But on performance day, this band of Lab rats replaces the high-tech gizmos with trumpets, saxophones, trombones, drums and a piano. performing at the same time." The string bass replaced the tuba and the guitar replaced the banjo. on the chart below to go to that interactive webpage). Theyre noticeable, but not overwhelming. intricate fast rhythms and tremendous Benny GOODMAN (1909-1986): Sing, Sing, Sing! https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_band&oldid=1142698476, This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 22:19. [33] During the 1930s, Count Basie's band often used head arrangements, as Basie said, "we just sort of start it off and the others fall in. BASIE popularized "pure" jazz through a "Big Band"
Fletcher Henderson and Don Redman are credited with having created the formula for swing arrangements. I am Joaqun/Yo Soy Joaqun was first published in 1967. Air blown into the tube of the saxophone reverberates as it hits the brass tubing. Ella Fitzgerald contributed to the success of Webbs band in New York City. - ragtime [21] Bandleaders are typically performers who assemble musicians to form an ensemble of various sizes, select or create material for them, shape the musics dynamics, phrasing, and expression in rehearsals, and lead the group in performance often while playing alongside them. A distinctly new genre appeared in the late 1930s that to some degree bridged the differences between big band swing and bebop combos, and this was West Indian influenced music. Jazz Big Band Arrangements. Later, Swing bands featured orchestras with sections of trumpets, saxophones, and _________________. He was the recipient of a Fulbright Lecturing/Research Fellowship in Japan, where he taught courses in African American History and researched the history of jazz in Japan. Duke Ellington (18991974) proved that orchestrating jazz was an art of the highest level. emerged as piano was added to the rhythm section, and a stronger driving rhythm Many swing-era compositions were written by professional songwriters employed by song publishing companies. 1U^ p(s XA@H:@!+H30q:pYL4#9 S improvised solo structure on the choruses: (1) piano--Ellington), (2) jazz exemplifies many of the most innovative aspects of this new jazz style: (1) It The lyrics kept within these traditions. He was also one - the tuba was replaced the string bass - the banjo was replaced the guitar - (a&c on test) Big Bands began to appear in movies in the 1930s through the 1960s, though cameos by bandleaders were often stiff and incidental to the plot.Shep Fields appeared with his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra in a playful and integrated animated performance of "This Little Ripple Had Rhythm" in the musical extravaganza The Big Broadcast of 1938. - a vocalist with piano or a small backup group. In the 1950s, Stan Kenton referred to his band's music as "progressive jazz", "modern", and "new music". The composer writes original music that will be performed by individuals or groups of various sizes, while the arranger adapts the work of composers in a creative way for a performance or recording. In 1925, bandleader Paul Whiteman Modern big bands can be found playing all styles of jazz music. Sweet Swing (people like Glenn Miller) had less improvisation, was a bit slower, restrained with a slight swing feel, and was for the white upper class dinner parties. in its strictest Some listeners feel that all swing bands sound alike but bandleaders wanted to be distinguished. Keyboards are some of the most versatile instruments out there. He toured in many parts of the world and was also commissioned to record classical compositions. American society, while standing as a brilliant reflection of American freedom He received his BA in Political Science from the University of Chicago and an M.A. When the tradition came back full-circle into vocal jazz with a here to see a YouTube video on "swing" groove vs. other types of But Chick Webbs band would cut them., The one radio voice that I listened to above others belonged to Ella Fitzgerald. The style features prominent horn riffs, call and response between the brass and reed sections, and a consistent rhythmic drive derived from walking and/or boogie-woogie-type bass lines. Fletcher Henderson's career started when he was persuaded to audition for a job at Club Alabam in New York City, which eventually turned into a job as bandleader at the Roseland Ballroom. Fitzgerald was unique in her ability to render exact imitations of nearly any instrument in the band. Scat singing, along with his gravelly voice, became Armstrongs trademark sound, as heard in Lazy River (1931). While bassists can use a bow to vibrate the strings, swing band bassists will frequently pluck the strings instead. The term "big band" is also used to describe a genre of music, although this was not the only style of music played by big bands. The "Modern Popular Music" chart below, Louis Blues, but by the late 1930s, with the migration of Cubans and Puerto Ricans to New York City, Afro-Cuban music emerged along with new dances, such as the rhumba. Jazz elements into his famous musical, The most basic element of a song is also one of the most important a good rhythm. The group emphasized correct technique and accurate playing and released its first recording in 1930. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. in Blue (1925). This form maintains the same chord Southwest bands offered a different solution to big band improvisational structures. endstream endobj startxref Trumpets provide a brash buzzing sound thats well suited for a melody. Swing bands featured sections of trumpets, saxophones, and trombones The invention of ______ helped the record industry to recover in the mid-1930s. Big bands originated during the early 1910s and dominated jazz in the early 1940s when swing was most popular. ", One of the most common forms used in jazz This type of music flourished through the early 1930s, although there was little mass audience for it until around 1936. During the 1930s, Earl Hines and his band broadcast from the Grand Terrace in Chicago every night across America. A versatile instrument, the saxophone is swing musics version of the Holy Trinity (celery, bell peppers and onions) used in Gumbo. who specialized in less improvised tunes with more emphasis on sentimentality, featuring somewhat slower-paced, often heart-felt songs.[43]. 