... a remarkable life and was hailed as one of the best Alto Sax players of his time. For seventeen years he was the lead soloist in the most commercially successful jazz band ever: the Dave Brubeck Quartet. He was special as an artist in that he carved his own sound instead of imitating or covering other artists. In a time that Charlie Parker ... : Take Five. This became their most well known piece and was played at all their concerts. It made Desmond a small fortune in royalties. Although Brubeck was the leader of the band, Desmond was quite clearly the brain behind the operation; he was t...

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... together a few times Lessards teacher helped him decided that he would drop out of high school to travel with the band. Soon Dave asked local violist Boyd Tinsley to demo a song with the band called tripping Billies. Soon after the Dave Matthews Band was born but not named, as they started to book gigs across Virginia and surrounding states the clubs would ask ... go somewhere that they had never played and the audience was singing there songs back to them. A fan network had begun, and bootleg tapes were spreading at a rapid rate. The band released there first album Remember two things ...

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... hadn't previous existed. Because of this course, I attended my first jazz concert at the University Auditorium on the University of Florida campus. The concert was held by our schools jazz band and consisted of a variety of songs, each evoking various emotions and moods from the audience. The performance included a variety of numbers each with solos from different sections of instruments. The ... , by Zach Chester, and alto saxophone by David Becker. Again, the piano in this piece truly had a soothing touch. The next three songs following that were Come Fly With Me, Band Stand Boogie, an...

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... Bernstein, Toscanini and Ormandy. He preformed new orchestral works of Bartok, Stravinsky and Copland. The summer of 1932 saw Benny organize his first band, which starred singer Russ Columbo. In 1933, Goodman accepted an offer by the legendary producer John Hammond to record for Columbia's English market, ... Dance", which ran for about six months. But Goodman was also on the "Camel Caravan" and the "Victor Borge Show", and a biography was written about him in 1939 entitled "The Kingdom of Swing". On Hammond's advice in 1934, Goodman purchased form the struggling bandleader Fletcher Hend...

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... Armstrong was in his teens he got into trouble and had to go to the Waif's home, which was a school for boys. He joined the band here and learned to play the cornet, although he was taught incorrectly and ruined his lips. He never learned to read music either. When Louis was ... . When Louis was offered the jobs, jazz was already developing however; it was not very popular yet. When Louis started to play in his own band and people began to listen to his music, jazz began to get popular across America. James Lincoln Collier suggests a few books to read to learn ... is more important than...

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... describing the scene in the nightclub depicting the relationship among these two groups of people who are segregated in other aspects of their lives but brought together by the "Jazz-band, jazz-band" (line2), " in a cabaret" (line 1). Tonight they dance together but as tomorrow comes no one knows what paths they will go. Hughes combines various rhythms and patterns, which mirror the ... Dace, Tish. "The Weary Blues: Overview," in Reference Guide to American Literature, 3rd ed., edited by Jim Kamp, St. James Press, 1994. Reproduced by Galenet. Hurst, Catherine D. Dictionary of Literary B...

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... week sales of their latest album sold nearly three-quarters-of-a-million albums. But few people know about the true background of the Dave Matthews Band. Dave himself was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on January 9, 1967 to a family of four children. His family moved to New York several ... Charlottesville Virginia to selling 750,000 copies in the first week of their latest album, Everyday. Dave says that his music comes from his band members, his diverse cultural background and things that have happened to him in his life. For instance, his older sister Anne, was murdered ... help...

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... the concept of incorporating Latin influences into Jazz music, when he hired Juan Tizol, a valve trombone player from Puerto Rico to play in his band. He and Juan eventually would collaborate on the classic tune Caravan, which carries a strong Latin rhythmic feel, and was one of the first ... who was known for constantly attempting to, and failing to keep up with the fresh and exciting ideas that Dizzy was incorporating into his big band, tried to infuse an Afro-Cuban sound into their music, but few were able to capture the authenticity of Dizzy's collaboration with Chano, ... very comic...

