1. Discuss the bebop era by examining the following issues: 1) What is bebop?; 2) How bebop developed—to answer this discuss the roles of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in the development of bebop, as well as the importance of jam sessions and Race and the Birth of Bebop (p. 196); 3) How did bebop change the role of the rhythm section (p. 194).
This answer should be between 250 and 350 words. Less than 250 is not acceptable.
2. Looking at the Listening Focus (p. 269) for “So What,” as well as listening carefully to Davis’s “So What” and including your own observations, discuss: 1) how the events of the piece progress, in your own words; 2) Also in your own words, compare and contrast the soloing styles of Miles and Coltrane—Miles solos first (1:30-3:25) and Coltrane solos second (3:26-5:15); 3) the one overall musical issue that stands out to you in the recording (please write at least a short paragraph on this, not just one sentence).
This answer should be between 250 and 350 words