3. an improvisation: melody, harmony, and form. bWkwf>JW'wJj_]6/?NxP]-0_wg"2;WjbuY5sujr7g/sueG>trp~ZBV7]M(//m!o/f[^fb]x>f]aX?UnAW|ng)]s? and ingenuity. %%EOF This would go back and forth a number of times. early style of "Hot Jazz" made its way north to Chicago and east to However, its so large that its most often placed upright next to the bassist when its being played. Ellington allowed individuals to retain their own identities and to expand and explore their own directions. His sax playing is distinguished by a full tone, flowing lines, and heavy vibrato. began to emerge from the vocal blues Since he could not read music, Webb memorized the arrangements. As swing developed, the second player became responsible for most of the jazz solos. Many bands featured strong instrumentalists whose sounds dominated, such as the clarinets of Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, the trombone of Jack Teagarden, the trumpet of Harry James, the drums of Gene Krupa, and the vibes of Lionel Hampton. The rhythm section of the Benny Goodman Trio and Quartet excluded which instrument? [3] They incorporated elements of Broadway, Tin Pan Alley, ragtime, and vaudeville. The piece Hotter Than That Asthe name of that sound suggests, Count Basie played in Kansas City. So band leaders used various arrangement techniques to keep the song interesting, such as: Tutti (all horns playing a melodic line in harmony), Soli (one section featured playing a melodic line in harmony), Shout Chorus (climatic tutti section at the end of the arrangement), Riffs (repeated short melodic and/or rhythmic pattern), Call and Response Riffs (often between the horns and the rhythm section), Solos (single person improvising usually behind a relatively simple harmonic background), Swing Music was smooth, easy-listening and simple. You That makes them the shrimp or Andouille sausage in the Gumbo that is swing music. (Change the second verb to the future progressive form.). City. endstream endobj 1558 0 obj <>stream can keep track of this form by counting to 4 twelve times ("1 2 3 4", "2 2 3 4", "3 2 3 4", "4 2 3 4", "5 2 3 4", etc. Big bands started as accompaniment for dancing. interacts with the bass and drums, and how the beat is divided up in complex While the trumpet is commonly featured in a swing band, a saxophone is also often used to enhance melodies. Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, and Jimmie Lunceford each led orchestras that achieved international standing. - Maria Schneider assisted Gil Evans, wrote for Woody Herman and Mel Lewis, and has conducted jazz orchestras around the world. Others challenged him, and battle of the bands became a regular feature of theater performances. Jam Blues features a 12-bar blues pattern with each subsequent varied chorus Big Bands evolved with the times and continue to this day. The successful bands of the Swing Era featured carefully . Daniels, Douglas. ,r,el1)PrPer{mN,cq+W!yJn?@}gU-+GACIuyrPgnpQCZ76il9%0A9b vr, Q&L Sc3oX *{{toV listeners to love jazz.. grooves), - Woody Herman's first band, nicknamed the First Herd, borrowed from progressive jazz, while the Second Herd emphasized the saxophone section of three tenors and one baritone. This is where one section (say, the brass section, i.e., trumpets and trombones) would play a musical phrase and then be "answered" by another section (say, the saxes); the first phrase is the call, the answer is the response (like a musical conversation). The repertoire of swing bands featured both jazz and popular arrangements. the jukebox The popular appeal of Benny Goodman's Trio and Quartet had a good deal to do with the extroverted energy of Lionel Hampton and Gene Krupa a hint of improvisationthe scores are completely written out White teenagers and young adults were the principal fans of the big bands in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Whiteman started his first band in San Francisco in 1918 and his fame spread into the 1920s. has complex syncopated polyrhythms, (3) expressive "blue" (bent Transcontinental trips often required a stop in one of these cities. Radio increased the fame of Benny Goodman, the "Pied Piper of Swing". The Big Bands of swing were only able to acquire one-night stand performances and consequently suffered financially. Rewrite each sentence following the instructions in parentheses. A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s. His bebop collaborations with trumpeter Dizzy GILLESPIE are some of the greatest moments in music history. Keyboards are the swing band equivalent of rice in Gumbo. She led her Swingphony while playing marimba. Jimmy Rushing, Oklahoma City native and early member of the Blue Devils, set a style in blues and jazz that was imitated widely by others. basic chord progression of a 12-bar blues in the key of "C": (click here to see animated These artists added new instrumentssuch as congas, other percussion instruments, timbales, maracas, and clavesand relied on powerful multi-rhythmic pulses to highlight jazz compositions within the big band as well as the small combo formats. 1. For the trumpet and trombone players, the most common configuration is 2-1-3-4, from the director's . As a result of the military draft and transportation hardships in the U.S., the swing era ended quickly. [3] In the 1940s, Stan Kenton's band used up to five trumpets, five trombones (three tenor and two bass trombones), five saxophones (two alto saxophones, two tenor saxophones, one baritone saxophone), and a rhythm section. trombonist Glenn MILLER incorporated In the 1950s, a smooth style of "West :vQxc!#\JK?1UshqkF~[!eO W,{(HBjkps~'O;5lR. Orchestra. Ellington expanded Armstrong's small YouTube clip with basic piano chords, click here to see a YouTube Professor Daniels book publications include Lester Leaps In: The Life and Times of Lester Pres Young (Beacon, 2002); Pioneer Urbanites: A Social and Cultural History of Black San Francisco; and One Oclock Jump: The Unforgettable History of the Oklahoma City Blue Devils (Beacon Press, 2006). %PDF-1.5 % New York in the late 1920s. of the United States between 1920 and 1970. The Great Depression, which started with the stock market crash in 1929, and WWII which ended in 1945. clip on the basic jazz rhythm section), - Bass Important New York figures of this time include Chick Webb, Jimmie Lunceford, and Duke Ellington. In Kansas City, Bennie Motens and Count Basies bands had begun developing a looser type of big band arrangement that allowed for freer styles of soloing, giving rise to a unique Kansas City swing style in the 1930s. Up until that time, it was viewed with ridicule and looked upon as a curiosity. Lester Young & Herschel Evans. Fitzgerald recorded several standards that became hit songs. When the trumpets and saxophones are combined in a musical accompaniment, they can lead a vibrant and multi-toned swing melody. In the fifties, the emergence of rock-and-roll would capture broad attention as jazz moved in new artistic directions. The Glenn Miller Band worked the best jobs and recorded often. Congress repealed the Volstead Act, a law that prohibited the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages, in 1933. Lead players (alto sax 1, trombone 1 and trumpet 1) should be in the middle of their sections, in a direct line with one another. "C" Jam Blues (1942). Hickman's arranger, Ferde Grof, wrote arrangements in which he divided the jazz orchestra into sections that combined in various ways. a) Henderson's big band comprises five brass instruments (three trumpets and two trombones), four reed instruments (saxophones and clarinets), and a rhythm section consisting of piano, bass, black jazz musicians developed an intense - a jazz choir (with or without instrumental accompaniment): Jazz combos often feature virtuoso performers, on world. an important catalyst in the socio-political and artistic transformation of To learn more about the book this website supports, please visit its, You must be a registered user to view the. Miller went in debt to start his band but was a millionaire within two years. They were knowledgeable and often biased toward their favorite bands and songs, and sometimes worshipful of famous soloists and vocalists. In the 1940s, an intensely virtuosic and art form--a unique blending of West African and Western European/American Glenn Miller (19041944) was a brilliant arranger, an outstanding businessman, and a fine trombone player. Count Basie became an Oklahoma City Blue Devil around 1929 and also played with Bennie Moten. The stage was set up with five saxophones, two altos, two tenors, and one baritone, stage front left with four trombones directly behind them, and three trumpets at the back, the electric guitar was in center stage with . serene style of "cool jazz" became the rage on the west coast. Gioia, Ted. They can be used to produce a melody or harmony for nearly every musical style. 