s.
https://aaep1600.osu.edu/book/06_Intro.php
There was a quote in the first portion of the article that states that Chuck Berry, rest his soul, appropriated the opening riff for “Ain’t That Just Like a Woman,” for his now icon anthem “Johnny B. Goode.” You can clear as day hear that the riff is the same, as well as the lyrics in a way mimic the sounds of the other. Yet, rock and roll seems to me was a great big ordeal of stealing other peoples sound and making it your own, take for example Bill Hailey taking “Rock Around the Clock,” and becoming classified as one of the pioneers of the genre, when it reality we know he was just ‘borrowing’ other material. Another being the man who was accused of stealing, being stolen from, when the Beach Boys lifted “Surfin’ USA,” directly from Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen.” Rock and roll was built on the turmoil and hardship of the composers, and in some realities, the turmoil and hardships of another composer. Plagiarism is bad, punishable in most cases, but some of the worlds biggest bands and even some of your favorites have been accused of stealing intellectual property.
https://www.insider.com/songs-that-allegedly-stole-from-other-songs-2018-3
If you don’t believe me, here is the evidence, and only a portion at best.
The evolution from jazz to rock ‘n’ roll is very interesting considering how melodic and chord heavy jazz was at the time. Jazz structure is very different from rock structure and you wouldn’t necessarily think that the two were related in any way. Listening to the songs by Roy Brown, Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, and Pearl Bailey really helped me realize how very similar the two genres are and how the evolution from rock to jazz was very subtle yet progressive. I noticed that rock carried on the same qualities as jazz such as the swing and tempo and also having the same lyric structure by keeping lyrics short and sweet.
Here’s a video displaying the evoultion of jazz from louis armstrong to herbie handcock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=636kFQoZ4ew
It is very incredible the great impact that jazz caused in modern music history. This article shows how Rock n’ Roll was produced and greatly inspired by jazz musicians and lyrics. In addition it is very interesting to finally understand the origins of why “rock” genre is called like that. Since jazz and R & B led to the creation of Rock , does this mean they also lead to Pop Country genre as we know it today ?
Here is a link that led me to my question…….. https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/6-reasons-country-music-is-blacker-than-you-think.html
I think it may be an overstatement to say that rock n roll is a result of Jazz, just because some artists were influenced or took elements from another artist. If you ask any artist who inspired them they will often provide a list of people from different genres. Personally I think Blues guitar and electric blues were far more instrumental in the creation of rock music. What those artists were able to do with the guitar was special and paved the way for artists like Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Slash (Guns n Roses), and Jimmy Hendrix. After all it is the guitar that is the true staple of Rock not the saxophone.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_blues
Although Jazz isn’t as big as it once was, its influence can still be seen today. Rock ‘n’ Roll wouldn’t even be a genre if it wasn’t for the music of “Post-War Blues.” Rock took what Jazz was and amplified it through the use of “guitar-driven ensembles.” So once Rock took off, Jazz took a hit and eventually died down. This shouldn’t be seen as a negative thing for Jazz, it should be described as an evolution of the genre. Jazz and Rock will never go “extinct” but just evolve into another genre.
https://news.psu.edu/story/141060/2006/10/30/research/gospel-blues-and-jazz-cultural-roots-rock-n-roll
Seeing how rock was influenced by Jazz, which had changed so much through the early 1930’s, is incredible when looking at how much rock has changed itself. All genres of music evolve, branch off, and form sub genres, but it’s interesting to see the roots of this music. After listening to the newer (mid 1900’s) jazz from the era, you can hear the changes and evolution with the heavier/groovier guitar rifts and edgier tones. I hardly hear jazz today outside of school events, and rock is also becoming a less popular medium. Maybe we’ll come full circle, and jazz will re surge as the most popular genre of music.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/monsters-of-jazz-influenced-rock-by-jeff-fitzgerald-genius.php
After the war Rock ’n’ Roll became very popular, becoming so popular that it was able to pass up Jazz as a popular form of music. Many artists were able to help make this happen with the combination of a little jazz and R&B. The artist Louis Jordan was one of the artist that did a good job of combining both genres and was able to create Rock ’n’ Roll. Louis helped this genre make it to the top of the charts while one of his songs made it to the top and was at the top for a while. Without Louis the beginning of Rock ’n’ Roll wouldn’t of have as good of a start as it did.
