... 19th century were concerned for the younger generation. They believed that the young ones were loosing faith in God and became wild. Louis Armstrong was a famous trumpet player and singer during the Jazz Age. He was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Armstrong had a few nicknames people had given ... death, Armstrong's importance only began to grow. Louis Armstrong is the most important figure in the 20th century. He is known for his vocalization and trumpet skills, and will still be for decades more. A well-known person in the Jazz age is Miles Dewey Davis, born on May 26...

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... a big band style that people could dance to, understand, and enjoy. Not to mention the fact that their leader, Dizzy himself, was quite simply playing some of the best Jazz trumpet that could be heard anywhere. It was indeed a good year for Dizzy, so good in fact, that you would think he would be on top of the world at that ... fostered, and also gave Bauza such a clear concept of what it was that Dizzy was attempting to incorporate in his band. You see, Dizzy and Bauza played in Cab Calloway's trumpet section together and took that time to exchange musical ideas with one another. Bauza...

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... accompanying Blues singers. Three major changes happen to Ragtime after it began to be played with the Blues. Firstly, the lead melodic line was switched from the violin to the trumpet. Secondly, the saxophone was now being used in ragtime bands, and thirdly the Ragtime Bands begun to "imitate the human voice and its eerie cacophonies." (Jones 70). By the 1920s ... ...

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