Song List:
UNIT 1: LOUIS ARMSTRONG
The Story of Louis Armstrong
New Orleans: The Birthplace of Jazz
Armstrong Word Search
UNIT 2: JAMES P. JOHNSON
The Story of James P. Johnson
Stride Piano: The Harlem Stride School
Johnson Puzzler
UNIT 3: DUKE ELLINGTON
The Story of Duke Ellington
The Cotton Club: A Great Spot in Harlem
Ellington Scramble
UNIT 4: COUNT BASIE
The Story of Count Basie
Kansas City Jazz Style: Riffs and Rough Livin'
Basie Crossword
UNIT 5: BENNY GOODMAN
The Story of Benny Goodman
The Swing Era: Singing, Dancing, Escaping
Goodman Crossword
UNIT 6: ELLA FITZGERALD
The Story of Ella Fitzgerald
The Apollo Theater: Pride and Promise
Fitzgerald Scramble
UNIT 7: BILLIE HOLIDAY
The Story of Billie Holiday
Jazz Ballads: Deeply Personal Interpretations
Holiday True or False
UNIT 8: CHARLIE PARKER
The Story of Charlie Parker
The Bebop Era: Pushing the Envelope
Parker Word Search
UNIT 9: DIZZY GILLESPIE
The Story of Dizzy Gillespie
Minton's Playhouse: The House of Bebop
Gillespie Scramble
UNIT 10: THELONIUS MONK
The Story of Thelonious Monk
The Civil Rights Movement: Its Effect on Music in the United States
Monk Scramble
UNIT 11: MILES DAVIS
The Story of Miles Davis
Cool Jazz: Subdued Exploration
Davis Scramble
UNIT 12: DAVE BRUBECK
The Story of Dave Brubeck
Odd and Mixed Meters: Jazz Expansion
Brubeck Word Search
UNIT 13: CLIFFORD BROWN
The Story of Clifford Brown
The Hard Bop Era: Searching in New Directions
Brown Scramble
UNIT 14: JOHN COLTRANE
The Story of John Coltrane
Modal Jazz: Expansive Expression
Coltrane Crossword
UNIT 15: BILL EVANS
The Story of Bill Evans
Kind of Blue: A Modal Jazz Classic
Evans Crossword
UNIT 16: CHARLES MINGUS
The Story of Charles Mingus
The Avant-Garde Era: Free Jazz
Mingus Scramble
UNIT 17: HERBIE HANCOCK
The Story of Herbie Hancock
Jazz Fusion: Blending Jazz and Rock
Hancock Word Search
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JAZZ ERAS
GLOSSARY OF JAZZ TERMS