Here is a link to learn a little more about Louis Jordan:
https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/louis-jordan
It is interesting to see how different genres of music affect each other. Although some felt that the creation of Rock n’ Roll soon replaced Jazz, in a way Jazz helped Rock n’ Roll thrive. Artists of the Rock n’ Roll genre paid close attention to Jazz as a role model due to their admiration of the type of music. To read more of how influential Jazz was for Rock n’ Roll and the history of Rock and Roll take time to look at the link below
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-50s-a-decade-of-music-that-changed-the-world-229924/
Multiple elements in rock and roll provide evidence of common jazz qualities. Rock and roll was influenced by jazz instruments, rhythm, and purpose. As jazz became more popular in the 1950’s, Amplifying instruments, and the manipulation of notes started to occur. Early rock and roll followed a similar rhythm to jazz music too. As rock and roll progressed, it ended up integrating more intense rhythmic elements. The both genres creates music with raw emotion. The emotion driven style of jazz music inspired the same pattern of rock and roll music.
When a certain music genre dies, a void is created to be filled by another genre. For instance, the death of Disco left a huge vacuum for rock and roll to fill and be revived. The death of Jazz was inevitable due to the way culture changes and the technology being created to help create different genres. Rock and Roll, while spurring on the death of Jazz, was also the reason it evolved into something greater. R&B would never have happened without Rock and Roll forcing Jazz to change. This is why Jazz fading out wasn’t a bad thing as it was ultimately improved
https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/popular-music-genres-disco-died-article-1.2708630
I had no idea jazz-influenced rock and roll. It was interesting to see that with the rise of rock and roll music, jazz was considered “dead”. I love how rock and roll artists still pay tribute to jazz music and jazz artists in their songs and writings. Jazz helped the rock and roll age happen. I am glad Jazz is still listened to and recognized and not just seen as rock and roll “replacing” jazz. I provided a video on the history of jazz artists and techniques they used. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=636kFQoZ4ew
Personally, it is sad to me to learn about this because I love the sound of Jazz, and I prefer it much more than rock and roll. However, it is understandable that it took over because of it’s interesting tune and it puts everyone in a good mood. It is also interesting to me to learn that R&B had begun around the time of all of these genres were coming about or fading out. I wish that it included more history on Jazz though because Jazz is beautiful, classy and timeless. It reminds me of country music because country music has a song for every mood you could possibly be in.
https://musicedmasters.kent.edu/americas-music-history-the-jazz-age/
This article talks about the pioneers of R&B and Rock ‘n’ Roll and gives examples of songs and people that had an impact during the formation of these genres. It is amazing that this all happened around the same time as WWII. Even with a massive war happening, people still find ways to innovate and create new styles of sound. The main genre discussed in the article is R&B which originates from jazz. The article says that R&B is right in between jazz and rock ‘n’ roll and that without jazz there would be no rock ‘n’ roll. There were many elements of rock ‘n’ roll in R&B and some R&B songs even spoke of “rockin'” in the lyrics. For example Roy Brown wrote a song called “Good Rockin’ Tonight” which is very close to being placed in the rock ‘n’ roll genre. In fact, some historians believe it is the first rock ‘n’ roll record ever, but the song itself does not live up to the same standard of rock ‘n’ roll in my opinion.
Here is a link with more information about Roy Brown’s song “Good Rockin’ Tonight”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Rocking_Tonight
As a huge fan of music and history, music history is something that of course I would naturally gravitate towards. That being said, I do love looking back and gaining insight into the development of the current state of music and where it came from. That’s why I loved this article which offered up how a genre that has long since seen a drop in interest in the past couple of decades being referred to with so much appreciation and giving a look into how it was instrumental (heh) in developing other musical genres. This article referring to jazz and songs that allowed it to grow is reminiscent of this article which describes five moments in blues that led to rock ‘n’ roll which made me happy as it moved further into the many inspirations for what would become a worldwide musical powerhouse. https://reverb.com/news/5-moments-in-the-blues-that-altered-the-course-of-rock-n-roll
I love rock music and it is crazy to see that without Jazz music, rock wouldn’t be what it is today. However, Rock music does does not only incorporate jazz, but also other musical elements such as blues. Musicians grabbed jazz elements and incorporated them into the electric guitar. For example Chuck Berry has one of the signature guitar licks in Rock ’n’ roll. His songs opening riff was one of the first to point the way to rock music. Rock music will then evolve to other music genres such as metal and punk.
https://www.rockhall.com/roots-and-definition-rock-and-roll
Although Jazz did influence rock. Jazz has actually influenced other genres such as Hip-Hop, and Pop music. The influence in Hip-Hop is seen mainly through sampling. For example Miles Davis’ music has been sampled 146 and Herbie Hancock’s music 282 times. Pop music has also been influenced by Jazz. Even though it may seem far apart you can trace various various rhythmic, melodic and harmonic tools put forth by Jazz in most songs you hear on the radio.
