jazz flashcards

Jelly roll Morton

Piano play and band leader, New Orleans red light district, ragtime

Benny Goodman

King of swing, played clarinet

Duke Ellington

Swing, composter pianist and jazz orchestra leader

Ella Fitzgerald

Famous for scatting, worked with all jazz greats

Louis Armstrong

Central figure in big band

Glenn miller

Most popular band of swing era, known for conservative band and too commercial

Tommy Dorsey

Gentleman of swing, band and trombone player, known for breath control

Count Basie

Pianist and composer of swing era,, known for shout and feel it and jumping at the wood side

Jimmie lunceford

Band leader known for dynamic showmanship

Django Reinhardt

French Roma, only had two fingers on left hand, swung

Charlie Parker

Most influential bebop saxophonist

Beatnik

Middle class white hopsters who loved bebop but didn’t realize training and skill required

Jack Kerouac

Influential beat writer known for on the road

Dizzy Gillespie

Band leader trumpet player, helped invent bebop, incorporated Latin music into songs

Miles Davis

Created jazz fusions and band leader

John Coltrane

Saxophonist, played hard bebop

Dave Brubeck

Played cool jazz, unusual time signatures