Jazz
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The Bebop Scene
The Bebop Scene came into the limelight after the World War where improvisation was held the most important constituent of . . .
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Evolution of Bebop
An article on evolution and main traits of bebop and how it differs from swing
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BEBOP TO COOL: The 1940s and 1950s
The coming of Bebop and the criticism related to it and how it got accepted...
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The Popular Swing Masters
An overview of the swing era and the prominent players influencing the jass scene.
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Kings of Swing
A description of the swing era.
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The Coronation of Duke Ellington (1899 & 1974)
Duke Ellingtone and his era,
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The Midwest Territory Bands
The bands formed when migrating toward Chicago
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Taking up from where Fletcher Henderson left
after Henderson's initial burst many other bands also followed the big band swing
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Other Big Bands of the 1920s
A brief description of some other prominent big bands that existed in 1920s
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Fletcher Henderson
The Immaculate Fletcher Henderson and his contributions to jazz
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New York: Before the Big Bands
The story of New York before the burst of big bands
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THE 1920s CHICAGO JAZZ SOUNDS
This article details on what happened to jazz in the 1920s and how it gave rise to the Big Band era in the 1930s
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The Austin High Gang
The first main big personalities band that was formed in the early Chicago Scene
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Players of the 1920s
The shifting of the jazz scene to chicago led to the rise of many prominent players.
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Shifting Scene: Chicago in 1920s
The shifting of jazz from New Orleans to Chicago and the main events
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First Recording: Original Dixieland Jass Band
A brief history of how and where the first jazz recording took place
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Ragtime
The article traces the mix of Ragtime with jazz. It gives a description of the elements that were exchanged between Ragtime and Jazz and the differences between the two.
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Jazz to the 1920s: First Players
The first main virtuosos of jazz that influenced the jazz evolution at various stages. The article tends to give an overview of the main players of early jazz scene...
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Birth of an American Music: Jazz to the 1920s
The birth of American Jazz through various influences is the major theme of the article. It tries to describe how American jazz evolved with various cultures under one roof...
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Listening to jazz
The article gives some guidance to those want to start listening to jazz. It tries to help those who find every jazz number to be the same. This article helps them to differentiate the basic differences that might help a beginner to understand jazz.
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The roots of jazz
The article traces the basic foundations from where jazz music has evolved from. Mentions out some the traditions that it carries and tries to explain its distinct characteristics from other music forms.
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What is Jazz?
The article describes the three main elements of jazz in detail that were mentioned in the earlier articles. Secondly it also provides examples that act as sort of tutorials and help in understanding the concept of syncopation and improvisation especially. ,The article describes the three main elements of jazz in detail that were mentioned in the earlier articles. Secondly it also provides examples that act as sort of tutorials and help in understanding the concept of syncopation and improvisation especially.
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Origin of the word jazz
Have you ever pondered on the origin of the word jazz? Well this article sort of creams up all the major theories of evolution of the word jazz and the controversies pertaining to it.
,Have you ever pondered on the origin of the word jazz? Well this article sort of creams up all the major theories of evolution of the word jazz and the controversies pertaining to it.
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Foreword
The article is the first part of a long sequence of jazz articles that i will be writing. It just gives the reader a superficial taste of things to come...
,The article is the first part of a long sequence of jazz articles that i will be writing. It just gives the reader a superficial taste of things to come...
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main styles of jazz
The article gives an outline of the major forms of jazz that have evolved during the past century. It gives all the major styles and their respective pioneers and performers. The list of artists for each category is by no means an exhaustive list. These few names are mentioned just to give the reader an idea about what artist plays mainly what and who should the reader listen to get an idea of a particular style.
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a quick reference to jazz
The article is a sort of quick guide to jazz. It gives a brief introduction about jazz followed by the essentials of jazz mainly Swing, Improvisation and Distinctive Voices. A brief list of all time jazz greats and their hit recordings will give the reader a good starting point.
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Herbie Hancock for you
Again a virtuoso pianist, composer and an excellent arranger. his experience is a clear evidence of his talents. The performers he played with are themselves a proof of this great legend of jazz.
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the Roy Eldridge biography
The article provides a brief backgorund of Roy Eldridge and his accomplishments that led him to be one of the leading figures of jazz of his times. But still he is present in our hearts with the same vigour and love ....
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the Woody Herman Exclusive
The article traces out the history of one of the greatest clarinet players, Woody Herman. The true nature of jazz talent and mastery.
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the Dizzy Gillespie biography
The article traces out the history of one of the leading figures of jazz. To summarize Dizzy Gillespie in a mere one or two pages is not doing justice to what he has contributed to jazz and music as whole. But it would be a good starting point for those of you who are new to Jazz
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jazz rock fusion
The article describes the brief history of Jazz Rock Fusion and its major pioneers. How the fusion technique has evolved over the years. It gives a brief description of the the evolution of Jazz Fusion and the major influences that have been incorporated into it.
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