For more information check the link below:
http://www.indigoboom.com/single-post/Jazz-Influence-on-Modern-Music
I find it crazy with how much the jazz industry affected music that we still listen to today. Especially how rock and roll probably wouldn’t have even been created if it was for jazz. Also with how jazz affected one of the most listened to genres today R&B. I found an article on how jazz still affects us today and what impact it had and how it came to be such a big genre of music.
http://www.indigoboom.com/single-post/Jazz-Influence-on-Modern-Music
It’s always super interesting to hear about the public perception of new music as it comes out. Especially of music that pushes the boundaries of what can be said, like with the song Good Rocking Tonight. At first, I just couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that such a “light” word like rocking would be seen as controversial. But the more I think about it, the more I started to realize that maybe it is because the music industry now is oversaturated with lyrics about sex and foul language. This left me asking my self why and is it really such a big problem that it might be ruining the music industry?
https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/13346/sexist-and-vulgar-why-is-this-the-music-of-today/
What I found interesting about this article is that Rock and Roll wouldn’t be what it is today without the help of Jazz music. In this article, the author goes in depth of how the production of Rock and Roll was created and how Jazz music really influenced the artists. Jazz music not only impacted Rock and Roll music, but all types of music genres including Hip-Hop and Pop music. Here is a video of how Jazz and Blues music became the origin of Rock and Roll.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVAy0LWgMHo
It blows my mind that jazz music helped set in motion rock n roll. Honestly, even all of modern music. It’s something to think that todays music wouldn’t exist or have been created if not for jazz. In the link below it talks about how jazz changed the society of music.
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/tbacig/studproj/is3099/jazzcult/20sjazz/jazzculture.html
Even in the passage of time, there is always some foundation towards how something came into popularity. In this case, it is interesting to see how the Jazz and R&B brought about influences in the style of Rock and Roll songs that are very well known today. Some artist took full advantage of this to full bring out some incredible songs.
Below is a short but insightful article of how jazz influenced rock and roll
https://medium.com/@birdlandjazz/how-jazz-has-influenced-some-of-your-favorite-rock-musicians-b4c5359654a6
I find this article interesting based on the fact that Rock and Roll which was first influenced by Jazz but it would also be one of the leading factors to take Jazz out too. When you hear rock it’s easy to understand why it steamed from jazz the similarities are definitely there. Not only did jazz influence rock but also country and hip-hop. The post war blues is what I believe helped rock and roll thrive as the use more guitars came about and the sound was a-lot more rough than the typical jazz sound. Nevertheless, jazz is one of the most important Genres to ever exist because although it died out so much more came out of it.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/monsters-of-jazz-influenced-rock-by-jeff-fitzgerald-genius.php
Although Rock and Roll predominantly took over the Jazz scene after WW2, it still had an impact because the two merged and formed rhythm and blues, cultivated by the black community and popularized. New rockers like Elvis had become influenced by Jazz and took over the charts with his music, while R&B was still in its early infancy. However, I believe that all the history behind R&B and its great talent were the precursors to the music we have today, as many of the elements are still in repetition because the formula works.
Here’s more info on 50s R&B:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-50s-a-decade-of-music-that-changed-the-world-229924/
Rock N’ Roll to this day and age is still considered an all time classic genre of music. Much like jazz is has an upbeat, smooth, yet swinging sound to it. The statement that Jazz “killed” Rock N’ Roll in my opinion could not be further from the truth. I believe that jazz not only birthed the Rock N’ Roll genre but attracted much of the same crowed which followed jazz. However I am not blind to notice that the production of successful jazz bands became much too expensive to produce while the production of Rock N’ Roll was not only cheaper, but also easier to promote, as well as take on tour. Often Jazz bands had large amounts of member ranging anywhere from 10-20 members. However Rock N’ Roll bands typically have 4-7 members at the most. Its safe to say that there was more money in the production of Rock N’ Roll than Jazz, therefore the music industry promoted Rock. Rock N’ Roll did not kill Jazz, its just a cheaper evolution of jazz that hinges more on the drums and guitar.