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... , hookers, and gamblers, of random violence and enigmatic jolts of good fortune." (Bergreen P. 75) Soon after he began playing, Armstrong was made leader of the band. This is when Louis began to come into his own as a performer. His personality was born, he wasn't just a musician, he was a true entertainer ... on the riverboats, what he was waiting for arrived. He received an invitation from King Oliver to join his band in Chicago. Louis soon became a great asset to King Olivers' band. King Oliver took Louis and molded him into the next great trumpet player. Louis and Joe complimented ea...

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... she was able to cope with his death was to focus on her flourishing career, so she decided to go on tour with The Count Basie Band. Traveling, as well as touring conditions were extremely horrible for Billie and the other bandmates because of the lack of stability. In other words, the ... members of The Count Basie Band experienced a tremendous amount of racism, they had to travel from one city to the next sometimes having to take loans to even eat and find ... a place to stay while traveling to different cities. But despite the harsh conditions that she experienced traveling with an al...

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... such as differences in the ethnicity of the musicians and the artists that influenced the bands. "Dixie Jazz Band One-Step" was recorded in February 1917 by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band. The band features Nick LaRocca on cornet, Larry Shields on Clarinet, Eddie Edwards on trombone, Henry Ragas on piano, and ... 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 obvious differences in the songs are the form (th...

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... such as differences in the ethnicity of the musicians and the artists that influenced the bands. "Dixie Jazz Band One-Step" was recorded in February 1917 by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band. The band features Nick LaRocca on cornet, Larry Shields on Clarinet, Eddie Edwards on trombone, Henry Ragas on piano, and ... 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 obvious differences in the songs are the form (th...

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... got his musical education from neighbors and at school. Recognized by the staff at the Laurinberg Institute of North Carolina as a prodigy, he was given a scholarship to be in the band in 1932. Throughout his stay at the Laurinberg Institute, he studied both the trumpet and the piano vigourously. Starting himself along a road that would continuously pave the way for something ... was rarely written down. It was mostly just discussed what would be played, so trimmed down arrangements were necessary. Bebop is complex improvisation. Bebop also follows a basic format. A: First chorus - band...

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... is good it's the blues, and what better way to start playing jazz?" (Marion McPartland radio interview, 1979). As a teenager Evans played with a band of professionals, featuring trumpeter/mellophone player Don Elliott and bassist George Platt. Platt would become Evans first musical mentor in the world of jazz. Evans told interviewer ... these ideas past Davis's own starting points. His rich harmonic knowledge, plus his ability to apply it to jazz improvisation and accompaniment, provided the band with the light and shade necessary to refresh the ear of a soloist working with scales rathe...

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... first group "The Unit" started at 7:00 p.m., and "Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band" began at 8:00 p.m.. I preferred Maynard Ferguson's band the best. The instruments and instrumentalists that were in the performance by Maynard's band were: Will Donus on piano, Patrick Heskin-trumpet, Ron Torres-Saxophone, Kyle Trisew-drums, Mike ... They played be-bop, straight-ahead jazz, funk, swing, and classical and contemporary music to create a fresh sound within the classic big band form. Some of the tunes the band played were; Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone, Girl from Ephimena, D...

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... it include; Fletcher Henderson, Count Basie, and Bennie Goodman. Bennie Goodman, however, also was a leader for Big Bands. The sound of Big Band was derived from the arrangements of Paul Whiteman, who toned down the dense polyrhythms and raw sounds in order to "civilize- it for a white ... adding more dissonance. This type of symphonic jazz would also go on to influence twentieth century American symphonic music. After the heyday of Big Band arrangement, Bebop emerged in New York City in the late 1940s. Centered around Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gilespie, Thelonious Monk, and Bud Powell, .....

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... moved to New York and began to play in Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra for 13 months. In 1925 he returned to Chicago and joined his wife's band at the Dreamland. He recorded his first Hot Five records that same year. These were the first records he made under his own name. In 1925 ... Louis began Okeh Record's dates with his Hot Five band featuring Johnny Dodds on clarinet, Kid Ory on trombone, Johnny St. Cyr on banjo, and his wife Lillian on piano. On November 12, 1925 Louis ... use to doing occasionally. This was the first recorded example of what became known as "scat singing." In 192...

