While the United States prepared to draft civilians in preparation for World War I‚ Thelonious and Barbara Monk were preparing to bring a son into the world. A birth which carried its own air of mystery‚ according to Thomas Fetterling‚ “For a long time the year of his birth had been given as 1920. In 1974‚ however‚ Leonard Feather saw Monk’s entry in the birth register of Rocky Mount‚ North Carolina. It reads‚ ‘October 10‚ 1917‚ Thelius Monk’ [although‚ quite a few of his family members were misnamed]”
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On Thursday‚ April 21st‚ I had the opportunity to attend a jazz combos concert. I took it upon myself to attend this concert because of my interest for jazz and all that goes along with this genre of music. This concert involved two different groups of musicians performing music in the typical laid back fashion that most jazz performances are played in. Throughout this reaction I will give a few things I liked and disliked about these two groups of performers and specifically what intrigued me about
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Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born in Newport News‚ Virginia on April 25‚ 1917. Inspiring many with her unparalleled vocals and commercial success‚ Fitzgerald was known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella‚" an American jazz and song vocalist who interpreted much of the Great American Songbook. Ella was the first African-American woman to ever win a Grammy Award‚ winning a total of 13 awards in 1958. Fitzgerald died in California in 1996. Fitzgerald’s career as a musician began early in her life
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Background Investigation – Now that you have listened to this piece once all the way through‚ find out a little more about it. Besides the album notes with the CD‚ look for other references‚ specifically ones pertaining to this particular song or album‚ if possible. Is there anything significant or noteworthy about this song‚ album‚ or group of performers? 20 points In terms of the album‚ I found that it was received in a very positive
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George Benson performed at the Java Jazz Festival with his orchestra behind him supporting his every note. This performance was in tribute to Nat King Cole. George Benson showed out while performing on the stage in front of hundreds of people with both upbeat songs and calming songs. The overall performance was highly interesting with the combination of different jazz songs and the different rhythms and meanings. Their stage presence was very professional‚ but they also had fun with their performance
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Jazz and Classical Music Upon entering a modern record store‚ one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists‚ but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the most accomplished musicians of our time have devoted themselves to a life-long
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Jim McNeely was born in Chicago‚ and moved to New York City in 1975. In 1978 he joined the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. He spent six years as a featured soloist with that band and its successor‚ Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (now The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra). 1981 saw the beginning of Jim’s 4-year tenure as pianist/composer with the Stan Getz Quartet. From 1990 until 1995 he held the piano chair in the Phil Woods Quintet. At the present time‚ he leads his own tentet‚ his own trio
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During the 1920’s‚ a new style of jazz became highly popular. Big bands began to dominate the jazz scene. The big band era was split into two different styles: “hot” jazz and “sweet” jazz. Jelly Roll Morton and Paul Whiteman were two bandleaders and composers who were highly recognized and well-known during this musical time period. Jelly Roll Morton was highly influential in the “hot” jazz genre‚ while Paul Whiteman became celebrated for his “sweet” jazz music. Two songs that mark each musician’s
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Describe the environment in which artists lived under Communism in the Soviet Union. Three examples of Soviet composers and musicians who made a lasting impact in the world of music included Sergei Prokofiev‚ Dmitri Shostakovich‚ and Mstislav \"Slava\" Rostropovich. These artists helped introduce the music of high culture to the Soviet masses and sometimes became internationally recognized. Musicians were called on to compose music that could be understood by the masses and uplift the Soviet people
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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie- or commonly known as Bird and Diz- were two famous composers that came together to release an album after being introduced. The album they composed and released in the 1950’s (which just happens to be named after themselves‚ “Bird and Diz”) was a bebop jazz genre that made a big impact on the music industry. Clearly‚ Charlie Parker’s name has no correlation to the word ‘Bird.’ But early on in his musical career‚ “Yard Bird” was a nickname Parker received that
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