The story of the first roughly half century of jazz is really the story of some of the greatest musicians of all time. Scott Joplin, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald all made tremendous contributions, influencing countless jazz musicians and singers. This work provides biographical sketches of the aforementioned artists and many others who made jazz so popular in the first half of the twentieth century. Biographies cover the pioneers of jazz in New Orleans in the late 1890s and early 1900s; the soloists…mehr
The story of the first roughly half century of jazz is really the story of some of the greatest musicians of all time. Scott Joplin, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald all made tremendous contributions, influencing countless jazz musicians and singers. This work provides biographical sketches of the aforementioned artists and many others who made jazz so popular in the first half of the twentieth century. Biographies cover the pioneers of jazz in New Orleans in the late 1890s and early 1900s; the soloists who fueled the Jazz Age in the 1920s; the musicians and bandleaders of the big band and swing era of the late 1920s and early 1930s; and icons from the height of jazz's popularity on through the end of the war. A discography is provided for each artist.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David Dicaire is the author of numerous works about music history. He lives in Leamington, Ontario, Canada.
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Table of Contents Introduction PART 1: THE NEW ORLEANS TRADITION Buddy Bolden (1877-1931) The Cornet Pioneer Nick LaRocca (1889-1961) The History Maker Joe "King" Oliver (1885-1938) Dippermouth Blues Kid Ory (1886-1973) Tailgate Trombone Freddie Keppard (1890-1933) The Second in Line Pops Foster (1892-1969) The Slap Rhythm Man Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941) Red Hot Pepper Jazz Johnny Dodds (1892-1940) Weary Way Blues Sidney Bechet (1897-1959) Coal Cart Blues Zutty Singleton (1898-1975) A Monday Date Baby Dodds (1898-1959) The Great Anchor PART 2: THE JAZZ AGE James P. Johnson (1894-1955) The Stride King Jimmie Noone (1895-1944) Apex Blues Ethel Waters (1896-1977) Jazzin' Babies Blues Fletcher Henderson (1897-1952) Smack's Blues Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) The Fountainhead Eddie Lang (1902-1933) Hot Strings Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931) Singin' the Blues Earl Hines (1903-1983) Fatha's Sound Fats Waller (1904-1943) Honeysuckle Rose Jack Teagarden (1905-1964) Prince of the Trombone PART 3: THE BIG BAND AND SWING ERA: THE BANDLEADERS Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Beyond Category Walter Page (1900-1957) The Blue Devil Jimmie Lunceford (1902-1947) Harlem Shout Glenn Miller (1904-1944) In the Mood Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957) Blue Champagne Swing Count Basie (1904-1984) The Catalyst Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956) Clambake Seven Benny Goodman (1909-1986) Swing's the Thing Chick Webb (1909-1939) I Got Rhythm Artie Shaw (1910-) Blues in the Night PART 4: THE BIG BAND AND SWING ERA: THE MUSICIANS Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969) The Boss of the Tenor Saxophone Johnny Hodges (1906-1970) The Earl of Ellingtonia Benny Carter (1907-) Ridin' in Rhythm Ben Webster (1909-1973) Cottontail Blues Lionel Hampton (1909-2002) The Jazz Ambassador Gene Krupa (1909-1973) Drum Boogie Lester Young (1909-1959) The Prez Roy Eldridge (1911-1989) Little Jazz Jo Jones (1911-1985) The Rhythm Maker Teddy Wilson (1912-1986) Limehouse Blues Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942) Mr. J.B.'s Blues Charlie Christian (1916-1942) Solo Flights PART FIVE. OTHER MAJOR FIGURES Scott Joplin (1868-1917) Maple Leaf Rag Eubie Blake (1883-1983) The Historian Don Redman (1900-1964) The Arranger Art Tatum (1909-1956) King of Jazz Piano Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) The Gypsy Soul Billie Holiday (1915-1959) The Voice of Jazz Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) Scat 'n' Things Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Introduction PART 1: THE NEW ORLEANS TRADITION Buddy Bolden (1877-1931) The Cornet Pioneer Nick LaRocca (1889-1961) The History Maker Joe "King" Oliver (1885-1938) Dippermouth Blues Kid Ory (1886-1973) Tailgate Trombone Freddie Keppard (1890-1933) The Second in Line Pops Foster (1892-1969) The Slap Rhythm Man Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941) Red Hot Pepper Jazz Johnny Dodds (1892-1940) Weary Way Blues Sidney Bechet (1897-1959) Coal Cart Blues Zutty Singleton (1898-1975) A Monday Date Baby Dodds (1898-1959) The Great Anchor PART 2: THE JAZZ AGE James P. Johnson (1894-1955) The Stride King Jimmie Noone (1895-1944) Apex Blues Ethel Waters (1896-1977) Jazzin' Babies Blues Fletcher Henderson (1897-1952) Smack's Blues Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) The Fountainhead Eddie Lang (1902-1933) Hot Strings Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931) Singin' the Blues Earl Hines (1903-1983) Fatha's Sound Fats Waller (1904-1943) Honeysuckle Rose Jack Teagarden (1905-1964) Prince of the Trombone PART 3: THE BIG BAND AND SWING ERA: THE BANDLEADERS Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Beyond Category Walter Page (1900-1957) The Blue Devil Jimmie Lunceford (1902-1947) Harlem Shout Glenn Miller (1904-1944) In the Mood Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957) Blue Champagne Swing Count Basie (1904-1984) The Catalyst Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956) Clambake Seven Benny Goodman (1909-1986) Swing's the Thing Chick Webb (1909-1939) I Got Rhythm Artie Shaw (1910-) Blues in the Night PART 4: THE BIG BAND AND SWING ERA: THE MUSICIANS Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969) The Boss of the Tenor Saxophone Johnny Hodges (1906-1970) The Earl of Ellingtonia Benny Carter (1907-) Ridin' in Rhythm Ben Webster (1909-1973) Cottontail Blues Lionel Hampton (1909-2002) The Jazz Ambassador Gene Krupa (1909-1973) Drum Boogie Lester Young (1909-1959) The Prez Roy Eldridge (1911-1989) Little Jazz Jo Jones (1911-1985) The Rhythm Maker Teddy Wilson (1912-1986) Limehouse Blues Jimmy Blanton (1918-1942) Mr. J.B.'s Blues Charlie Christian (1916-1942) Solo Flights PART FIVE. OTHER MAJOR FIGURES Scott Joplin (1868-1917) Maple Leaf Rag Eubie Blake (1883-1983) The Historian Don Redman (1900-1964) The Arranger Art Tatum (1909-1956) King of Jazz Piano Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) The Gypsy Soul Billie Holiday (1915-1959) The Voice of Jazz Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) Scat 'n' Things Bibliography Index
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