20th-century popular music and culture. projected in the way the drums and bass express the beat, how the piano . In addition, Miller had a radio program and made motion pictures. Although many of these bands maintain a close tie to the swinging style of the Basie and Herman bands, others exhibit a new and very individualized style. Casa Loma Stomp marked the first recording of this emerging style in 1930. Armstrong (nicknamed When you mentioned the word Jazz to the average person, they probably think of Swing music, and for good reason. Progressive bands were led by Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Carla Bley, Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin, Don Ellis, and Anthony Braxton. Explain your opinion in a book review. By the end of the war, swing was giving way to less danceable music, such as bebop. Figure 2: Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis The music of Count Basie (19041984) represents a leading voice in the big band style. premiered. Swing bands featured orchestras with sections of trumpets, saxophones, and. Boyd Raeburn drew from symphony orchestras by adding flute, French horn, strings, and timpani to his band. - jukebox Which changes occurred in the rhythm section during the 1930s? Then, during the Swing Era, the sax player Coleman Hawkins changed the way jazz approached improvisation from melody to harmony (horizontal to vertical). Hot Swing (people like Duke Ellington) was more daring, experimental, faster, with longer improvisations, stronger rhythmic drive, and a rough blues feeling. such works incorporate certain elements of the jazz tradition, there is not even Young, who also studied violin, trumpet and drums, displayed an excellent sense of melody in his lyrical soloing. His music was a combination of solo and ensemble playing. Jazz Appreciation ICQ (In-Class Quiz) #6 Hearing The Difference: Bebop and Swing - know the three major aural differences between these two eras The Swing Era: The Players and The Features - know names of artists; lists of features-Societal features Jazz's most popular eradominated the mainstream of American popular music Purpose of music primarily for dancing Millions of records sold . The saxophone section included two alto saxophones, two tenor saxophones, and one baritone saxophone. jw7(W3;TEd5SOBmlyb./hh IOQ,+B}I\fT-q\ dJ(0!GF>B)- |0~J;:AC*: Y3[.(&=>:UU5aH@ZLLEc))3c.mcX=ia&1cy]aE~9CB7L_ As swing developed, the second player became responsible for most of the jazz solos. Please change your browser preferences to enable javascript, and reload this page. Some bands, like those of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Woody Herman, that performed in the 1920s, 1930s, or 1940s continued to perform successfully into the 1970s and 1980s. 2. instruments (one or more: Piano, piece several times, but the most famous is from 1942, with the following Swing is a term often used in reference to large dance bands of 15 or more musicians that played written arrangements using improvised sections alternating with arranged passages by brass and/or reeds. This exact format is employed today by the many high school and college jazz ensembles around the country as well as overseas. Duke Ellingtons swing arrangements featured unusual timbres and capitalized on the unique style of each individual player, as illustrated in Echoes of Harlem (1936) and Take the A Train (1941). [19], It is useful to distinguish between the roles of composer, arranger and leader. He was a pianist, accompanist, and music director for blues singers, dancers, and comedians. during the World War II years. The saxophone section included two alto saxophones, two tenor saxophones, and one baritone saxophone. Starting in the early 1900s, various jazz and traditions have * This intermingling of sections became a defining characteristic of big bands. - She recorded with various jazz orchestras, including her own (Long Gone Blues, 1939) and those led by Benny Goodman (Your Mothers Son-in-Law, 1933) and Teddy Wilson (Sugar, 1939). Company" vocal jazz ensemble performing a the Lincoln Center in New York Gloria Parker had a radio program on which she conducted the largest all-girl orchestra led by a female. Charlie PARKER and Dizzy The swing era was the one time that jazz was a truly popular style. Goodmans clarinet playing was a combination of great wit, precise musicianship, beautiful subtleties, and never-ending swing. hundreds of different melodies. [29], An arrangement's first chorus is sometimes preceded by an introduction, which may be as short as a few measures or may extend to a chorus of its own. So lets quickly take a look at all three genres: Lets dive into these characteristics of Swing Music a little deeper:
HWYo8~G ("b+[:r$%_r8oFdnIt]5pu\Kr|z~+au/I8vTm3}` e clarinetist Benny GOODMAN and It was mostly performed by Big Bands, which were large orchestras divided into trumpets, saxophones, trombones, and a rhythm section (which consisted of the drums, bass, guitar and piano). In the African American big band arrangers such as Fletcher Henderson and Eddie Durham were major contributors to the success of white bandleaders such as Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Glen Miller. Rockefeller Arts Center. Many Kansas City bands featured head arrangements, which were . The better jazz musicians of swing bands would form swing combos within most large bands. techniques (from native African musical tradition in which a leader does a Swing bands adopted a consistent instrumentation of four sections that remained fairly stable. the late 1950s led to the more daring experiments of "free jazz" by The Cotton Club started in Harlem before it moved downtown. of American jazz. [32] They experiment, often with one player coming up with a simple musical figure leading to development within the same section and then further expansion by other sections, with the entire band then memorizing the way they are going to perform the piece, without writing it on sheet music. (Click Trumpets feature a hollow brass tube that is doubles back on itself twice. The Music . clarinetist, In the late 1940s, progressive YouTube clip with basic piano chords). So the Swing Era was during the Depression and it acted as a kind of counter-statement or rebellion against the unemployment and misery that the Depression caused. George GERSHWIN (1898-1937): Rhapsody Short, repeated refrains or phrases, or riffs, are common in jazz. trumpet. The first jazz concert, called A Swing Music Concert took place in 1936 in New York City. Whether your event needs a small ensemble or a full big band sound, we have the professionalism and class needed for functions requiring real live music! Duke Ellington at one time used six trumpets. Louis ARMSTRONG (1900-1971): Hotter Than That (1927). 