“The blues became the principle element of jazz. The blues were one of its primary impulsions.” (Carruth 57). Firstly, the twelve-bar blues, with its harmonic structure and narrative form, was the most important contributor. This structure offered great inspiration and reference for early Jazz musicians. It served like a template for the musicians. The twelve-bar blues then became one of the two main song forms of Jazz music. This evolved three-chord structure ultimately served as popular framework for jazz composition. When original jazz artists started improvising, “the blues mode became dominant in the performance of all the music adapted by jazz musicians to their purposes, and the slurred thirds, fifths, and sevenths characterized jazz improvisation”(Carruth 57). The two elements of the blues that make it original style also serve as foundation for jazz music. “Blues notes have given Jazz most of its melodic originality”(Hodeir 44) and call-and-response can also be seen in many Jazz music compositions. Early famous jazz musicians including Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver and Louis Armstrong used blues songs as the inspiration for many of their most important
“The blues became the principle element of jazz. The blues were one of its primary impulsions.” (Carruth 57). Firstly, the twelve-bar blues, with its harmonic structure and narrative form, was the most important contributor. This structure offered great inspiration and reference for early Jazz musicians. It served like a template for the musicians. The twelve-bar blues then became one of the two main song forms of Jazz music. This evolved three-chord structure ultimately served as popular framework for jazz composition. When original jazz artists started improvising, “the blues mode became dominant in the performance of all the music adapted by jazz musicians to their purposes, and the slurred thirds, fifths, and sevenths characterized jazz improvisation”(Carruth 57). The two elements of the blues that make it original style also serve as foundation for jazz music. “Blues notes have given Jazz most of its melodic originality”(Hodeir 44) and call-and-response can also be seen in many Jazz music compositions. Early famous jazz musicians including Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver and Louis Armstrong used blues songs as the inspiration for many of their most important