If you would like to read more on the evolution of Rock N’ Roll please check out this link below.
https://www.britannica.com/art/rock-and-roll-early-style-of-rock-music
I do not agree that rock and roll would’t be here without jazz. I like jazz, but I love rock. I think that every genre plays its part in society and the part that these two genres played are very different. It is not the same setting, mood, or even culture. However, I do think that it had an impact on rock. For example, I love AC/DCs lead guitarist Angus Young’s solos. I put a link to one of his improvised solos that he had recently. Jazz is basically all improvised and thought about in the moment. (similar to guitar solos)
I agree with Pablo on this. I think that every genre comes from different styles of personalities of people who put their emotions in to music. I also think that the two genres are completely opposites of each other. Also, I think that rock and roll music is more of “devil music” than
jazz.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_fusion
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5wmlwu
Rock N’ Roll, for as long as I can remember, has been the archetypal sound most associated with the culture of Americana. It’s really interesting to read about how not only the sounds, but the sentiments, of jazz, blues, and big band music translated to the the culture of rock. Rock has always been about being loud and bashful, rebellious but honest. Before Rock, blues was the “devil’s music.” It’s also interesting how, with the birth of rock, a lot of ethnically black music became widely consumed by white people in America. This blog entry from Brittanica talks about the different ethnic backgrounds of Rock N’ Roll.
http://blogs.britannica.com/2008/01/1948-and-the-birth-of-rock-and-roll-music/
rock and roll is enjoyed by people of awesome and spectacular taste in music. it represented a new sound and this article educates the youth on how rock and roll increased its popularity, it was made by so many branches of music like the blues and jazz except those arent as loud and as rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ6pzL_4TKY
in the link i attached above you will hear songs of the three genre, jazz, blues, and rock and the comparison they share sounds almost the same.
Although I agree rock & roll musicians have taken inspiration from R&B musicians, the article doesn’t highlight how much African Americans were mistreated in the music industry. Many times, their music was appropriated and straight up stolen. For example, Elvis’ “Hound Dog” was originally sang by Big Mama Thornton. Her following wasn’t nearly as large as Elvis’, so the world just saw it as his song. She never got the recognition she deserved for that song.
https://medium.com/@IRahmanJones/white-people-blues-music-and-the-problem-of-cultural-appropriation-3e61b8d25c03
After reading this interesting article about the music people listen to post-war, I learned that Rock n Roll was becoming very popular. I read that Rock n roll came from various genres such as the Blues, Jazz, and even some R&B tunes. Roy Brown’s first song was known as the first Rock n Roll record, the name of the song was “Good Rockin’ Tonight”. People were really surprised by this song because of the word “Rocking”, which a notion of having sex. In today’s world, we are constantly being taken back by the word choices artists use. Below I attached an article of the top ten “unexpected words” artists used.
Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/top-10-unexpected-words-in-famous-songs-a8071541.html
Rock and Roll was influenced by Jazz and R&B. Chuck Berry is often referred to as the father of Rock and Roll, but his famous guitar riff was initially from a Louis Armstrong song. Rock and Roll was extremely popular, and it had a rebellious vibe to it that Chuck Berry had perfected. He was an easygoing guy, but after he got released from his second time in prison, his easygoing personality changed to bitter and cold and only released one more album in 1979. He would continue to perform, but he would no longer release new songs. Nonetheless, he was profoundly influential to new musicians then and now.
