Duke Ellington “It don ’t mean a thing if it ain ’t got that swing (do Do a Do ap...) Well it don ’t mean a thing all you got to do is sing” (Sing). Edward Kennedy Ellington‚ American jazz composer‚ orchestrator‚ bandleader‚ and pianist‚ is considered to be the greatest composer in the history of jazz music and one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. He composed over 2000 works and performed numerous concerts during his musical career. A compilation of some of his most popular music
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Music professor: Concert Report #1 October 27‚ 2014 RCC Jazz in Concert On October 20‚ I attended a concert by the RCC Jazz in featuring Lanny Morgan at the Digital Library Auditorium. The name of group members which are used were Doug Webb (Tenor Sax)‚ Tom Ranier (piano)‚ Chuck Berhofer (bass)‚ and Steve Schaeffer (drum “The Magic Flea” is an upbeat tempo song with mostly eighth notes‚ it features the Lanny Morgan as the guest artist on the alto sax. It has many key changes in the solo that he
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difficult times they had come across. The Spirituals they had sung in Africa followed and stayed with them in the United States. The Spirituals the slaves performed during enslavement have survived up until this day. They are well known as Blues‚ Gospel‚ Jazz‚ Ragtime‚ and more. Since African Americans followed their traditions so much‚ It was harder for African American slaves to perform Spirituals due to them not being able to own any instruments. Not only did African American Spirituals play a major
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this class through the music library; or‚ listen to another version available online). a. List 2 jazz or blues-like elements that Gershwin uses in his symphonic composition. The use of Ragtime rhythm; The use of blue notes (notes sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes) b. Compare and contrast Rhapsody in Blue with one other blues/jazz-like piece examined in class (i.e. Afro-American Symphony‚ “Lost Your Head Blues‚” “I Got Rhythm‚”
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In the 1920’s New York was more important to jazz than Chicago. Although Chicago had this larger than life aspect Giola says it was often less glamorous and that the “nightspots were often makeshift rather than opulent” New york‚ on the other hand‚ African Americans created these new societies with the development of Harlem. New york was the 2nd most segregated city and this lead to black living in congested areas one of which being Harlem. Harlem was overpopulated with African American living in
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as to call hip hop "the living blues."[19] Jazz‚ which developed from the blues and other African-American and European musical traditions and originated around the beginning of the 20th century‚ has also influenced hip hop and has been cited as a precursor of hip hop. Not just jazz music and lyrics but also jazz poetry. According to John Sobol‚ the jazz musician and poet who wrote Digitopia Blues‚ rap "bears a striking resemblance to the evolution of jazz both stylistically and formally."[21] One
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genres such as jazz‚ blues‚ and hip-hop‚ most Americans do not realize that they are the essential components to the evolution of African American Vernacular Literature. In fact‚ it is the key factor that brought African American culture into the limelight in America. Since the first black peoples in America were slaves‚ and were not allowed to read or write‚ the African American Vernacular Traditions began as completely oral communications in the form of church songs‚ blues‚ jazz‚ rhythm and blues
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out the art‚ music‚ and literature side of most African American people. This took place in New York and during the 1920’s and ended around the early 1940’s. Coleman Hawkins was an African American figure during the Harlem Renaissance that sparked jazz music. A modern figure that resembles Coleman Hawkins is BB King‚ who continues to promote black culture. BB King is still alive and light on his feet and playing music with the same passion that he had when he was young.(Geffen) The Harlem Renaissance
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Life and Contribution to Jazz Music Jazz is considered to be one of the most influential music genres of the world. It is said to have developed out the unique experiences of the black man in America (Levert). Jazz was born in the city of Storyville‚ New Orleans . For many years during the post American Civil War period‚ Storyville was acknowledged as corrupt and as a sanctuary for every form of low life (Shadwick). It is said by many legends and folklores that jazz developed in the in the Storyville
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“St. Louis Blues” from 1922 was composed by William Christopher “W. C.” Handy. It is a blues jazz song. Handy was known as “The Father of the Blues”. The blues is a musical genre whose origin is from the African-American communities. The blues songs were jazz songs‚ rhythm and blues‚ and rock and roll. “St. Louis Blues” remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians’ repertoire. Handy wrote this song mainly inspired by some memories of his life. He remembered hearing a woman walking down the street
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