1570 0 obj <>stream Beacon, 2006. note-for-note. Count Basies music contains lively rhythms, economic piano style, and a relaxed swing sound. Beginning in the mid-1920s, big bands, then typically consisting of 10-25 pieces, came to dominate popular music. uses "call and response" "12 2 3 4", then start the The instrumental lineup of a big band will vary from ensemble to ensemble, but is typically composed of around 17 musicians, divided into four sections: five saxophones; four trombones; four trumpets; a rhythm section of piano, double bass and drums; Common additions might include guitar, french horn, tuba or a vocalist. . Henderson was a pianist and excellent arranger who wrote most of the musical arrangements that helped launch the success of Benny Goodmans orchestra. Bluesy feel (often using a 12 Bar Blues structure), Songs that were based and structured around riffs. Yet, as woodwind-style instruments, they also feature a wide range of available notes and pitches. ways. "[34][35] Head arrangements were more common during the period of the 1930s because there was less turnover in personnel, giving the band members more time to rehearse. Many bands toured the country in grueling one-night stands. [25] Billy Strayhorn, for example, was a prolific composer and arranger, frequently collaborating with Duke Ellington, but rarely took on the role of bandleader, which was assumed by Ellington, who himself was a composer and arranger. From three to five plyers on each instrument might be used. the 1930s, famed jazz pianists Edward "Duke" Duke Ellington wrote a song in 1931 titled It Dont Mean a Thing (If It Aint Got That Swing), and for a generation of music lovers those were words to live by. The swing era followed boogie-woogie. Her vocal command expanded to an unusual range of four octaves, and she is best known for her melodic approach to scatting. of jazz In New Orleans, black Swing bands featured a large ensemble of [4] While most big bands dropped the previously common jazz clarinet from their arrangements (other than the clarinet-led orchestras of Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman), many Duke Ellington songs had clarinet parts,[5] often replacing or doubling one of the tenor saxophone parts; more rarely, Ellington would substitute baritone sax for bass clarinet, such as in "Ase's Death" from Swinging Suites. New York in the late 1920s. After the end of both bands, Basie formed his own orchestra, recruiting members from these two bands. But there were a few instrumental popular hits, such as Count Basie's "One O'Clock Jump" and Miller's "In the Mood." 3. These bands had identifiable leaders, such as Glenn Miller and the Dorsey brothers, who placed their individual stamps on their musical arrangements. 1920s as a blending of blues, ragtime, and civic brass band traditions, then this A big band typically consists of approximately 12 to 25 musicians and contains saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. NY: Penguin Books:1977. out of tune) notes, (4) and even a section with Armstrong's famous "scat Other methods of embellishing the form include modulations and cadential extensions. the following instruments: The early style of "Hot Jazz" made its way north to Chicago and east to [28] This development may take the form of improvised solos, written solo sections, and "shout choruses". Phil Spitalny, a native of Ukraine, led a 22-piece female orchestra known as Phil Spitalny and His Hour of Charm Orchestra, named for his radio show, The Hour of Charm, during the 1930s and 1940s. 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This lineup was typical of swing era bands. harmony, structure and instrumentation. The most prominent features of big band swing were the use of written arrangements and improvised solos, repetitive horn riffs, call and response between the brass and reed sections, and a rhythmic drive derived from walking and/or boogie-woogie type bass lines. highly-improvisatory new style of jazz called "Bebop" was developed (String Bass or Electric Bass), plucked with the fingers, often providing a [44], Although big bands are identified with the swing era, they continued to exist after those decades, though the music they played was often different from swing. L6G9MTRv&hVSOC9Y)~06CW)j#8qE#C?YOK%d\SC9IT~U {J;F\m`F># The score indicated a fixed number of measures for solo improvisation and also musical notations with the desired sounds and effects. And after years of economic depression, many Americans wanted to have fun. Byron Almen, Dorothy Payne, Stefan Kostka. [20] Arrangers frequently notate all or most of the score of a given number, usually referred to as a "chart". accompaniment (acoustic bass with piano and/or guitar). ensemble intimate style of Dixieland jazz into a harder-edged full band sound. Choose the vocabulary word that answers each riddle. [52], Schuller, Gunther. Williams is considered one of the great jazz pianists and one of the greatest performers from Kansas City. Unlike the concert band, the lead players should never be seated on the end of the section. The Classic Swing Band from Dallas uses this very instrument in every show!! Thats intentional; the individual style of each swing band is what makes the music unique, much as the seasoning used in a particular Gumbo can make it one of a kind. Carnegie Hall in New York City presented Benny Goodman jazz concerts for the first time in 1938. and His Mother Called Him Bill, featured "Blood Count" and "Lotus Blossom," was a tribute album to . of main line "crooners" such as Bing Concert Blues tradition, then became popular with white listeners during the World War Performers played, sang, danced, and presented shows and stand-up comedy in these large entertainment venues. As jazz was expanded during the 1950s through the 1970s, the Basie and Ellington bands were still around, as were bands led by Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Earl Hines, Les Brown, Clark Terry, and Doc Severinsen. 6 Steps to Big Band Writing with Steven Feifke. [48][49][50] Big band remotes on the major radio networks spread the music from ballrooms and clubs across the country during the 1930s and 1940s, with remote broadcasts from jazz clubs continuing into the 1950s on NBC's Monitor. During the "Roaring Swing was hugely popular - in fact, it was the pop music of the 1930's. It was mostly performed by Big Bands, which were large orchestras divided into trumpets, saxophones, trombones, and a rhythm section (which consisted of the drums, bass, guitar and piano). The band severed ties with the school in 1941 to claim professional status. [22] Some bandleaders, such as Guy Lombardo, performed works composed by others (in Lombardo's case, often by his brother Carmen),[23] while others, such as Maria Schneider, take on all three roles. They had Count Basie, they had Benny Moten, they had George Lee, they had Junior Lee, they had Lester Young, they had Walter Brown., What I heard in that first nine-piece Basie band was the sort of free, swinging jazz that I have always preferred.
