Legacy The legacy of Stax Records is a unique one that spans more than half a century. Stax Records is critical in American music history as it’s one of the most popular soul music record labels of all time - second only to Motown in sales and influence‚ but first in gritty‚ raw‚ stripped-down soul music. In 15 years‚ Stax placed more than 167 hit songs in the Top 100 on the pop charts‚ and a staggering 243 hits in the Top 100 R&B charts. It launched the careers of such legendary artists as Otis
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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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the bass. In 1947‚ Esquire Magazine polled jazz critics to choose an “All American” jazz band. Miles Davis‚ Sonny Stitts‚ Milt Jackson‚ Sarah Vaughn‚ Dodo Marmarosa and Ray Brown were the musicians chosen who promised to dominate the jazz scene for the next 30
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Jazz is a genre of music loved by many‚ but it holds a deep and judgmental past. Taking a closer look into this relationship‚ racial and gender discrimination becomes abundantly clear. When looking at jazz films‚ these relationships are clearly defined and played out. In jazz films‚ those of color were sidelined and played lackluster and profligate characters; men were emasculated‚ while women were sexualized and degraded. Jazz musicians are plagued by stereotypes that have been set from its origination
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show"‚ and a four star rating out of four stars in The Penguin Guide to Jazz
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era. Jazz became the cornerstone of popular culture during the period known as the swing era. The swing era influenced clothing styles‚ retail marketing‚ fashion‚ dance‚ and even language. Swing fans had their own clothing style and built a social phenomenon around it. With many dances coming and going the swing fans kept on dancing. 3. Name some of the specific innovations Duke Ellington brought to jazz in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Duke Ellington brought some specific innovations to jazz in the
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suffering of African American people to the world (Dilks‚ Hansen‚ Parfitt‚ 2011). In the late 18th and early 19th century these songs became popular and have influenced future American music genre (Jones‚ 2004)). This influence can be seen in blues‚ jazz‚ rock and roll‚ hip-hop‚ and rap. Spirituals originated from the encounter between African slaves and Christianity. These slaves thought Christianity hypocritical due to the love white Americans professed and the slavery they applied. Regardless
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History of Jazz ROY HAYNES Roy Owen Haynes was born March 13‚ 1925‚ in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Roy is eighty-seven years old and still performing today. He is an American jazz drummer and bandleader‚ and is among the most recorded drummers in jazz and has a career lasting more than 60 years. Haynes ’s early interest in jazz developed in large part from the influence of his older brother‚ Douglas. A jazz record collector who worked as a roadie for Blanche Calloway in the 1930s‚ Douglas introduced
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much more familiar with the piano and the cornet. Louis Armstrong was more focused on the solos in jazz rather than as a simultaneous improvisational group. Organized crime played a big role in the jazz world because it gave jazz artists a place to play and perform their music. During the prohibition era hundreds of these clubs/speakeasies popped up because of the mob. So‚ in a way the mob gave jazz a place to be heard. C. W. Handy was well known around the world as “The Father of Blues”. He was
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I can still remember when I was a mere child taking piano lessons. When I grew older and my piano teacher began to prepare me for ABRSM piano exams‚ I can clearly recall the first time I was exposed to jazz music. The first jazz piece I have ever played was “Alligator Crawl” by Fats Waller. At first‚ for my classically trained ears‚ the discordant chords and seemingly random note choices made no sense to me. As I begin to master the piece‚ I revel in the technical difficulty and fun the piece provided
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