... a waste of money to pay for lessons that he had no interest in. Duke preferred music to ring, not be mechanical (Turkell 81). Duke's first attempt at jazz was imitation. J.P. Johnson, a ragtime pianist, had recorded "Carolina Shout-. Duke studied Johnson, imitating everything, from notes to even the smallest wrist movements ... . Once, at a club, Duke was called up to perform for Johnson. The final result was "Kid, you do it better than me."" (J.P. Johnson) (Turkell 83). After ... if Otto and Duke could come. In the end, Wilbur agreed, and they all came to Harlem (Turkell 86). Unfortunat...

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... is in reaction to bop that some people found to aggressive. This type of jazz used a lot of instrumentation: Trumpet; clarinet; trombone, sax, piano; guitar (usually), bass, drums. And sometimes horns. Swing rhythm is emphasised, with drums using ride cymbal and brushes extensively. Horns use the ... never made a complete return. The most popular instruments, however, have remained in full strength such as the saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass, drums, piano and guitar. The have all been used in big band configuration, with each group of wind instruments forming a different section (as i...

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... saw his natural brass talent and talked him into playing the trumpet, saying he would have a better time, because the bugle can only do certain notes and the trumpet would allow him to play melodies. Roy started taking lessons from P. M. Williams. Until this point, his life had been fairly normal ... including the Elite Serenaders. The Elite Serenaders had a certain trumpet player by the name of Rex Stewart. Roy idoled Rex not only for his excellent playing, but for his persona as well. Roy would always try to imitate Rex's sound and style every time he played. Rex was Roy's first ... ...

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... 23, 1926. John Coltrane was an only child. His father, John was a tailor who played the violin and ukulele, and his mother Alice played piano and sang in the church choir. This was a great environment to foster his love of music. Coltrane soon moved with his family to the town ... and this instilled in him a deep devotion in religion. At the age of twelve Coltrane received his first instrument, a clarinet, he played the clarinet for hours on end, that same year Coltrane's father died. A year after Coltrane's father died, his mother decided to move North to Atlantic City to ... off his...

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