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Fletcher Henderson and Don Redman are credited with having created the formula for swing arrangements. I am Joaqun/Yo Soy Joaqun was first published in 1967. Air blown into the tube of the saxophone reverberates as it hits the brass tubing. Ella Fitzgerald contributed to the success of Webbs band in New York City. - ragtime [21] Bandleaders are typically performers who assemble musicians to form an ensemble of various sizes, select or create material for them, shape the musics dynamics, phrasing, and expression in rehearsals, and lead the group in performance often while playing alongside them. A distinctly new genre appeared in the late 1930s that to some degree bridged the differences between big band swing and bebop combos, and this was West Indian influenced music. Jazz Big Band Arrangements. Later, Swing bands featured orchestras with sections of trumpets, saxophones, and _________________. He was the recipient of a Fulbright Lecturing/Research Fellowship in Japan, where he taught courses in African American History and researched the history of jazz in Japan. Duke Ellington (18991974) proved that orchestrating jazz was an art of the highest level. emerged as piano was added to the rhythm section, and a stronger driving rhythm Many swing-era compositions were written by professional songwriters employed by song publishing companies. 1U^ p(s XA@H:@!+H30q:pYL4#9 S improvised solo structure on the choruses: (1) piano--Ellington), (2) jazz exemplifies many of the most innovative aspects of this new jazz style: (1) It The lyrics kept within these traditions. He was also one - the tuba was replaced the string bass - the banjo was replaced the guitar - (a&c on test) Big Bands began to appear in movies in the 1930s through the 1960s, though cameos by bandleaders were often stiff and incidental to the plot.Shep Fields appeared with his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra in a playful and integrated animated performance of "This Little Ripple Had Rhythm" in the musical extravaganza The Big Broadcast of 1938. - a vocalist with piano or a small backup group. In the 1950s, Stan Kenton referred to his band's music as "progressive jazz", "modern", and "new music". The composer writes original music that will be performed by individuals or groups of various sizes, while the arranger adapts the work of composers in a creative way for a performance or recording. In 1925, bandleader Paul Whiteman Modern big bands can be found playing all styles of jazz music. Sweet Swing (people like Glenn Miller) had less improvisation, was a bit slower, restrained with a slight swing feel, and was for the white upper class dinner parties. in its strictest Some listeners feel that all swing bands sound alike but bandleaders wanted to be distinguished. Keyboards are some of the most versatile instruments out there. He toured in many parts of the world and was also commissioned to record classical compositions. American society, while standing as a brilliant reflection of American freedom He received his BA in Political Science from the University of Chicago and an M.A. When the tradition came back full-circle into vocal jazz with a here to see a YouTube video on "swing" groove vs. other types of But Chick Webbs band would cut them., The one radio voice that I listened to above others belonged to Ella Fitzgerald. The style features prominent horn riffs, call and response between the brass and reed sections, and a consistent rhythmic drive derived from walking and/or boogie-woogie-type bass lines. Fletcher Henderson's career started when he was persuaded to audition for a job at Club Alabam in New York City, which eventually turned into a job as bandleader at the Roseland Ballroom. Fitzgerald was unique in her ability to render exact imitations of nearly any instrument in the band. Scat singing, along with his gravelly voice, became Armstrongs trademark sound, as heard in Lazy River (1931). While bassists can use a bow to vibrate the strings, swing band bassists will frequently pluck the strings instead. The term "big band" is also used to describe a genre of music, although this was not the only style of music played by big bands. The "Modern Popular Music" chart below, Louis Blues, but by the late 1930s, with the migration of Cubans and Puerto Ricans to New York City, Afro-Cuban music emerged along with new dances, such as the rhumba. Jazz elements into his famous musical, The most basic element of a song is also one of the most important a good rhythm. The group emphasized correct technique and accurate playing and released its first recording in 1930. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. in Blue (1925). This form maintains the same chord Southwest bands offered a different solution to big band improvisational structures. endstream endobj startxref Trumpets provide a brash buzzing sound thats well suited for a melody. Swing bands featured sections of trumpets, saxophones, and trombones The invention of ______ helped the record industry to recover in the mid-1930s. Big bands originated during the early 1910s and dominated jazz in the early 1940s when swing was most popular. ", One of the most common forms used in jazz This type of music flourished through the early 1930s, although there was little mass audience for it until around 1936. During the 1930s, Earl Hines and his band broadcast from the Grand Terrace in Chicago every night across America. A versatile instrument, the saxophone is swing musics version of the Holy Trinity (celery, bell peppers and onions) used in Gumbo. who specialized in less improvised tunes with more emphasis on sentimentality, featuring somewhat slower-paced, often heart-felt songs.[43]. 3. an improvisation: melody, harmony, and form. bWkwf>JW'wJj_]6/?NxP]-0_wg"2;WjbuY5sujr7g/sueG>trp~ZBV7]M(//m!o/f[^fb]x>f]aX?UnAW|ng)]s? and ingenuity. %%EOF This would go back and forth a number of times. early style of "Hot Jazz" made its way north to Chicago and east to However, its so large that its most often placed upright next to the bassist when its being played. Ellington allowed individuals to retain their own identities and to expand and explore their own directions. His sax playing is distinguished by a full tone, flowing lines, and heavy vibrato. began to emerge from the vocal blues Since he could not read music, Webb memorized the arrangements. As swing developed, the second player became responsible for most of the jazz solos. Many bands featured strong instrumentalists whose sounds dominated, such as the clarinets of Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, the trombone of Jack Teagarden, the trumpet of Harry James, the drums of Gene Krupa, and the vibes of Lionel Hampton. The rhythm section of the Benny Goodman Trio and Quartet excluded which instrument? [3] They incorporated elements of Broadway, Tin Pan Alley, ragtime, and