Billie Holiday is one of the greatest jazz singers of her time. Although her legacy shines bright‚ her life was often plagued by the adversity of drugs‚ men‚ and alcohol. Critics do not give enough credit to the struggle of Billie Holiday‚ whose highs and lows were commonly expressed through her strong vocals and combination of blues‚ jazz‚ and swing. She‚ unlike any other artist‚ came from nothing in Baltimore and found different avenues to rise through jazz history. Similar to her immediate family
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Dizzy Gillespie deservedly ranks amongst the most influential and innovative jazz musicians of all times. Every note played with his trumpet captivated a legion of devout followers from all different age demographics and cultural backgrounds. Only Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong can tread the waters of his talent and his ever-growing legend‚ which was propelled by his revolutionary style. The Bebop revolution would have been a real yawner without notable Dizzy Gillespie tracks and stunning collaborations
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bassist Rob Jost and the drummer Michael Sarin‚ showing he’s equally comfortable in a variety of styles‚ including hard-bop‚ funk‚ Latin jazz‚ and modern free. The symbiotic rapport of the trio is transferred to the tunes‚ which are delivered with attitude‚ keenness‚ and exuberance. The 10th album of the drummer Mike Reed‚ a representative of the Chicago modern jazz scene‚ features three enthusiastic reedists and an explosive rhythm section that highly benefits with the unparalleled atonal chords of
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Jose 1 Janelle Jose Professor Pappas AAS 254 16 April 2008 “Our Theater: The Hey Dey of the Apollo Theatre” Apollo was the Greek God of music‚ Poetry and the arts. His temple was at Delphi and was known to be a place of purification. There is a temple of a different that bears the name of the Greek god and its at 253 West 125th Street Harlem in New York City. The Apollo Theater would become as famous as the temple at Delphi. The Apollo Theaters home was in Harlem. Harlem is known worldwide as a
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out the art‚ music‚ and literature side of most African American people. This took place in New York and during the 1920’s and ended around the early 1940’s. Coleman Hawkins was an African American figure during the Harlem Renaissance that sparked jazz music. A modern figure that resembles Coleman Hawkins is BB King‚ who continues to promote black culture. BB King is still alive and light on his feet and playing music with the same passion that he had when he was young.(Geffen) The Harlem Renaissance
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Bach‚ Powell leaned more towards the bluesy tunes of jazz. Around the time that Powell hit his adolescent years‚ he began to appear at a club‚ Minton’s Playhouse‚ where he met the jazz musician Theolonious
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desire to avoid by being in heaven. Though the original lyrics describe dark and unfortunate events‚ today “When the Saints” has a positive connotation attached to it. When it is performed in modern times‚ it is at a much faster tempo and the melody swings at an infectiously catchy pace. This change started probably due to a trend that originated in New Orleans that consisted of inserting a verse that discussed how a former
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William Henry Webb “chick Webb” was born on February 10‚ 1909 in Baltimore‚ Maryland. He was born to William Henry and Mary Webb‚ he had three sisters Bessie‚ Mabel‚ and Ethel. Chick was a legend to a lot of people. He was one of the best drummer of the swing era. At a young age William contracted spinal tuberculosis that left him a hunchback and little use of his legs. Doctors recommend he take up drumming as a remedy to loosen up his stiff joints since then he took up drumming.so he really didn’t
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1927 and was a freelance musician during the depression years. Benny Goodman career was boosted by no one other than John Hammond‚ Hammond arranged Goodman’s first recording dates with Columbia and pushed the band in the direction of the more strongly jazz-influenced music played by blackest dance bands. In 1934‚ the Goodman Band appeared on the NBC radio show Let’s Dance. The Goodman Band embarked on a tour in summer 1935 and the tour did not begin successfully. Audiences were not interested in the
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American battle for civil rights. In 1920 to 1930 African American music‚ literature‚ and their Art gained world wide notice. These were some of the author of American jazz: Zora Neale Hurston‚ Nella Larsen and some of poets are: Langston Hughes‚ Claude McKay and Countee Cullen wrote works describing the African American Experience Jazz‚ swing
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