The assignment is to contextualize how the piece of music came together: 1. Research the origins of the bandleader/band, their background, musical influences, and how they came to be in the time and place where they recorded, and how the record related to the broader musical scene.
3. www.discogs.com is a great place to get basic information about records and recording sessions.
You can use various resources to do background research on the bandleader/band you select. You may use Wikipedia for basic background, but should do more substantive research in www.jstor.org (链接到外部网站。) and other databases. You should cite your sources in your paper to show tht you are using credible information.
There should be 4 paragraphs. 1. Arc, How artists developed, biography 2. Major points in career 3. impact 4. Recording how relation between instruments, texture, rhythm, dialogue x structure , image, ideas illustrative
The paper is about 8-9 pages. And there are 3 records you need to write about.
Otomo Yoshihide
Live video
New Jazz Orchestra (2005)
The Paradox (Jean-Phi Dary & Jeff Mills)
