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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beat "Swing". Swing was said to have been born in 1938 when Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers recorded "George Swing" (Microsoft music). Others say it started on a cold night when Bennie Moten’s band got an entire Kansas City ballroom jumping (World Book 159). Still others say it all started in 1932 when the great Duke Ellington recorded the album "The Anthem of Idiom"‚ "It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)". From the definition of the Webster Dictionary‚ swing involves
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a Golf Swing The game of golf is not just a game to me‚ but instead a way of life. It has merely formed who I am today‚ as it has taught me many important traits‚ including perseverance and self-discipline. The golf swing‚ when done correctly‚ is a beautiful sight. Practice makes perfect is a great way to look at golf and all of its precise manners. The golf world has always said that the perfect golf swing in unattainable‚ so I can I cannot provide information on the perfect golf swing‚ although
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influenced many trends‚ examples being: jazz music and dance. Jazz music originated mainly in New Orleans‚ and is a blend of African and European music. And even though older generations considered the music corrupt and threatening to old cultural values‚ this music and dance style became very well known. Throughout the Prohibition this dance style and type of music spread throughout the world‚ reaching places such as Germany. During the Weimar Republic‚ jazz seized Germany and soon after became an
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1. Describe the ways in which swing music and popular culture were interrelated during the time known as the swing era. There were many ways in which swing music and popular culture were interrelated during the time known as the swing 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
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Polyphonic- The simultaneous sounding of two or more melodies of equal importance. Group Work: Sidney Bechet First notable jazz saxophone player‚ soprano sax Played clarinet‚ too. Composer Professional by age of 6. Louis Armstrong 1901-1971 [Greatest trumpet player] The most influential jazz musician Learned to play the bugle in home for boys First to be considered a jazz artist. Bix Biederbecke 1903-1931 1924 Formed a band named the Wolverines Trumpet player From Iowa First “cool” artist
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age of fifteen and was homeless for a while. She found work wherever she could‚ but it was a struggle. Looking back on those days‚ she chose to use the memories as inspiration to bring emotion to her singing. Growing up‚ Fitzgerald was a fan of jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby‚ but she had always dreamed of being a dancer. In 1934‚ the Apollo Theater in Harlem had an amateur night. Fitzgerald was planning on dancing‚ until she saw all of the talented dancers that went before
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such as Big Band and Jazz‚ Swing‚ and Country. One out of three popular genres in the 1930’s was Big Band and Jazz; its premiere changed the face of music forever. The piano‚ bass‚ and the drums are the rhythm section of Big Band and Jazz music ("Music in the 1930’s"). Then‚ they have two to four melody players that include the instruments of clarinet‚ trumpet‚ saxophone‚ vibraphone‚ and guitar ("Music in the 1930’s"). Finally‚ the people that are in the Big Band and Jazz groups consist of 15
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Benny Goodman was a great jazz clarinet player and the leader of one of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era (1935–1945). In fact‚ Time magazine dubbed him "the King of Swing." Benjamin David Goodman was born in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ on May 30‚ 1909‚ into a large‚ poor Jewish family. His parents‚ who had moved to the United States from Eastern Europe‚ were Dora and David Goodman. He first started playing clarinet at a local Chicago synagogue when he was about ten. He learnt the clarinet
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Eddie K. Jazz 219 Charles Mingus Charles Mingus is a very important and influential name in jazz; however he is left out by many historians when talking about the history of jazz. The main reason he is left out by so many historians‚ Mark Gridley in particular‚ is because of his attitude and ego. He is clearly not the most pleasant person‚ and he surely does not display how a real jazz musician should act‚ at least according to most historians. The way he acts during performances can be
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