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6 Contributions Louis Armstrong made to jazz.
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1-first soloist improvisor in jazz
2-advanced jazz music rhythmly,harmonicly, and melodicly 3-raised the bar on his instument 4-expanded the audience of jazz 5-leading inovator in chicago style 6-ambassador of goodwill in the world |
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father of the blues
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william hendy
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empress of blues
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bessie smith
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tenure with Fletcher Henderson Orchestra,elevated popularity of sax in jazz
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Coleman Hawkins
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Most influential intrumentalist during chicago era and was first fully developed improvising soloist
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Louis Armstrong
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Prominent trumpet player of swing era who bridged styles of louis armstong and dizzy gilespie
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Roy eldridge
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as a pianist,composer,arranger, poet, philosopher, and bandleader his vast contribution to 20th century music extends beyond the category of jazz
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Duke Ellington
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King of ragtime
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Scott Joplin
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4 prejazz african american vocal forms
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1-field holler
2-blues 3-gospel/spirituals 4-work songs |
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recored Body and Soul
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Coleman Hawkins
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played with Duke Ellington, father of modern bass
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Jimmy Blanton
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pianist and bandleader, his great swing big band exemplifies the riffing rhythm and blue style of Kansas City
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Bennie Moten
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Recorded West End Blues
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Louis Armstrong
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a journalist and producer he became most influential entrepeneur in the history of jazz bring fletcher henderson, count basie,benny goodman,MeadeLL, etc
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John Hammand
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1st to exploit the melodic potential of the electric guitar
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Charlie Christian
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most important development of jazz. trumpet player singer and endearing carm which won jazz many friends around the world
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Louis Armstrong
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king of swing
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benny goodman
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composer for large jazz ensemble he was 1st to write extended works such as suites,symphonic tone poems masses and scores for theater and film
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Duke Ellington
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composer of Take the A train
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Billy Strayhorn
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he wrote many songsbut his instumental works are pivotal in the transition of jazz as pop culture into the realm of high art
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Duke Ellington
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inspired by bessie smith
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billie holiday
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principal soloist on tenor sax with the early count basie
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Lester Young
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as an arranger he broke from conventional techniques applied to big band and experimented with atypical use of specific instruments, the employment of a small band w/i a bigbadn expolit personalities in his emsembles
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Duke Ellington
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self proclaimed inventor of jazz
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Jelly Roll Morton
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tenure with count basie modernized jazz and its swing feel-streamlined drumming
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Jo Jones
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ragtime guy
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Scott Joplin
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became prominent cornetist during chicago era influential white artist
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Bix Beiderbecke
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Aint Misbehavin-stride pianist
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Fats Waller
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key figure in Boogie Woogie precurser to rock and roll
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Meade Lux Lewis
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period thought of as primarily as a literary movement,jaxx was becoming popular with the masses
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Harlem Renisannce
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