A Ridiculously Brief History Of Jazz

• 1. A Ridiculously Brief History of Jazz
  By Mrs. Contrady
  

2. Ragtime
Hey, this piano music sounds so good, I should write it down and mail it to Aunt Theodosia in Michigan.I wonder if I could get it published?
Scott Joplin
3. Dixieland
I dont know why funerals are always so sad. Lets celebrate life on the walk home! I didnt bring any music, so well have to just make something up.
Louis Armstrong
4. Swing
Why shouldnt blacks and whites be in the same band? I just want the best musiciansso people can forget their troubles and dance.
Benny Goodman
5. Bebop
Just lay down those chord changesfrom I Got Rhythm and we can take turns jammin.
Im tired of playing the same old music all the time. Lets go to Birdlandafter the gig
Charlie Parker & Miles Davis
6. Cool
While pursuing my doctorate in Jazz Studies, I hypothesized that experimentation with nontraditional meters would produce some intellectually stimulating results. It sounds cool, too.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
7. Fusion
Rock on, man! Why choose?
JacoPastorius
8. Smooth
Love me, buy my music
Kenny G