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... , in the summer of 1922, he received a phone call from King Oliver who had asked him to go to Chicago to join his Creole Jazz Band playing as second cornet. Armstrong took in the offer and he soon took Chicago by surprise, shocking them with his outstanding performances. Armstrong did his first ... April 5, 1923; on that day he earned his first solo recorded solo on Chimes Blues. In 1925-1928, Armstrong made over 60 records with his own band, Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five, then the Hot Seven. On these recordings, Armstrong made rhythmic choices, such as swinging phrases, hitting incre...

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... moved to Chicago to work with his mentor he ment his second wife Lil Hardin. Lil Hardin was a pianist for a jazz band (Armstrong2 2). His wife at the time a large influence in his life convinced him into moving to New York. This was to join the Fletcher ... their music (Armstrong1 2). Many years later Louis returned back in Chicago and he began recording a series of music. "He made a series of small band recordings that rank among the masterpieces of jazz"(Cook 723). The names used for the recordings were the Hot Five and Hot Seven. "They showed his ... twentieth century as well as an e...

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... musical organizations as an in demand musician but he could never stay long with one band. "He couldn't stay long in one band too long because he was too eccentric and too temperamental, and he was a one-man band himself", said by bandleader George Morrison whom Morton played for in Denver. Morton really wanted ... year later to record eleven more, which were very popular and influential. Late in 1926, Morton formed the band Red Hot Pepper, a group of seven New Orleans jazz musicians familiar with his style and works. His band featured some of the best sidemen like Kid Ory, Barney Bigard...

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... was becoming one of the most famous night clubs in the country. These 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 ... constantly reiterated statement. Ellington had no intent to play over the radio but as the chance came, he realized it would help increase the popularity of the band. Ellington was composing his music for the people. He wrote it to persuade, influence, entertain, disturb, amuse, and excite ...

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... always a single person who can be credited with the evolution of that sound. From Thelonius Monk, and his bebop, to Dizzy Gillespie's big band, to Miles Davis' cool jazz, or to John Coltrane's free jazz; America's music has been developed and refined countless times through individual experimentation ... first, brought them together, but in the end triggered lives and careers to collapse. Coltrane was invited to play in Dizzy Gillespie's his big band in 49. Gillespie had been a very significant figure in the bebop movement. Bebop was a style of jazz, popular during the late thirties an...

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... for the music he played which was called jazz music. Still today he is known for his music and being one of the pioneer's of jazz and big band. In The Beginning Louis was born in the Storyville District of New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 4, 1901. He always celebrated his birthday on July 4, ... free time he would listen bands at clubs like the Come Clean Dance Hall, Funky Butt Hall, and Mahogany Hall, in Storyville. Louie's favorite band was the Kid Ory Band because Joe "King" Oliver was his mentor. By 1917 Louis was playing in different groups at dive bars in New Orleans" Storyville ...

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... to play the drums. At the age of six, Roy played his first gig with his brothers band. He played the drums, as he did not even play the trumpet yet. At age seven, Roy joined his church's band. As they already had a drummer, he needed to learn a different instrument. He decided to learn ... his trumpet. Roy played his first gig at the age of six. From then on, he regularly played with not only his brothers band, but with his church's band, and in a band with his friends. He played with many dance bands including the Elite Serenaders. The Elite Serenaders had a certain trumpet player by t...

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... allow the reader to recognize that this text is in fact a compact disc cover. Texts of this type also often list the name of the artist or band, and as well the text is given a title. These signifiers alone are what makes this text a compact disc cover, and distinguishes this text from ... books. 2. Discourses: Rock music discourse: The reader would need to be familiar with the world of rock music as the Red Hot Chili Peppers are a band who plays variations of the rock music genre. A rock music discourse would assist the reader in recognizing that this text is framed within the rock mus...

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