... the repeat of theme A before the beginning of them C, and like all rags being rhythmically more flexible with the left and right hands set apart in syncopated tension. This is classic ragtime. West End Blues For the first half of his life, everything Armstrong did was copied as fast as he could record it, but this 1928 recording of a 12-bar ... the same simple-to-complex patterns. Then on the last chorus Armstrong quickly rises to a high b-flat and holds the note for four whole bars. When the strain of the notes length and height is at its maximum, he releases it, lurching downward agai...

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... "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 the most significant and highly developed music by African Americans. Jazz has many different ... features such as rhythmic qualities like swing, blue or flatted notes, improvising, and techniques that differentiate the musicians. Swing is a style of Jazz that reminds me of a walking horse. Blues or flat...

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... 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 or string bass provided a bass line and drums the rhythmic accompaniment. New Orleans jazz was just the beginning of ... 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, dazzling phrases with many notes. In the 1940's and 1950'...

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... , that swing, that was so exciting a part of the new hot jazz. By holding back a little on this note, jumping in early on that one, so that many of the notes 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 was invented in New Orleans. It is hard to ... ...

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... to others through his acting technique, produced a reputation for serving as a model for artists such as Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and even, harmonically, Louis Armstrong always supported his classic way of playing the instruments as he used to play in his hometown, the fact that allowed its dynamic rhythms and his fantastic vocal sound became popular with the great ... ...

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... the bebop style around 1940, also a protégé of Waller's style of piano. As jazz influenced all types of music that came before and after, such as rock n roll & classic. Fats Waller influenced all pianists to come after him. Modern piano players such as Argentina's Raul Di Blassio recognize Fats Waller as one of the greatest pianist in history. A very ... ...

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... again, years later it was changed into a loop. In 1820 inventors of the trumpet added valves so you can get lots of different sounds. Most trumpets now have the same notes so you don't have to learn new fingering. So from the early Buising they made the modern trumpet! * The trumpet is a member of the Brass family. They produce their sound ... ...

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