Lester Young: The “Sweet” Jazz Saxophonist Influential jazz tenor saxophonist‚ Lester Young led a revolution that changed the way the saxophone is played until this very day. He Inspired through his bright and airy tunes that sharply contrasted the loud and boisterous sounds of his counterparts (Pener 121). Young was known for many of his groundbreaking tunes such as “All of Me”‚ and “Lester Leaps In”. As a result of his very different approach to playing the tenor saxophone‚ he influenced many
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The Beat Generation‚ a literary and artistic movement that emerged in the United States in the late 1940s‚ after the Second World War and in the early days of the Cold War‚ owes its name to street slang. The term "beat" (borrowed from street jargon‚ and meaning down and out‚ poor or homeless) perpetuated the romantic‚ bohemian myth of the “lost generation.” The Franco-Canadian writer Jack Kerouac‚ whose novel On the Road (1957) contributed to giving the movement its mythical aura‚ added a contemplative
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B.B. King performed a full blues concert‚ but based off his performance and the crowd reactions‚ you would not think he was performing anything sad. Though his style is traditionally blues‚ each song performed‚ with the exception of “Love Me Tender”‚ had an upbeat vibe to it. He played a total of nine songs with almost all of them ending with the same melody that the Blues are known for. The acoustics of the venue‚ Nick’s Uptown‚ were pretty good. There was only a slight echo‚ but for the audience
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Joni Mitchell : Shadows and Light Joni Mitchell is an accomplished musician‚ songwriter‚ poet and painter. In her own words: “I looked like a folksinger‚ even though the moment I began to write‚ my music was not folk music. It was something else that had elements of romantic classicism to it.” Hard to classify‚ Mitchell has pursued her ways of self-expression‚ heedless of commercial outcomes. She connected with a huge audience in the mid-Seventies when a series of albums – Court and Spark
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Apollo Moon Landing While the controversy regarding the Apollo 11 Moon landing of 1969‚ isn’t as a discussed a topic‚ like child abuse‚ it is an important part of American history and is vital‚ concerning achievements in space exploration. Many people are skeptical of the moon landings validity‚ but the facts point to only one conclusion‚ the Apollo Moon Landing was real. The common theory is that the moon landing was filmed on some secret Hollywood sound stage. Now‚ here are some of the reasons
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On July 21 1969‚ Apollo 11 was the first moon mission where men of Earth explored the Moon’s surface for the first time in history. This mission couldn’t have been such a success if it weren’t for the past missions that encountered great trials and errors along the way‚ like fires and explosions in capsules. After many disastrous events happened in the NASA space program‚ there was one real problem that needed to be faced. NASA was trying to get to the moon and land a lunar mission before the Soviet
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Where Would it Be? … A city beneath ocean level? Why in the world would anybody need to go to a city underneath ocean level? It’s a puzzle to me‚ yet New Orleans is underneath ocean level and that is the place I need to visit. New Orleans is renowned for the Mardi Gras‚ which signifies "Fat Tuesday." Mardi Gras is a celebration that pulls in a large number of individuals from all around the globe‚ and it highlights music‚ show‚ road gatherings‚ parades and the world’s finest jazz‚ Cajun
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F. Scott Fitzgerald purposefully uses his self-named “double-vision” to describe setting‚ characterization‚ and values across the events of the three nights; he does this by using vivid adjectives and descriptions. In Chapter 1‚ the first specific night the reader is introduced to is Tom Buchanan’s party. This party only has 4 physical guest and a “fifth guest” on the telephone. The atmosphere is described as “tense” and racist discussions “broke out… violently”. Dichotomizing this is Gatsby’s party
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A disgraced NASA Pilot gets a second chance when he’s sent into space to fix the Hubble Telescope‚ but when he uncovers a conspiracy to destroy Earth‚ he must stop it. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: CHARLIE HIM (40’s) is a disgraced NASA pilot that was fired from his job when he tested positive for marijuana. Charlie now struggles to pay his rent and care for SHE DOS SANTOS (30’s) a former orphan that he rescued and considers his sister. She has a noticeable Blue Parrot tattoo. She also has a reoccurring dream
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This novel takes place in America during the 1940s. Sal and Dean meet in New York City where they both live until their travels start. The city is a loud and extravagant place to live. Sal and Dean are no strangers to city life full of drinking‚ music‚ and sex. In addition to New York City‚ the two friends also travel to other cities such as Denver‚ San Francisco‚ San Antonio‚ Chicago‚ and Mexico City. Within cities‚ Sal and Dean have an appreciation for Jazz music in club after hours where they
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