Claire Raines Period 4 3-12-12 Benny Goodman‚ The Swing King Considered one of the greatest jazz players ever‚ Benjamin David Goodman‚ or Benny Goodman‚ was called the King of Swing. The ninth child of eleven was ten or so when he picked up the clarinet. After a year he was performing impressions of Ted Lewis for a little pocket money. When he was fourteen he was playing for a band that featured the famous Bix Beiderbecke. By sixteen he was known as far as the west coast and was invited
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music. Jazz was the start of it all. Jazz triggered many different types of music‚ such as rock and roll and rhythm and blues. Jazz started the revolution of music in America‚ which prompted the racial integration of society. This transformation of society began largely due to one man. He was perhaps one of the most famous Jazz musicians and composers of all time. His name was Duke Ellington. He was a very clean musician‚ well spoken‚ and very well educated. He was already big into the Jazz industry
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3 / 3 points When used by economists‚ the term "land"‚ when referring to one of the main factors of production‚ is defined as the surface of the earth. True False Question 2 3 / 3 points As used by economists‚ the term "capital" refers to gold‚ stocks‚ bonds and other highly liquid assets. True False Question 3 3 / 3 points Normative economics is involved with economic claims that can be verified by third party analysis. True False Question 4 3 / 3
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American jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald was the “first lady” of singing‚ swing‚ bebop‚ and ballads. Her career spanned over sixty years‚ she sold millions of records‚ and won multiple Grammy awards. She known all over the world. Ella Fitzgerald greatly impacted the way jazz music is today through her use of scatting and her perfect voice. Ella Fitzgerald did not become the “first lady” of these things overnight. She had to go through hardships in order to get to that point. Ella Fitzgerald was born
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Music/ Musician / Music of styl……. Concert Music is one of the most important art expressions‚ lots of feelings and values can be expressed‚ and of course lots of stories can be told too. I like many music styles‚ from classical music to rock and even folk music. One of my favorite musicians is Sting‚ he is a great singer‚ bass/doublebass player‚ a great song writer and an actor too. His style is a mixture of many styles‚ such as pop‚ jazz‚ blues‚ soul‚ reggae and much more. One of my favorite
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American musicians greatly influenced Jazz musicians in the early part of the twentieth century. Modern dancing styles also originated from the Latin America jazz moves that were combined with an afro-Cuban beat. 2. The Machito and his Afro-Cubans helped create salsa music and Cubop as well as redefined Afro-Cuban Jazz. 3. Gillespie was a prime mover in the creation of Afro-Cuban-jazz ‚ a style that brought Cuban people into a jazz context . 4. It was a concert hall. In new York city. Before it was
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Benny Carter July 12‚ 2003 Many jazz musicians are known for their famous sounds or well known songs but many are also known for their ability to juggle many tasks in their life time as a musician. Benny Carter was one of them. From his starting musical li8fe at the age of five‚ to traveling
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Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong was the greatest of all Jazz musicians. Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz. His amazing technical abilities‚ the joy and spontaneity‚ and amazingly quick‚ inventive musical mind still dominate Jazz to this day. Only Charlie Parker comes close to having as much influence on the history of Jazz as Louis Armstrong did. Like almost all early Jazz musicians‚ Louis was from New Orleans. He was from a very poor family and was sent to reform school when he was twelve
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the normal things”. By no means did Dave take the normal approach; he made it all the way threw the conservatory with out being able to read the piano music he was playing. His ability to think on the spot and his amazing ear took jazz to the next level. He took jazz to a world of difficult technicality and created sounds with depth that amazed all who had the opportunity to listen to him. Brubeck once stated‚ “And there is a time where you can be beyond yourself. You can be
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him everything she knew‚ so even though his parents were not supportive in his music‚ he still pursued to further his education for music. Ludwig Wolfsohn was his first real teacher and after three years with him he advanced to a European trained concert pianist‚ Victor Wittgenstein. He graduated from Boys High School in Brooklyn and while being there studied theory under Rubin Goldmark‚ which only increased to further his desire for modern music. The turning point in his life came when he received
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