on the soloist‚ Parker taking two 64-bar choruses and Roach a 27 bar drum solo. In the intro‚ although not a solo‚ the melody in 8ves then 6ths is much less dense than the polyphony of the ODJB. The clarinet frequently performs smears‚ for example the high-pitched descending smear signalling the end of each C section. The trombone plays in the tailgate‚ style frequently scooping and smearing as in the call-and-response with the clarinet and cornet in section C. In contrast‚ Parker and Gillespie
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History of Nike and E-commerce Nike is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. Nike‚ originally known as “Blue Ribbon Sports” was founded by University of Oregon track and field coach Bill Bowerman and student athlete Philip Knight in January of 1964. Blue Ribbon Sports was operated out of Knight’s automobile trunk‚ as a distributor for Japanese shoe make Onitsuka Tiger. Three years later in 1967‚ Blue Ribbon Sports opened up its first retail store
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knows nothing about his family; but sure enough‚ he found a plethora of information. He found information about his mother’s side and information about his father’s‚ including the biography of Quanah Parker‚ the last chief of the free Comanche people. When my dad started telling me the story of Quanah Parker‚ I suddenly got very interested in my Native American background. How often does someone come across such a puzzling and unusual aspect of his/her background? I always thought that I was just half-Korean
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cannibalism at sea. The yacht sunk at sea‚ and the crew‚ after being in an open boat nineteen days and nights without provisions‚ cast lots among themselves as to who should be killed to afford the others sustenance. It fell to the lot of a boy named Parker to be sacrificed‚ and he was accordingly killed and eaten. When the crew landed at Falmouth they were arrested and charged with murder‚ being committed for trial at the Assizes. John Burton came forward as bail for the accused men‚ £400 for Captain
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associated with them. Parker County is one of these counties. In year of 1835‚ Texas was divided up into sections. These sections were known as municipalities and departments. These departments were Bexar‚ Brazos and Nacogdoches‚ along with 23 municipalities. After the formation of The Republic of Texas in 1836‚ the 23 municipalities became what is known now as counties. By 1861‚ there were 161 counties in Texas. Today there are 254 counties. Each county has its own history. Parker County is no different
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Background: Parker Pen Company it’s an expert‚ traditional and well known fine writing instruments manufacturer based in Janesville‚ Wisconsin. Its founder‚ George Safford Parker‚ initiated the company’s history back in 1889 with the fountain pen patent‚ which would enable him three years later (1892) officially give birth to Parker Pen Company. In the earlier years of its existence‚ the company worried to reinforce its expertise in fine writing instruments manufacture‚ so that in 1920’s it was
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Character Sketch Character: Parker Reynolds Physical: Parker is a relatively skinny‚ average height 17 year old girl. Her mannerisms are sympathetic and funny. However‚ Parker is a bully and picks on kids who are different. Everyone believes she does this because she is insecure about herself. Background: Parker has 5 brothers who are constantly fighting and making fun of each other. Her parents both work so they are rarely home to teach their children proper manners and the proper way to
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the Gibson girls and flappers. These women were both completely different from anything anyone had ever seen before. The Gibson girl formed during the late 1890s while the men were all out fighting during WW1. They were working women who dressed classy‚ and were fairly reserved. The flappers began to take over the “New Women” era. They were once Gibson girls‚ but when the men returned from war‚ the women became less reserved‚ started to dress in more revealing clothing‚ and partied. The Gibson girls
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instrumentation rather than big band. The rhythms in the eighth-note and sixteenth-note figures were quick and unpredictable‚ with more syncopation than previous music. The average tempo was faster‚ largely due to the famous alto saxophonist Charlie Parker. He is considered one of the most brilliant musical figures in the twentieth century due to his unique ways of selecting and accenting notes. His music influenced many saxophonists in the future including Woody Herman’s and Gillespie. Dizzie Gillespie
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Bibliography: "Cool Jazz." SUNY Oswego Web Publishing‚ n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2013. Crow‚ Bill. Jazz Anecdotes. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 1990. “Charlie Parker” Print. Deveaux‚ Scott‚ and Gary Giddins. "The 1950s: Cool Jazz and Hard Bop." W.W. Norton & Company‚ n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2013. Lester‚ James. Too Marvelous for Words: The Life and Genius of Art Tatum. Oxford University Press. 1994. Print. Meadows
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