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    Armstrong‚ Louis. Muskrat Ramble [CDA 10524] Beiderbecke‚ Leon (Bix) & Frankie Trumbauer. Clarinet Marmalade [CDA 6566] Beiderbecke‚ Leon (Bix). In A Mist [CDA 6566] Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra‚ Changes [CDA 3226] King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band‚ prf. Dippermouth blues [LP9856] Lewis‚ Meade "Lux" Honky Tonk Train Blues Louis Armstrong‚ prf. West End Blues [CDA 13024] Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five‚ prf. Struttin’ with some barbeque [LP 9856] Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven‚ prf. Potato

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    The 1920s was a decade of innovation and inspiration. From monumental changes in everyday life‚ to the new sense of freedom that infected the younger generation‚ the 20s changed how Americans thought‚ acted‚ and lived. The music of this decade was no exception. As the music industry entered the Jazz Age‚ it brought with it a wild‚ carefree mood that influenced Americans in every way possible. The powerful and distinct music popularized in the 1920s embodied the acceptance and celebration of new

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    Early Jazz Combo ARTIST

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    Early Jazz Combo Artists 1. Joe “King” Oliver- Joseph Nathan Oliver‚ better known as Joe "King" Oliver was born on December 19‚ 1881 and died on April 10‚ 1938. He was a jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz as well as being a notable composer. 2. Kid Ory- Born Edouard Ory on December 25‚ 1886 and died on January 23‚ 1973(1973-01-23)‚ he was known in the history of jazz as being a trombonist and bandleader. In the

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    Orleans Two musicians from there? Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Mort. * First Jazz pianist and composer-arranger was Jelly Roll Morton. * Father of Jazz? First great soloist? Louis Armstrong * First “cool” jazz musician was Bix Beiderbecke. He played the trumpet. * Dixieland front line? Trumpet‚ clarinet‚ trombone. Combo= * Collective improvisation? What is it? First line improvised simultaneous improvisation by all members of a group. * What is a riff? Phrase

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    for mobsters in an effort to advance his career. Dwyer falls in love with Vera Cicero played by Diane Lane‚ the girlfriend of gangster Dutch Schultz played by James Remar. Dwyer’s character was loosely based on the life of one of jazz greats‚ Bix Beiderbecke as was told by Cotton’s Club director Francis Ford Coppolla. Throughout the film

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    King of Swing. The ninth child of eleven was ten or so when he picked up the clarinet. After a year he was performing impressions of Ted Lewis for a little pocket money. When he was fourteen he was playing for a band that featured the famous Bix Beiderbecke. By sixteen he was known as far as the west coast and was invited to be in Ben Pollack’s band. While he played there four years he was also attending Illinois institute for technology in his sophomore year. His father was a middle class workman

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    Jazz Swing Era

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    LESSSON 5 The Swing Era (1932-1942) • Post Depression (1929) • Big Bands become prominent • Instrumentation: 4-5 trumpets‚ 4 trombones‚ 5 saxophones (woodwinds)‚ piano‚ bass‚ drums‚ guitar • Arranger becomes much more important • Written out arrangements with less‚ or little‚ improvisation • Some up-tempo tunes • Many more ballads with jazz interpretation • Music often for dancing Music become a big business • Recordings were now very important • Recording companies now exercised

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    America in the 1920s saw many instances of drastic change‚ impacting the lives of many Americans. The Roaring Twenties brought about many new inventions‚ wealth‚ and a new outlook on the common American lifestyle. With these new times came new influences and much change to the musical industry of jazz. This investigation will study the evolution of jazz music in the rapidly changing times of America in the 1920s and how the new American lifestyle and optimistic times influenced the music. Two sources

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    Essay On Louis Armstrong

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    Louis Armstrong or frequently called pops‚ satchmo‚ and dipper had a far from normal life. Louis was born August 4‚ 1901‚ in New Orleans Louisiana he was a son of Mary Albert and William Armstrong. Louis did not grow up wealthy‚ in fact the place where he lived was nicknamed the battlefield. His dad a factory worker and left soon after Louis was born. His mom who was regularly found on the corner as a prostitute usually left Louis with his grandmother. Louis only made it to the 5th grade before he

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    Jazz flourished widely in the 1920’s‚ which was considered the Jazz age. In the 1920’s Jazz was a lifestyle to most people. Some fell in love with Jazz‚ while others hated it. People who liked Jazz were the passionate and urban people. Many white young boys and girls fell in love with jazz. Jazz was a way for them to be freed from the rural America. Jazz had originally come from New Orleans but job opportunities had opened up elsewhere causing many musicians to move out of New Orleans. This is what

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