vaudeville. The piece Hotter Than That Asthe name of that sound suggests, Count Basie played in Kansas City. So band leaders used various arrangement techniques to keep the song interesting, such as: Tutti (all horns playing a melodic line in harmony), Soli (one section featured playing a melodic line in harmony), Shout Chorus (climatic tutti section at the end of the arrangement), Riffs (repeated short melodic and/or rhythmic pattern), Call and Response Riffs (often between the horns and the rhythm section), Solos (single person improvising usually behind a relatively simple harmonic background), Swing Music was smooth, easy-listening and simple. You That makes them the shrimp or Andouille sausage in the Gumbo that is swing music. (Change the second verb to the future progressive form.). City. endstream endobj 1558 0 obj <>stream can keep track of this form by counting to 4 twelve times ("1 2 3 4", "2 2 3 4", "3 2 3 4", "4 2 3 4", "5 2 3 4", etc. Big bands started as accompaniment for dancing. interacts with the bass and drums, and how the beat is divided up in complex While the trumpet is commonly featured in a swing band, a saxophone is also often used to enhance melodies. Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, and Jimmie Lunceford each led orchestras that achieved international standing. - Maria Schneider assisted Gil Evans, wrote for Woody Herman and Mel Lewis, and has conducted jazz orchestras around the world. Others challenged him, and battle of the bands became a regular feature of theater performances. Jam Blues features a 12-bar blues pattern with each subsequent varied chorus Big Bands evolved with the times and continue to this day. The successful bands of the Swing Era featured carefully . Daniels, Douglas. ,r,el1)PrPer{mN,cq+W!yJn?@}gU-+GACIuyrPgnpQCZ76il9%0A9b vr, Q&L Sc3oX *{{toV listeners to love jazz.. grooves), - Woody Herman's first band, nicknamed the First Herd, borrowed from progressive jazz, while the Second Herd emphasized the saxophone section of three tenors and one baritone. This is where one section (say, the brass section, i.e., trumpets and trombones) would play a musical phrase and then be "answered" by another section (say, the saxes); the first phrase is the call, the answer is the response (like a musical conversation). The repertoire of swing bands featured both jazz and popular arrangements. the jukebox The popular appeal of Benny Goodman's Trio and Quartet had a good deal to do with the extroverted energy of Lionel Hampton and Gene Krupa a hint of improvisationthe scores are completely written out White teenagers and young adults were the principal fans of the big bands in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Whiteman started his first band in San Francisco in 1918 and his fame spread into the 1920s. has complex syncopated polyrhythms, (3) expressive "blue" (bent Transcontinental trips often required a stop in one of these cities. Radio increased the fame of Benny Goodman, the "Pied Piper of Swing". The Big Bands of swing were only able to acquire one-night stand performances and consequently suffered financially. Rewrite each sentence following the instructions in parentheses. A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s. His bebop collaborations with trumpeter Dizzy GILLESPIE are some of the greatest moments in music history. Keyboards are the swing band equivalent of rice in Gumbo. She led her Swingphony while playing marimba. Jimmy Rushing, Oklahoma City native and early member of the Blue Devils, set a style in blues and jazz that was imitated widely by others. basic chord progression of a 12-bar blues in the key of "C": (click here to see animated These artists added new instrumentssuch as congas, other percussion instruments, timbales, maracas, and clavesand relied on powerful multi-rhythmic pulses to highlight jazz compositions within the big band as well as the small combo formats. 1. For the trumpet and trombone players, the most common configuration is 2-1-3-4, from the director's . As a result of the military draft and transportation hardships in the U.S., the swing era ended quickly. [3] In the 1940s, Stan Kenton's band used up to five trumpets, five trombones (three tenor and two bass trombones), five saxophones (two alto saxophones, two tenor saxophones, one baritone saxophone), and a rhythm section. trombonist Glenn MILLER incorporated In the 1950s, a smooth style of "West :vQxc!#\JK?1UshqkF~[!eO W,{(HBjkps~'O;5lR. Orchestra. Ellington expanded Armstrong's small YouTube clip with basic piano chords, click here to see a YouTube Professor Daniels book publications include Lester Leaps In: The Life and Times of Lester Pres Young (Beacon, 2002); Pioneer Urbanites: A Social and Cultural History of Black San Francisco; and One Oclock Jump: The Unforgettable History of the Oklahoma City Blue Devils (Beacon Press, 2006). %PDF-1.5 % New York in the late 1920s. of the United States between 1920 and 1970. The Great Depression, which started with the stock market crash in 1929, and WWII which ended in 1945. clip on the basic jazz rhythm section), - Bass Important New York figures of this time include Chick Webb, Jimmie Lunceford, and Duke Ellington. In Kansas City, Bennie Motens and Count Basies bands had begun developing a looser type of big band arrangement that allowed for freer styles of soloing, giving rise to a unique Kansas City swing style in the 1930s. Up until that time, it was viewed with ridicule and looked upon as a curiosity. Lester Young & Herschel Evans. Fitzgerald recorded several standards that became hit songs. When the trumpets and saxophones are combined in a musical accompaniment, they can lead a vibrant and multi-toned swing melody. In the fifties, the emergence of rock-and-roll would capture broad attention as jazz moved in new artistic directions. The Glenn Miller Band worked the best jobs and recorded often. Congress repealed the Volstead Act, a law that prohibited the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages, in 1933. Lead players (alto sax 1, trombone 1 and trumpet 1) should be in the middle of their sections, in a direct line with one another. "C" Jam Blues (1942). Hickman's arranger, Ferde Grof, wrote arrangements in which he divided the jazz orchestra into sections that combined in various ways. a) Henderson's big band comprises five brass instruments (three trumpets and two trombones), four reed instruments (saxophones and clarinets), and a rhythm section consisting of piano, bass, black jazz musicians developed an intense - a jazz choir (with or without instrumental accompaniment): Jazz combos often feature virtuoso performers, on world. an important catalyst in the socio-political and artistic transformation of To learn more about the book this website supports, please visit its, You must be a registered user to view the. Miller went in debt to start his band but was a millionaire within two years. They were knowledgeable and often biased toward their favorite bands and songs, and sometimes worshipful of famous soloists and vocalists. In the 1940s, an intensely virtuosic and art form--a unique blending of West African and Western European/American Glenn Miller (19041944) was a brilliant arranger, an outstanding businessman, and a fine trombone player. Count Basie became an Oklahoma City Blue Devil around 1929 and also played with Bennie Moten. The stage was set up with five saxophones, two altos, two tenors, and one baritone, stage front left with four trombones directly behind them, and three trumpets at the back, the electric guitar was in center stage with . serene style of "cool jazz" became the rage on the west coast. Gioia, Ted. They can be used to produce a melody or harmony for nearly every musical style. 