... his life living in the slums of New Orleans. He grew up in a tough area known, as "The Battlefield" where knife fights and guns play were common. At the age of about seven he moved to black Stormville, back with his mother and his sister. Stormville consisted of dance halls honky ... a military fashion that was extremely strict. It was there that he was introduced to Peter Davis - the brass band leader who taught him how to play the cornet (Brown 17). Louis's life changed from delinquent to a disciplined young man this. Professor Davis had more to do with Louis' self respect ... Chicago ...

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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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... The Cotton Club was the ideal setting for the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Its "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, ... famous nightclub in the country (Collier, 96). Ellington liked all the attention and continued to play. He did not care what he played, as long as his audiences liked it. Ellington had no intent to play over the radio but as the chance came, he realized it would help increase the ...

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... present form during the late 18th century. The wind instruments, comprised of brass and woodwinds, took longer to mature. The brass section in particular did not posses the ability to play chromatically (in all keys) until the advent of valves which allowed the length of the instrument to be changed while playing. This occurred around the middle to late 19th century ... , one composer can learn from an older composer by looking at and analyzing the music that the previous composer wrote down. Likewise, classical musicians can master the parts they must play by practicing the music that h...

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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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... African-Americans. Like the earlier poem "Harlem Night Club-, it is a fast-paced, forceful piece. However, its tone reflects pure anger and frustration. "White Man! White Man! Let Louis Armstrong play it And you copyright it And make the money. You are the smart guy, White Man! You got everything!- It intensity makes the reader anxious just from reading it. The ... ...

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... ). Even though he was extremely popular over here, he was even more popular in Europe because they weren't as concerned with racism. Up until the 50's he still sang and play the trumpet. On July 6th two days after his birthday he died in his sleep at home in Queens, New York. He was 71 years old. His contributions, and music ... ...

• Word Count: 1887
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... musical world in both Chicago and New York, was Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. In 1922, Armstrong rode the train from New Orleans to Chicago to join his mentor Joe Oliver and play in the King Oliver Creole Jazz Band. The Creole Jazz Band was busy playing the popular Lincoln Gardens Cafe, which catered to the growing African-American population in Chicago. During ... ...

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... the accompaniment of 'hot' music?" These dances created a fit of hysteria among conservative Americans, as well as among religious figures and authorities. Religious figures condemned them to be "Satanic fool's play," "a refined form of masturbation," and as "negroid mating rites" (Crease 211). In the midst of all these denunciations against jazz, a liberal and intelligent priest by the name of Reverend Charles ... ...

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