The McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans/The Austin High School Gang represented the Chicago style. It dominant instruments included piano, drum set and acoustic bass. In the At The Jazz Band Ball, we could hear the saxophone and trombone as the dominant instrument and feel the improvision through the song. The section of bass was not so obvious. In the China Boy, we could feel a more lively rhythm. The main instrument was trumpet, trombone, cornet and clarinet. The section of bass was through the whole song. However, the jazz style of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band preferred to the New Orleans style, which was featured by the group improvision. In Blackbird Special, the more modern instrument electronic organwas added into the song. We could feel its sense of modernness by its more obvious and agile drumbeat compared with the The Austin High School Gang. The improvision could be seen in this song as well. The differences between the two bands was the Austin High School Gang had a greater emphasis on individual solos, while the Dirty Dozen Brass Band put more emphasis on the overall play. And the Dirty Dozen Brass Band had a more relaxed feeling and a kind of
The McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans/The Austin High School Gang represented the Chicago style. It dominant instruments included piano, drum set and acoustic bass. In the At The Jazz Band Ball, we could hear the saxophone and trombone as the dominant instrument and feel the improvision through the song. The section of bass was not so obvious. In the China Boy, we could feel a more lively rhythm. The main instrument was trumpet, trombone, cornet and clarinet. The section of bass was through the whole song. However, the jazz style of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band preferred to the New Orleans style, which was featured by the group improvision. In Blackbird Special, the more modern instrument electronic organwas added into the song. We could feel its sense of modernness by its more obvious and agile drumbeat compared with the The Austin High School Gang. The improvision could be seen in this song as well. The differences between the two bands was the Austin High School Gang had a greater emphasis on individual solos, while the Dirty Dozen Brass Band put more emphasis on the overall play. And the Dirty Dozen Brass Band had a more relaxed feeling and a kind of