20th-century popular music and culture. projected in the way the drums and bass express the beat, how the piano . In addition, Miller had a radio program and made motion pictures. Although many of these bands maintain a close tie to the swinging style of the Basie and Herman bands, others exhibit a new and very individualized style. Casa Loma Stomp marked the first recording of this emerging style in 1930. Armstrong (nicknamed When you mentioned the word Jazz to the average person, they probably think of Swing music, and for good reason. Progressive bands were led by Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Carla Bley, Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin, Don Ellis, and Anthony Braxton. Explain your opinion in a book review. By the end of the war, swing was giving way to less danceable music, such as bebop. Figure 2: Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis The music of Count Basie (19041984) represents a leading voice in the big band style. premiered. Swing bands featured orchestras with sections of trumpets, saxophones, and. Boyd Raeburn drew from symphony orchestras by adding flute, French horn, strings, and timpani to his band. - jukebox Which changes occurred in the rhythm section during the 1930s? Then, during the Swing Era, the sax player Coleman Hawkins changed the way jazz approached improvisation from melody to harmony (horizontal to vertical). Hot Swing (people like Duke Ellington) was more daring, experimental, faster, with longer improvisations, stronger rhythmic drive, and a rough blues feeling. such works incorporate certain elements of the jazz tradition, there is not even Young, who also studied violin, trumpet and drums, displayed an excellent sense of melody in his lyrical soloing. His music was a combination of solo and ensemble playing. Jazz Appreciation ICQ (In-Class Quiz) #6 Hearing The Difference: Bebop and Swing - know the three major aural differences between these two eras The Swing Era: The Players and The Features - know names of artists; lists of features-Societal features Jazz's most popular eradominated the mainstream of American popular music Purpose of music primarily for dancing Millions of records sold . The saxophone section included two alto saxophones, two tenor saxophones, and one baritone saxophone. jw7(W3;TEd5SOBmlyb./hh IOQ,+B}I\fT-q\ dJ(0!GF>B)- |0~J;:AC*: Y3[.(&=>:UU5aH@ZLLEc))3c.mcX=ia&1cy]aE~9CB7L_ As swing developed, the second player became responsible for most of the jazz solos. Please change your browser preferences to enable javascript, and reload this page. Some bands, like those of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Woody Herman, that performed in the 1920s, 1930s, or 1940s continued to perform successfully into the 1970s and 1980s. 2. instruments (one or more: Piano, piece several times, but the most famous is from 1942, with the following Swing is a term often used in reference to large dance bands of 15 or more musicians that played written arrangements using improvised sections alternating with arranged passages by brass and/or reeds. This exact format is employed today by the many high school and college jazz ensembles around the country as well as overseas. Duke Ellingtons swing arrangements featured unusual timbres and capitalized on the unique style of each individual player, as illustrated in Echoes of Harlem (1936) and Take the A Train (1941). [19], It is useful to distinguish between the roles of composer, arranger and leader. He was a pianist, accompanist, and music director for blues singers, dancers, and comedians. during the World War II years. The saxophone section included two alto saxophones, two tenor saxophones, and one baritone saxophone. Starting in the early 1900s, various jazz and traditions have * This intermingling of sections became a defining characteristic of big bands. - She recorded with various jazz orchestras, including her own (Long Gone Blues, 1939) and those led by Benny Goodman (Your Mothers Son-in-Law, 1933) and Teddy Wilson (Sugar, 1939). Company" vocal jazz ensemble performing a the Lincoln Center in New York Gloria Parker had a radio program on which she conducted the largest all-girl orchestra led by a female. Charlie PARKER and Dizzy The swing era was the one time that jazz was a truly popular style. Goodmans clarinet playing was a combination of great wit, precise musicianship, beautiful subtleties, and never-ending swing. hundreds of different melodies. [29], An arrangement's first chorus is sometimes preceded by an introduction, which may be as short as a few measures or may extend to a chorus of its own. So lets quickly take a look at all three genres: Lets dive into these characteristics of Swing Music a little deeper:
HWYo8~G ("b+[:r$%_r8oFdnIt]5pu\Kr|z~+au/I8vTm3}` e clarinetist Benny GOODMAN and It was mostly performed by Big Bands, which were large orchestras divided into trumpets, saxophones, trombones, and a rhythm section (which consisted of the drums, bass, guitar and piano). In the African American big band arrangers such as Fletcher Henderson and Eddie Durham were major contributors to the success of white bandleaders such as Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Glen Miller. Rockefeller Arts Center. Many Kansas City bands featured head arrangements, which were . The better jazz musicians of swing bands would form swing combos within most large bands. techniques (from native African musical tradition in which a leader does a Swing bands adopted a consistent instrumentation of four sections that remained fairly stable. the late 1950s led to the more daring experiments of "free jazz" by The Cotton Club started in Harlem before it moved downtown. of American jazz. [32] They experiment, often with one player coming up with a simple musical figure leading to development within the same section and then further expansion by other sections, with the entire band then memorizing the way they are going to perform the piece, without writing it on sheet music. (Click Trumpets feature a hollow brass tube that is doubles back on itself twice. The Music . clarinetist, In the late 1940s, progressive YouTube clip with basic piano chords). So the Swing Era was during the Depression and it acted as a kind of counter-statement or rebellion against the unemployment and misery that the Depression caused. George GERSHWIN (1898-1937): Rhapsody Short, repeated refrains or phrases, or riffs, are common in jazz. trumpet. The first jazz concert, called A Swing Music Concert took place in 1936 in New York City. Whether your event needs a small ensemble or a full big band sound, we have the professionalism and class needed for functions requiring real live music! Duke Ellington at one time used six trumpets. Louis ARMSTRONG (1900-1971): Hotter Than That (1927). 