https://www.biography.com/musician/chuck-berry
To me it was truly fascinating how rock ‘n’ roll advanced and pretty much ended the iconic era of jazz. It was fascinating to perceive how jazz music, which comprised of swing groups and numerous instruments, impacted and turned into the reason for rock ‘n’ roll, which was totally extraordinary as far as music and verses. It was additionally fascinating to perceive how white artists embraced the jazz music style and transformed it into an alternate type loaded up with electric guitar and interesting verses. An awesome example of the how players themselves are furthering more from jazz music is the movie whiplash. In the movie, the professor explains how the greatest musicians played jazz and the mentality has moved away from playing that beautiful type of music to an easier to play rock n roll. Below is a link to the video of the conversation in which the professor is explaining to the student how players are no longer properly pushed to play top of the notch music, which is a reason to the downfall of jazz music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6vTI5g198E
Before this course I did not know anything about the evolution of music. Learning about how rock n’ roll was evolved from jazz was really interesting and eye opening. I had never really listened to jazz before this class but learning about the origins intrigued me and I did some research and I really like it, I had listened to rock n’ roll before and had not made the connection between the two. Here is a link to a website that has information and links about different artists.
https://www.history-of-rock.com/rhythm_and_blues.htm
I find it interesting that in a way jazz paved the way for the birth of rock n roll when those genres of music are so different from one another. Louis Armstrong and other big artists from that time period seemed to have really influenced future artist in the rock n roll world. It’s ironic that the rise of rock n roll resulted in the end to the infamous jazz era. Included it an article about the rise of rock n roll and how it effected the world in the 1950s.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-50s-a-decade-of-music-that-changed-the-world-229924/
The boom of rock n’ roll in the 50s was a mix of many originally unexpected forms of music such as jazz but also a widely popular one such as country. This strange and new form of music was the perfect sound to represent the new generation post world war 2. Despite the great resistance it faced in it still the most recognized sound of the 1950s to this day.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_roll
It was amazing to me to know that Jazz had been overrun by rock ‘n’ roll. However, jazz has such a strong background with musicians that it was not completely wiped out. Even though most of the Jazz musicians were black and they varied from big-band styled bands to only 3 performers in some. It went from performing for only black audiences to white audiences as they developed. Many of the groups were single instrument performers with back up bands but much of this music linked Jazz to rhythm and blues to rock and was considered the foundation of music today. Performers like Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, or Duke Ellington were influential in the transition to rock and roll.
https://medium.com/@birdlandjazz/how-jazz-has-influenced-some-of-your-favorite-rock-musicians-b4c5359654a6
Jazz on its own is its own powerhouse, but it gave birth to another powerhouse, rock. Rock and roll blew up after Elvis Presely took the stage and became a hit. Wothout the movemtns of jazz and the rhytim, rock wouldnt even exist. Chuck Berry, The Beatles and so on. They owe alot to jazz.
https://medium.com/@birdlandjazz/how-jazz-has-influenced-some-of-your-favorite-rock-musicians-b4c5359654a6
Jazz gave many other music genres ideas, jazz had its own type of style that no other genre had. if you think about it, rock and roll didn’t blow up until after Elvis Presley took stage and change the game. Jazz is tied to every music genre and some people never realize it. Jazz is the start of every and any genre that has ever been created.
Here’s a link of the influences of jazz
https://youtu.be/KIaztK1TOvI
A foundation was created by these legends which has influence on modern music to this day. Even most genres have at least some structure of jazz or classic rock in their build. These men have created a massive wave on influence that has lasted multiple generations.
An interesting aspect I found in this article and in our classes is that musicians, and sometimes the music itself, is heavily influenced by the preceding music. This can be proved by Wynonie Harris singing the lyric, “All she wants to do is stay at home and Hucklebuck with daddy all night long,” which is a reference to the 1949 song, “The Hucklebuck,” which was a huge R&B instrumental hit. The following sentence is a link to a recording of “The Hucklebuck” by Paul Williams in 1949.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF_elJe7enE
The influence of jazz still resonates more than a hundred years after those first notes called couples out on the dance floor. With significant influence in every genre of music, jazz particularly impacts rock and roll. Some of the most famous musicians in the world, Elvis Presley most notably, counted jazz as primary influences in their music.
https://medium.com/@birdlandjazz/how-jazz-has-influenced-some-of-your-favorite-rock-musicians-b4c5359654a6
It’s interesting to me how Rock n’ Roll first originated from jazz music. Jazz music is what caused rock and roll performers such as Elvis Presley to emerge, but as this new genre of music came to be it put an end to the popularity of jazz music. It unfortunate that jazz is to thank for rock and roll music, however rock and roll music is to blame for the disappearance of jazz music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_rock_and_roll
The popularity of Jazz changed American culture but ultimately things changed and nothing will last forever, something will take its place that is what happened when rock took its place, the alternative culture became more popular, with everything changing, not overnight but a slow decline in classy Jazz music and an increase of rock concerts, drugs, and a new wave of music.
