More and more serious jazz research is published openly on the internet. Here we link some serious research sites, based upon musicological, sociological or other scholarly informed research. Serious Jazz research, though, is not only undertaken by academics. In the contrary, you often find some of the most important research on jazz has been done by academic laymen who still should be acknowledged as jazz scholars. This page wants to direct you to some of the sites on the web we consider serious original research or we consider worthy for further discussion.

Viele Ergebnisse der Jazzforschung wertden heutzutage im Internet veröffentlicht. Auf dieser Seite linken wir Websites, die authentische, eigene Forschungsergebnisse vorlegen, oft basierend auf Magister- oder Dissertationsvorhaben aus dem Bereich der Musikwissenschaft, der Soziologie oder anderer Forschungsdisziplinen. Tatsächlich findet die Jazzforschung aber nicht nur an den Hochschulen statt, tatsächlich sind eine große Anzahl wichtiger Forschungsvorhaben gar außerhalb dieser entstanden. Auch solche Forschungsergebnisse verlinken wir auf dieser Seite, um Sie, den Leser, auf wichtige und wertvolle Informationen hinzuweisen, Ihnen eine Anregung zum weiterblättern (weiterklicken) zu geben und die Diskussion über den Jazz anzufachen.

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Biographical research sites / Biographische Forschungsseiten

Analytical research sites / Jazzanalysen im Internet

You need more information about current jazz research, jazz researchers and jazz research institutions? It's all on this website. We have a jazz researchers' listing worth while browsing through (and click on their links to learn more about their current projects). Our archive listing contains information, documentation and research centers from all over the world. Here, too, it is worthwhile to follow the links in order to get to know more about their collection and current research projects.

Sie wollen noch mehr über Jazzforschung, Jazzforscher und Jazzforschungseinrichtungen wissen? Nun, Sie finden alles auf unserer Website. Es gibt eine Liste der Jazzforscher, auf der Sie auch deren aktuelle Forschungsprojekte verzeichnet finden sowie eine Liste der Jazzarchive, die Dokumentations-, Informations- und Forschungseinrichtungen aus aller Welt benennt. Bei beiden lohnt es sich, auf die Links zu den jeweiligen Homepages zu klicken, um mehr über aktuelle Forschungsprojekte zu erfahren.

Biographical research sites / Biographisch Forschungsseiten:

Websites devoted to biographical infornation containing original research and material hard to find otherwise

Websites mit biographischen Informationen, die eigene Forschungsresultate veröffentlichen sowie Dokumente, die sich anderswo schwer finden lassen.

Chet Baker (trumpeter)

Trumpeter Chet Baker (1929-1988) was one of the most fascinating trumpeters of the post-bebop era, developing a singluarly inidvidual voice on his instrument, playing and singing in one of the most lyrical and intimate styles in jazz. Baker had his experiences with drugs and alcohol and died a mysterious death falling from his Amsterdam hotel window. This website has some biographical information. Most interesting, though, are the video clips covering film documents from 1955 to 1988.
Website: http://chetbakertribute.com
[site listed: 7/2008; site checked: 7/2008]

Wayman Carver (flutist)

Flutist Wayman Alexander Carver (1905-1967) served as clarinetist and saxophonist in the bands he worked with from the mid-1920s, but his main instrument was the flute. He is the foremost early representative of this instrument in jazz. The earliest recordings of his flute playing date from 1931. The Wayman Carver website lists biographical information as well as discographical data, especially on those recordings containing flute solos. There are photographs, excerpts from arrangements (Carver's "Spinning the Web" for Chick Webb), a couple of newspaper clippings and a family tree for the Carver family. The website has been compiled by Carver's daughter Avis Carver Turner and the well known Norwegian researcher and discographer Jan Evensmo.
Website: http://www.waymancarver.com
[site listed: 7/2008; site checked: 7/2008]

Duke Ellington (pianist, composer, bandleader)

Duke Ellington (1899-1974) was perhaps the greatest composer in jazz, whose compositions always made use of his band's musicians involved. There are many Ellington Websites. Here are a couple of interesting ones, websites containing continuing research on Ellington's life and music.

Duke Ellington Itinerary:
This website contains a detailed itinerary of the Duke Ellington band from 1930-1950. It is an ongoing project, additions and corrections will be incorporated into the itinerary.
Website: http://home.swipnet.se/dooji/duke.html
[site listed: 7/2008; site checked: 7/2008]

Duke Ellington Music Society:
The Duke Ellington Music Society (DEMS) used to publish a regular newsletter containing information on Ellington's life, music and recorded output. Since November 2001 this newsletter has been continued on the internet. DEMS had been started by the late Benny Aasland, editor of the DEMS newsletter today is Sjed Hoefsmit.
Website: http://www.depanorama.net/dems
[site listed: 7/2008; site checked: 7/2008]

Duke Ellington on the Web:
David Palmquist keeps an up-to-date link list for Duke Ellington websites. This includes analytical sites, biographical sites, fan sites, but also a link to the FBI-files on Duke Ellington.
Website: http://ellingtonweb.ca
[site listed: 7/2008; site checked: 7/2008]

Duke Ellington movie shorts:
Youtube collects movie shorts in intervet resolution. You can watch them on your screen; though they may not be as wonderful as the real thing, you get an idea. Two Ellington films are to be found here:
Website: http://www.youtube.com ("Jam Session", 1942. Ellington plays "C Jam Blues". Besides Ellington and his orchestra you hear soloists such as Rex Stewart, Joe Nanton, Barney Bigard, Ben Webster, Ray Nance, Sonny Greer.)
Website: http://www.youtube.com ("Duke Ellington and his Orchestra", 1943. Ellington plays "Mood Indigo", "Sophisticated Lady", "It Don't Mean a Thing" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore". Personnel on camera: Harold Baker, Wallace Jones, trumpet; Ray Nance, trumpet, violin, vocal; Taft Jordan, trumpet, vocal; Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol, Sandy Williams, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Nat Jones, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, reeds; Duke Ellington, piano; Fred Guy, guitar; Junior Raglin, acoustic double bass; Sonny Greer, drums)
[site listed: 7/2008; site checked: 7/2008]

Analytical research sites / Jazzanalysen im Internet:

Jazz Standards / Formal Analysis

Interactive Music Guides for The Jazz Tradition in America
Musical form is something that many students are unaccustomed to paying attention to, particularly with regards to jazz and other types of popular music. This project attempts to bridge the gap between musical style and musical perception by creating a visual experience articulating the formal structure of music as it is being played. Hopefully, students will gain a better understanding of the inner workings and structure of jazz composition. The three standards which can be listened to while reading the analysis are Billy Strayhorn's "Take the A Train", Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night in Tunesia" and Bobby Timmons' "Moanin'".
Website: http://web.grinnell.edu/imts/finearts/projects
[site listed: 1/2006; site checked: 1/2006]