LOUIS ARMSTRONG Louis Daniel (Satchmo) Armstrong was one of the greatest trumpet players ever known to man. Other than his trumpet, Louis had a great voice for the music he played which was called jazz music. Still today he is known for his music and being one ... began building the core work upon which his reputation as a major entertainer would rest. Armstrong started recording popular songs with other musicians adding backgrounds to his vocals and trumpet solos. He stopped performing live and just recorded lots and lots of music. He became a big hit on the radio and had 15 number one song...

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... and the same with modern jazz. A few examples of Progressive Swing are Stan Kenton's "Chorale for Brass, Piano and Bongos" recorded in nineteen forty-seven and "Invention for Guitar and Trumpet" in nineteen fifty-two. Although the Swing style may have launched the art status of jazz by placing it in the ears and minds of the world, it was its ... instrumental-style improvisation vocally. This requires a vocabulary of vowels and consonants related less to particular words and more to the tone and expression of jazz instrumentalists such as in the trumpet-like "Oop-Pop-a-Da" by Babs Gonza...

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... very repetitive and there is little difference between the repeats of sections. "Dippermouth Blues" is very different from "Dixie Jazz Band One-Step". The instrument featured are the piano, trombone, trumpet, two cornets, bass, and drums. Two of the more obvious differences in the band are the woman piano player and all band members being of african-american descent. The most ... ...

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... voice. It reminded me of the time I went to New Orleans and heard all the bands playing on the streets. There were many instruments used in this performance. There was a trumpet, saxophone, piano, bass guitar, trombone, drums, etc. Banu Gibson also played the banjo some during the show. Banu and her band mostly performed show tunes from the 1920's and 1930 ... ...

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... very repetitive and there is little difference between the repeats of sections. "Dippermouth Blues" is very different from "Dixie Jazz Band One-Step". The instrument featured are the piano, trombone, trumpet, two cornets, bass, and drums. Two of the more obvious differences in the band are the woman piano player and all band members being of african-american descent. The most ... ...

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... voice. It reminded me of the time I went to New Orleans and heard all the bands playing on the streets. There were many instruments used in this performance. There was a trumpet, saxophone, piano, bass guitar, trombone, drums, etc. Banu Gibson also played the banjo some during the show. Banu and her band mostly performed show tunes from the 1920's and 1930 ... ...

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... voice. It reminded me of the time I went to New Orleans and heard all the bands playing on the streets. There were many instruments used in this performance. There was a trumpet, saxophone, piano, bass guitar, trombone, drums, etc. Banu Gibson also played the banjo some during the show. Banu and her band mostly performed show tunes from the 1920's and 1930 ... ...

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... . What makes jazz music so special is that it is one of a kind and that it is unpredictable. People would just get together and play their instruments, usually the bass, trumpet or piano, and make beats and play any sporadic melody that came to them. The music was enjoyed by many and was a sort of doorway for many other kinds of ... ...

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... turn of the 20th century, the earliest fully documented jazz style emerged, centered in New Orleans, Louisiana. This city is often called the "cradle of jazz". In this style, the trumpet carried the melody, the clarinet played showy countermelodies, and the trombone played rhythmic slides and sounded the root notes of chords or simple harmony. Below this basic trio, the tuba ... ...

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... the world. One of the heroes of Jazz was Louis Armstrong who aided in the creation of the new type of music. Armstrong grew up learning how to play the trumpet and made his star performance at a picnic because he was too young to play in clubs. Jazz was one of the most important cultural achievements of the U.S and was loved ... ...

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... his favorite band. During this time, Louis met Lillian Hardin and married her, but they disagreed on Louis" position in the band, so they divorced. Not only was Louis a good trumpet player, but he also had a deep raspy voice that no other singer had. In 1931, he moved back to New Orleans, to form his own band. Louis hired Joe Glaser ... ...

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... his favorite band. During this time, Louis met Lillian Hardin and married her, but they disagreed on Louis" position in the band, so they divorced. Not only was Louis a good trumpet player, but he also had a deep raspy voice that no other singer had. In 1931, he moved back to New Orleans, to form his own band. Louis hired Joe Glaser ... ...

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... life time. In 1926 Louis Armstrong returned to Chicago. He was the head liner in jazz clubs, radio, and records. Audiences were very amazed by the way he played his trumpet. Many musicians began to study his recordings to hear what a horn was able to do. Armstrong has been said to use his horn to sound like a singer's voice, and he ... ...

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... fact that it has always been a music for individuals. When people hear the word "jazz-, most of them think of improvisation and many have a picture in mind of for example a trumpet player who takes off a theme and then starts to develop it in his own style for minutes. So people, who want to show their extreme individuality to others, try to ... ...

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... forms of improvisation. His contribution to pieces such as "Dipper Mouth Blues- demonstrate this innovation. Also, the piece is a good example of the jazz use of instruments such as the trumpet, clarinet, and trombone now used for solos rather than merely as supporting pieces of an ensemble or band. Plus, Armstrong's voice became an important solo instrument in his works. Using ... ...

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... . He, surprisingly, was more famous in Europe because of racism in the U.S. hurt his popularity. Upon his return in 1935, Armstrong had to take a six month vacation from playing the trumpet due to lip problems. Once his lips finally healed, Armstrong created another band consisting of fourteen musicians, with manager Joe Glaser. It was during this time that Armstrong published his ... ...

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