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  1. Listen to the Modern Jazz Quartet and Laurindo Almeida’s recording of “Fugue in A Minor” (Atlantic 1429). Who is the composer? Is it improvised?

  2. Listen to Chuck Mangione’s recording of “Hill Where the Lord Hides” (Mecury SRM-2-7501). Into which compositional group does this fall?

  3. Listen to recordings of Paul Whiteman’s 1920’s orchestra. Is it an early attempt at third stream?

  4. Many cool style musicians were alumni of the Stan Kenton Band. Discuss the Innovations Orchestra (late 1940’s, early 1950’s).

  5. Discuss the role of Gunther Schuller as a performer and jazz historian.





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