here is a link that describes this alternative culture trend:
https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/25/entertainment/cnnphotos-jim-marshall-jazz/index.html
While reading this article, I was surprised that the rise of rock and roll maked the end of jazz. Also, I was surprised to read that Elvis Presley got his unique sound through inspiration from R&B. Same with Chuck Berry.
https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2018/05/25/black-artists-inspired-elvis-presley
The introduction of rock and roll shook America. It was a totally different genre compared to the previous music and it took America by storm. Of course, there were the older people who disagreed and look down upon rock and jazz music. With the introduction of these new genres, people were able to fully kick back and have a good time after celebrating the victory in a war.
Below you’ll find an article further detailing the roots of rock music.
https://www.rockhall.com/roots-and-definition-rock-and-roll
Once I listened to the songs and read through the made comparisons, I thought it was very cool how Rock as a genre came up. I think its an interesting concept to say that Rock wouldn’t have came without Jazz, because to me and maybe most ears, I wouldn’t even consider to relate the two genres. But I think its clear now that Rock takes a lot from Jazz and alters it.
I do see the comparisons between jazz and rock and roll. jazz has also influenced many other genres of music such as electronic music and hip hop. I have attached a link to a website that shows the influence of jazz on many different types of music.
https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/jazzmodernmusic/
I love seeing how music involves from one thing to another. The evolution of hip hop may be one of the most amplifying discussions out there. Observing how music can shape society, and how society can shape music is crucial in defining what culture is. The article I’ve linked goes through the evolution of R&B itself, with mentions of names in this article and others along the way.
https://tucmag.net/music/the-evolution-of-rb/
During this point in history I consider the music industry to be at 11 to midnight on the clock. The following years would spawn millions if not billions of dollars from the industry. Artist were evolving and finding their sounds amongst emerging tech and the industry was capitalizing on this. It’s important to note whats going on in the background though, with radio and television being the next iteration of the industry as tech always does it innovates the industry. This wouldn’t be for another couple decades with the spawn of the internet. Linked below is the behind the scenes of the rock revolution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp5nI3BtF-I
We can interpret how Jazz music created a channel for Rock N’ Roll to develop. Rock N’ Roll was took over the popularity of music and was bigger then jazz. Jazz was very impactful and also led outlets for genres getting created. We can see that race also played a factor. Many African American Jazz artist were creating music that had a smaller market of African Americans. So White musicians would copy or do “covers” of the music and make it their own, and gain fans from stealing other musicians songs. During this time period we can also tell that many Americans were trying to adapt and produce their own American ideals.
Jazz music opened a window to the development of rock n roll music. Jazz allowed many African Americans to make a living as a musician for the first time. Unfortunately, many white musicians would make covers of African American artists music without giving the original artist any credit.
https://www.salon.com/2014/05/17/elvis_wasnt_the_first/
Rock ‘n’ roll did mark the death of jazz and blues music. However it’s incredibly interesting and ironic to find out that they influenced Rock ‘n’ roll and to an extent paved the way for it’s own demise. The article mentions that jazz had a big influence on rock ‘n’ roll but never truly explains how.
This article I found goes into more detail about how rock ‘n’ roll was influenced by jazz by incorporating some of the same instruments and similar rhythms.
I would have never thought that or believe that Jazz was at the origins of rock ‘n’ roll. It is crazy how much we learn just by looking at the history of the music. This class is definitely teaching me a lot about the music of different generations that I have had no idea about it. The fact that rock ‘n’ roll comes from Jazz actually involves that other styles of music emerged from Jazz too. I honestly didn’t know how big was the impact of the music industry.
https://www.catawiki.com/stories/4191-5-ways-jazz-influenced-our-world
War is over and the economy is booming. Jazz is no longer the go to for music enjoyment, Rock n’ Roll is in. I think that people considered jazz as a pre-war/ depression linked item that wouldn’t represent the new age well. Its also nice to know that early rock and roll songs also had sexual innuendos even thought it might not mean what it does today.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-50s-a-decade-of-music-that-changed-the-world-229924/
The popularity of jazz is what paved the road for blues and rock and roll to be created. Jazz and rock were two totally different things, but put together they create the blues genre. This is what I believe to be the cause of the multi- genre in music.