... . Nunnery English 102 August 1, 2000 The stylistic, rhythmic and melodic relationships between blues and jazz Many people have the ability to play an instrument whether it is by ear or actually reading music. Really studying music involves learning music theory and musical form. To ... Blues or "12-bar blues", as it is called, has a standard chord progression. The song never changes, but allows one to improvise. A soloist could play a solo using a blues scale consisting of seven notes and never stop. (Mitchell) For those who didn't know, Jazz originated in New Orleans. Jazz is ... to sur...

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... me an idea of Louis Armstrong's journey to becoming a great jazz musician. Louis Armstrong grew up listening to the blues, not jazz. When Armstrong began to play, he understood the music more than many other performers. Louis would change the melody a little when he played and he gave jazz more of a swing than ... didn't land smack on the beat but came unexpectedly a little early or late, he made the music seem to leap along. Then, too, he didn't play his notes evenly, but accented some and passed lightly over others, so that music seemed to be alive, to breathe" (Collier, p63). "Jazz wa...

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... Davis who was the music instructor there. He began to study music, first vocal, and then percussion, then he became a bugler, and finally began to play a cornet. The music he played was very structured, mostly marches and other ensemble music. Armstrong was released from the waif's home at fourteen and began ... he was use to doing occasionally. This was the first recorded example of what became known as "scat singing." In 1929 Armstrong was hired to play in the pit band of the popular all black musical review 'Hot Chocolates' on Broadway. The show was a great success and Louis stole th...

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... Cotton Club was the ideal setting for the Duke Ellington Orchestra. It's "jungle" atmosphere was perfect for the style of music Ellington was expected to play. Ellington remarks about the setting of the club: "During one period at the Cotton Club, much attention was paid to acts with an African setting, ... daily broadcasts gave the Cotton Club and Ellington national reputation. By 1929, the band's name was widely known. Ellington liked all the attention and continued to play. He did not care what he played, as long as his audiences liked it. He stated, "Good music is music that sounds g...

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... crowd. Here he played his first composition " What you gonna do when the bed brakes down?" The kids at the danced absolutely loved it and begged him to play more since he didn't know any other song he played it again improvising heavily, by the end of the evening the song had become a hit. While on ... referred to as a monster on the piano. This man was Harvey Brooks and he was in Philadelphia. Duke decided on his way back to washington that he must hear him play. The sound of Brooks" music to Duke was invigorating, it was fuel to push his desire to continue, to strive to be the best. "W...

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... Fats Waller and his Rhythm'. Waller was also the mentor of Count' Basie, one of the great band leaders of the swing era along with Duke' Ellington. Everybody wanted to play for either Baise or Ellington, and you were recognized as a good musician once you were part of either one of these bands. Thanks to Fats Waller, Basie, was loved by ... combine a melodic swing style and back it up with a fortified rhythm was what raised the bar for upcoming piano artists. Art Tatum, also known as the ambidextrous genius. Tatum could play the piano with both hands, and was also influenced by Fats Wal...

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... singing on the streets, but under Mr. Davis he began to study music. First learning vocals, and then percussion, then he became the home bugler, and finally cornet. He would play to Taps to wake the boys up and for them to eat. He basically learned marches and other ensemble music. The Early Years After being released from the Waif's home ... music of Jazz survived many years and he is one of the reasons. Louis Daniel (Satchmo) Armstrong was one of the greatest trumpet players ever. He was given a gift to play the trumpet and to sing and he used his gift to the greatest amount. Everyone...

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... standards for all later jazz singers, by creating scat singing: singing meaningless syllables instead of words, not unlike instrumental improvisation. During the 1920s, large groups of jazz musicians began to play together, forming the big bands that became so popular in the 1930s and early 1940s, (the swing era). The development of the big band can be majorly credited to the ... , alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, and pianists Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell. This new approach became known as bebop, or bop. Most bop musicians had exceptional techniques that enabled them to play long, dazz...

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... 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 by all. Dance floors shook all ... ...

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40 Cents in the Bank " Ohh that lady could sing. I remember my mother would play her records when we would clean up on Saturday mornings. It was a time I looked forward to she had such a different sound about her. I loved it. You know, she made me ... problem was still here and still very real. The song brought the horror of the scene into peoples' homes. Because this was such a "touchy- topic many radio stations refused to play it. In fact, Benny Goodman refused to record it. He said that it was " overly steamy with imagery,"" (Walker). Though she had doubts about adding such a bold and un...

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... plays the chords in a similar fashion. The drummer uses some percussive tools but does not pound his drums like the drummer in the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. The two cornets play the melody and intertwine with one another while the clarinet plays obbligato. The bass plays a barely audible figure which sounds syncopated. The biggest difference in this song is the use ... ...

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... plays the chords in a similar fashion. The drummer uses some percussive tools but does not pound his drums like the drummer in the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. The two cornets play the melody and intertwine with one another while the clarinet plays obbligato. The bass plays a barely audible figure which sounds syncopated. The biggest difference in this song is the use ... ...

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... by the guitar in the 1930's, where a smoother, quieter form of rhythm and chords was required. Other instruments have virtually disappeared only to come back later with a different role to play. This is seen with the tuba, which began as a rhythm instrument, and was replaced by the stringed bass at the end of the 1920s but returned in the late 1940 ... ...

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... . Louis was a poor orphan, and at the age of 12, he was sent to a reform school for firing a gun into the air on New Years Eve. There, he learned to play the cornet, which got him into the music business. Although Louis didn't have an instrument at the time, he enjoyed listening to "The Hot Style Band", and his favorite musician ... ...

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... . Louis was a poor orphan, and at the age of 12, he was sent to a reform school for firing a gun into the air on New Years Eve. There, he learned to play the cornet, which got him into the music business. Although Louis didn't have an instrument at the time, he enjoyed listening to "The Hot Style Band", and his favorite musician ... ...

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... accompanied by the piano played by Dana Brown. In the actual program of the recital the terms allegro, adagio, and moderato are mentioned. Throughout the recital these terms come into play because momentarily at different intervals they played fast, slow, or medium. Also in the selections they gradually increase the tempo and gradually decrease the tempo, which are the terms accelerando ... ...

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... Sidney Bechet were creating a different type of music out of blues and ragtime. By the 1920's Louis Armstrong was recognized when he left New Orleans to go to Chicago to play in Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. After his success with the band, he moved to New York where he had a great impact on the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra with new musical vocabulary ... ...

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Louis Armstrong was born in 1901 in one of the poorest sections of New Orleans, known as "The Battlefield", because of the frequent gang fights. His famous nickname was "Satchmo" short for "satchel mouth", for his big lips. Louis Armstrong's exact birthday date has been two different days, July 4th...

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