Benny Golson

the Swing inspired dances. ¨Several black orchestras...Basie, Ellington, Chick Webb, and Jimmie Lunceford became famous during the period,[but,] the swing age was...[mainly] [consisting of] white [lead] [bands] whose outstanding bandleaders included Benny Goodman, Harry James, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, and Glenn Miller¨ (Encyclopedia Britannica-Swing) the reason for this was because at the time there was very little chance that the band would have been as successful as it was if there was an African American

The Development of Swing Jazz through Benny Goodman Although the conception of jazz occurred well before the 1920s, swing style jazz did not exist until the 1930s. This style was brought about by elaboration on the style of the 1920s era and the use of “big bands” and swung eighth notes. The emergence of this sub-genre is often attributed to individuals such as Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, and Glen Miller. The music of Benny Goodman helped develop what we think of as swing jazz today, through

The swing bands showed a highly organized approach to performing Jazz. Fletcher Henderson’s band started the evolution that established the legacy for big bands to follow, both white and black. Henderson’s band merge into the sections we now call big bands, the contrapuntal lines necessarily became more formalized and thereby less improvised. “The first signs of sectional activity appeared in the clarinet trios that is heard in Jelly Morton’s arrangements.” There are four sections including, the

Benny Goodman (1909-1986) He was born May 30, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. Goodman left school at age 14 to join the American Federation of Musicians. He was born into a stricken family. At the age of 10, Goodman went to study music at the Kehelah Jacob Synagogue. He studied the clarinet with Franz Schoepp who was a member of the Chicago Symphony. His full name is Benjamin David Goodman. Benny did for clarinet what Louis Armstrong had done for the trumpet. He gave it a newly assertive leadership

song “Sing Sing Sing” the other day from one of my Jazz collections that my grandpa gave to me and realized that their was so much energy and pizzazz in this music. He explained to me that it was all put together by a guy named Benny, and I understood why. Benny Goodman, born Benjamin David in 1909, one of twelve children, grew up in a Chicago ghetto with his family, who fled Russian anti-Semitism. Encouraged by his father, an immigrant tailor, to learn a musical instrument, Goodman took

David Sedaris writes about his experience taking guitar lessons in “Giant Dreams, Midget Abilities” after his father decided that he and his younger sisters should start a family music group. However, Sedaris has no desire to learn how to play guitar. His desire lies within singing jingles in the voice of Billie Holiday. Sedaris’ desire to sing in the voice of Billie Holiday is probably closely related to his sexual orientation, being gay, and his father’s passion for jazz music. There is an

Billie Holiday The Harlem Renaissance was an African American cultural movement specifically in creative arts such as music and literature. Jazz represented the flavor and zest of African American culture in the 1920s-1940s. Billie Holiday had a great impact on the Harlem Renaissance because she was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. She performed with other great jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Teddy Wilson, Jo Jones, and Henry Allen. Her career as a jazz singer was

MPA Paul Revere Awards The 2017 Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence were presented on Friday, June 16th, in New York City at the annual meeting of the Music Publishers Association (MPA) of the United States. Kendor was presented with 3 awards. 1st Prize - Collated Music: Voi Che Sapete arranged by John Caponegro 2nd Prize - Solos (without accompaniment): Encounters by John H. Beck 3rd Prize - Cover Design Featuring Graphic Elements: New Studies For Trumpet by Darren Fellows All winning

The Jazz era was a time period in which the definition of music began to diverge; composers were able to express themselves in a sense that was soulful and vibrant, where any door of possibility became obtainable. “In The Mood” was a piece by Joe Garland composed in the 1930’s during the swing era. The iconic Jazz number had been arranged by many artists; however, it was not until Glenn Miller orchestrated this piece so perceptively that “In The Mood” became so well renowned. It was in 1939 when

got its origins in Swing and Jazz. This type of music was most popular in the 1930's and 1940's. Big Bands usually consisted of anywhere from 10 to 25 instruments. Some of the great musical sound and some of the great musicians associated with it Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count Basie and Duke Ellington. William "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. He led his popular Count Basie Orchestra for almost 50 years and was a leading figure of the swing era in