Jazz Midterm Questions
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- 6 Contributions Louis Armstrong made to jazz.
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1-first soloist improvisor in jazz
2-advanced jazz music rhythmly,harmonicly, and melodicly
3-raised the bar on his instument
4-expanded the audience of jazz
5-leading inovator in chicago style
6-ambassador of goodwill in the world - father of the blues
- william hendy
- empress of blues
- bessie smith
- tenure with Fletcher Henderson Orchestra,elevated popularity of sax in jazz
- Coleman Hawkins
- Most influential intrumentalist during chicago era and was first fully developed improvising soloist
- Louis Armstrong
- Prominent trumpet player of swing era who bridged styles of louis armstong and dizzy gilespie
- Roy eldridge
- as a pianist,composer,arranger, poet, philosopher, and bandleader his vast contribution to 20th century music extends beyond the category of jazz
- Duke Ellington
- King of ragtime
- Scott Joplin
- 4 prejazz african american vocal forms
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1-field holler
2-blues
3-gospel/spirituals
4-work songs - recored Body and Soul
- Coleman Hawkins
- played with Duke Ellington, father of modern bass
- Jimmy Blanton
- pianist and bandleader, his great swing big band exemplifies the riffing rhythm and blue style of Kansas City
- Bennie Moten
- Recorded West End Blues
- Louis Armstrong
- a journalist and producer he became most influential entrepeneur in the history of jazz bring fletcher henderson, count basie,benny goodman,MeadeLL, etc
- John Hammand
- 1st to exploit the melodic potential of the electric guitar
- Charlie Christian
- most important development of jazz. trumpet player singer and endearing carm which won jazz many friends around the world
- Louis Armstrong
- king of swing
- benny goodman
- composer for large jazz ensemble he was 1st to write extended works such as suites,symphonic tone poems masses and scores for theater and film
- Duke Ellington
- composer of Take the A train
- Billy Strayhorn
- he wrote many songsbut his instumental works are pivotal in the transition of jazz as pop culture into the realm of high art
- Duke Ellington
- inspired by bessie smith
- billie holiday
- principal soloist on tenor sax with the early count basie
- Lester Young
- as an arranger he broke from conventional techniques applied to big band and experimented with atypical use of specific instruments, the employment of a small band w/i a bigbadn expolit personalities in his emsembles
- Duke Ellington
- self proclaimed inventor of jazz
- Jelly Roll Morton
- tenure with count basie modernized jazz and its swing feel-streamlined drumming
- Jo Jones
- ragtime guy
- Scott Joplin
- became prominent cornetist during chicago era influential white artist
- Bix Beiderbecke
- Aint Misbehavin-stride pianist
- Fats Waller
- key figure in Boogie Woogie precurser to rock and roll
- Meade Lux Lewis
- period thought of as primarily as a literary movement,jaxx was becoming popular with the masses
- Harlem Renisannce
- His recording with the Hot Five, Hot Seven, and Earl Hines show jazz developing rhythmically, melodically and harmonically.
- Louis Armstrong