1570 0 obj <>stream Beacon, 2006. note-for-note. Count Basies music contains lively rhythms, economic piano style, and a relaxed swing sound. Beginning in the mid-1920s, big bands, then typically consisting of 10-25 pieces, came to dominate popular music. uses "call and response" "12 2 3 4", then start the The instrumental lineup of a big band will vary from ensemble to ensemble, but is typically composed of around 17 musicians, divided into four sections: five saxophones; four trombones; four trumpets; a rhythm section of piano, double bass and drums; Common additions might include guitar, french horn, tuba or a vocalist. . Henderson was a pianist and excellent arranger who wrote most of the musical arrangements that helped launch the success of Benny Goodmans orchestra. Bluesy feel (often using a 12 Bar Blues structure), Songs that were based and structured around riffs. Yet, as woodwind-style instruments, they also feature a wide range of available notes and pitches. ways. "[34][35] Head arrangements were more common during the period of the 1930s because there was less turnover in personnel, giving the band members more time to rehearse. Many bands toured the country in grueling one-night stands. [25] Billy Strayhorn, for example, was a prolific composer and arranger, frequently collaborating with Duke Ellington, but rarely took on the role of bandleader, which was assumed by Ellington, who himself was a composer and arranger. From three to five plyers on each instrument might be used. the 1930s, famed jazz pianists Edward "Duke" Duke Ellington wrote a song in 1931 titled It Dont Mean a Thing (If It Aint Got That Swing), and for a generation of music lovers those were words to live by. The swing era followed boogie-woogie. Her vocal command expanded to an unusual range of four octaves, and she is best known for her melodic approach to scatting. of jazz In New Orleans, black Swing bands featured a large ensemble of [4] While most big bands dropped the previously common jazz clarinet from their arrangements (other than the clarinet-led orchestras of Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman), many Duke Ellington songs had clarinet parts,[5] often replacing or doubling one of the tenor saxophone parts; more rarely, Ellington would substitute baritone sax for bass clarinet, such as in "Ase's Death" from Swinging Suites. New York in the late 1920s. After the end of both bands, Basie formed his own orchestra, recruiting members from these two bands. But there were a few instrumental popular hits, such as Count Basie's "One O'Clock Jump" and Miller's "In the Mood." 3. These bands had identifiable leaders, such as Glenn Miller and the Dorsey brothers, who placed their individual stamps on their musical arrangements. 1920s as a blending of blues, ragtime, and civic brass band traditions, then this A big band typically consists of approximately 12 to 25 musicians and contains saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. NY: Penguin Books:1977. out of tune) notes, (4) and even a section with Armstrong's famous "scat Other methods of embellishing the form include modulations and cadential extensions. the following instruments: The early style of "Hot Jazz" made its way north to Chicago and east to [28] This development may take the form of improvised solos, written solo sections, and "shout choruses". Phil Spitalny, a native of Ukraine, led a 22-piece female orchestra known as Phil Spitalny and His Hour of Charm Orchestra, named for his radio show, The Hour of Charm, during the 1930s and 1940s. 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This lineup was typical of swing era bands. harmony, structure and instrumentation. The most prominent features of big band swing were the use of written arrangements and improvised solos, repetitive horn riffs, call and response between the brass and reed sections, and a rhythmic drive derived from walking and/or boogie-woogie type bass lines. highly-improvisatory new style of jazz called "Bebop" was developed (String Bass or Electric Bass), plucked with the fingers, often providing a [44], Although big bands are identified with the swing era, they continued to exist after those decades, though the music they played was often different from swing. L6G9MTRv&hVSOC9Y)~06CW)j#8qE#C?YOK%d\SC9IT~U {J;F\m`F># The score indicated a fixed number of measures for solo improvisation and also musical notations with the desired sounds and effects. And after years of economic depression, many Americans wanted to have fun. Byron Almen, Dorothy Payne, Stefan Kostka. [20] Arrangers frequently notate all or most of the score of a given number, usually referred to as a "chart". accompaniment (acoustic bass with piano and/or guitar). ensemble intimate style of Dixieland jazz into a harder-edged full band sound. Choose the vocabulary word that answers each riddle. [52], Schuller, Gunther. Williams is considered one of the great jazz pianists and one of the greatest performers from Kansas City. Unlike the concert band, the lead players should never be seated on the end of the section. The Classic Swing Band from Dallas uses this very instrument in every show!! Thats intentional; the individual style of each swing band is what makes the music unique, much as the seasoning used in a particular Gumbo can make it one of a kind. Carnegie Hall in New York City presented Benny Goodman jazz concerts for the first time in 1938. and His Mother Called Him Bill, featured "Blood Count" and "Lotus Blossom," was a tribute album to . of main line "crooners" such as Bing Concert Blues tradition, then became popular with white listeners during the World War Performers played, sang, danced, and presented shows and stand-up comedy in these large entertainment venues. As jazz was expanded during the 1950s through the 1970s, the Basie and Ellington bands were still around, as were bands led by Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Earl Hines, Les Brown, Clark Terry, and Doc Severinsen. 6 Steps to Big Band Writing with Steven Feifke. [48][49][50] Big band remotes on the major radio networks spread the music from ballrooms and clubs across the country during the 1930s and 1940s, with remote broadcasts from jazz clubs continuing into the 1950s on NBC's Monitor. During the "Roaring Swing was hugely popular - in fact, it was the pop music of the 1930's. It was mostly performed by Big Bands, which were large orchestras divided into trumpets, saxophones, trombones, and a rhythm section (which consisted of the drums, bass, guitar and piano). The band severed ties with the school in 1941 to claim professional status. [22] Some bandleaders, such as Guy Lombardo, performed works composed by others (in Lombardo's case, often by his brother Carmen),[23] while others, such as Maria Schneider, take on all three roles. They had Count Basie, they had Benny Moten, they had George Lee, they had Junior Lee, they had Lester Young, they had Walter Brown., What I heard in that first nine-piece Basie band was the sort of free, swinging jazz that I have always preferred.
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