Clifford Brown and Max Roach "Clifford Brown and Max Roach" was the first recording of a quintet that changed jazz. It was tragically short lived; Clifford Brown and pianist Richie Powell (Bud’s brother) were to die in the same car crash within two years of the album’s release‚ an event that affected Max Roach for years to come. The music is based in bop but has outgrown its origins to such an extent that it is clearly one of the first great examples of hard bop. Clifford Brown is superb on
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world that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world. Nevertheless‚ it had immense impact on the evolution of American vernacular dance by bringing jazz music and dance to the masses‚ raising the nation’s spirit through music and dance. The Great Depression hit hard‚ but it hit African Americans the hardest. They had been on the bottom rung of the economic ladder already before the Depression hit
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ARTICULATE‚ AND MUSICALLY impressive‚ Wynton Marsalis brings considerable weight to the contention that jazz is superior to other popular musical genres‚ and to a narrow‚ bebopcentered view of the jazz tradition. As forcefully opinionated as he usually is‚ though‚ Marsalis was brought up short a few times during this joint interview with keyboardist Herbie Hancock (b. 1940). For Marsalis‚ free jazz‚ electric instruments‚ and pop influences blur that tradition’s boundaries and dilute its artistic force
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I believe John Lennon initially got into music because his mother encouraged him and his half-sister Jackie had taught him how to play the banjo. Shortly after‚ John’s Aunt Mimi bought him a guitar after he learned to play the Banjo. John didn’t have interest in traditional school and always wanted to lead his acquaintance and friends‚ but in reality‚ he was weak and just wanted to feel wanted in our world. John was an introvert who enjoyed reading and writing at home which gave him the time to create
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Charles Mingus‚ a man who had made many contributions to the jazz world‚ which had included the introduction of the stand-up-bass as a lead instrument where it normally was used to keep time. He is known for composing the second largest amount of pieces just second to Duke Ellington2. He had mainly focused on collective organization when writing is charts that were similar to old school New Orleans street jazz bands‚ and his peers had once called him an organizational genius for this. Mingus’s
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the typical person thinks of jazz‚ pop‚ or rock of the 20th century. The saxophone‚ although a huge part of the 20th century "radio" genre‚ was and still is part of the classical repertoire. The instrument itself is very popular‚ and it is very common to have a wind band with several saxophone players. It is found most often in jazz ensembles. But‚ the saxophone was invented in 1840‚ and jazz did not show up until the 20th century. The saxophone was around well before jazz musicians Charlie Parker‚
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born Ernest Anthony Puente‚ in the Spanish Harlem‚ a Hispanic neighborhood in New York City. His parents settled in New York after moving from their native home in Puerto Rico. At an early age‚ Tito showed a flair for music by listening to big- band jazz stars such as Duke Ellington. Tito admired popular drummer Gene Krupa. Puente’s wanted to learn how to play the drums‚ and he did learn and he also learned how to play the timbales‚ two small tom- toms mounted in a stand. Tito started using his musical
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of the USA History The music of the United States reflects the country’s multi-ethnic population through a diverse array of styles. Among the country’s most internationally-renowned genres are hip hop‚ blues‚ country‚ rhythm and blues‚ jazz‚ barbershop‚ pop‚ techno‚ and rock and roll. After Japan‚ the United States has the world’s second largest music market with a total retail value of 3‚635.2 million dollars in 2010 and its music is heard around the world. Since the beginning of the
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are in for an exciting ride. New Orleans is brimming with rich culture from everywhere‚ like how it contains a plethora of Haitian background‚ French is a primary language spoken here‚ it is known for its feisty southern eating‚ and it is the former Jazz capital of the world. Haiti’s Takeover A plethora of the population in New Orleans is of Haitian background. This is because in 1698‚ French explorer‚
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Berry‚ and James Brown. Not only are these people impacts‚ but is the music genre; such as jazz‚ and blues. These topics had made an impact on American society at the time‚ and in some sense it still does to this day. In the late 1930’s and throughout 1940’s‚ Louis Armstrong was an American Jazz Trumpet player. Or may have been the most legendary‚ inspiring‚ exhilarating‚ Intoxicating‚ and electrifying jazz trumpet player. He was born August 4‚ 1901 - July 6‚ 1941(Louis Armstrong Wikipedia). After
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