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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“Young Goodman Brown” 1. No‚ the story is too complex. The symbolism‚ parallels‚ and motifs of the story can be interpreted differently from everyone who reads the story. Hawthorne will never give you the option of a tidy moral because all of his stories are too complex. 2. Goodman Brown is a young‚ good man with a very common last name. His name is significant in how he can be compared to every other young‚ good man. 3. The forest is very dark and dreary‚ with the gloomiest of trees
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David Sedaris writes about his experience taking guitar lessons in “Giant Dreams‚ Midget Abilities” after his father decided that he and his younger sisters should start a family music group. However‚ Sedaris has no desire to learn how to play guitar. His desire lies within singing jingles in the voice of Billie Holiday. Sedaris’ desire to sing in the voice of Billie Holiday is probably closely related to his sexual orientation‚ being gay‚ and his father’s passion for jazz music. There is an
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Al Jolson and Bing Crosby came together and recorded the song “Alexander`s Ragtime Band”. Together they made Ivring Berlin`s song a hit. Ragtime music was generally associated with African Americans‚ but many people enjoyed this type of music. At the beginning of the song‚ Jolson and Crosby talk back and forth and they both continue this pattern while singing. I initially had a hard time hearing the difference between the voices until I heard Jolson and Crosby say each other’s name. They are talking
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Transitions to Early Swing Jazz There have been many different transitional periods in jazz history but no more as dramatic and unique as the change in the sound‚ the popularity‚ and the formation of early swing bands. These early bands first took shape out of period in jazz history called small combo jazz. This period of jazz his can be characterized for its use of collective and solo improvisation‚ a smoother rhythm‚ the use of a front line and a rhythm sections‚ and relatively small band size
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Kay Wise American Lit Dr. Smith 11/19/10 Young Goodman Brown Young Goodman Brown is a story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne with many interpretations. It is a story of Young Goodman Brown’s adventure that many believe was a journey away from home. Some people believe that he was trying to get at the community and everyday social life. One way to interpret it is that Young Goodman Brown was simply taking a journey in his sleep - a dream. When reading this story‚ there are many ways to
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Kevin Chang Period 3 10/29/13 Young Goodman Brown 1. I think Brown experienced a real meeting with devil worshippers in the forest. However it seems that as the story progressed it was more likely to be a dream instead of a real experience. I reconsidered the meeting with actual devil worshippers because Goodman wasn’t sure if it was a dream‚ he even thought that it was a bad omen‚ and also if it had been real then there would’ve been more meetings throughout his life. 2. Evidence pointing
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“Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne there is a lot of symbolism that can be analyzed. In an analysis of the symbolism in Hawthorne’s story we follow Goodman Brown on a Journey into the forest to see what the devil has to offer because of the doubts Goodman had been facing in his religion. As Goodman travels deeper into the forest he begins to question his religion more and more. As the story begins Goodman is saying goodbye to his wife Faith. She doesn’t want him to leave‚ but Goodman insists
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In ‘Young Goodman Brown’‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne utilizes many seemingly ordinary features in his story to reinforce a misanthropic take on human nature. One of the many ways he does such is through young Goodman Brown’s wife‚ Faith‚ and her pink ribbons. Faith is described as ‘aptly named’ in the story by Hawthorne. From the first sentence‚ Hawthorne gives the impression that Faith is the epitome of faith itself‚ and young Goodman Brown seems to think so too‚ as he references to her in statements where
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