Famous Jazz Musicians

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Famous Famous Jazz Musicians Jazz Musicians Who Were they? Who Were they? What did they contributed to our music What did they contributed to our music culture? culture? How did they change the music we listen to? How did they change the music we listen to? How did popular music sound How did popular music sound when they were performing? when they were performing?

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Famous Jazz Musicians. Who Were they? What did they contributed to our music culture? How did they change the music we listen to? How did popular music sound when they were performing?. What do we see here?. The names of famous musicians were displayed on the marquees. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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FamousFamous Jazz MusiciansJazz Musicians

Who Were they?Who Were they?

What did they contributed to our music culture? What did they contributed to our music culture?

How did they change the music we listen to?How did they change the music we listen to?

How did popular music soundHow did popular music soundwhen they were performing?when they were performing?

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What do we see here?What do we see here?

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The names of famous musicians The names of famous musicians

were displayed on the marquees.were displayed on the marquees.

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DON’T KNOW WHODON’T KNOW WHO The many popular bands The many popular bands

would feature a singer.would feature a singer.

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TheThe famous famous

EllaEllaFitzgerald Fitzgerald

first first appeared appeared

herehereat the at the ApolloApollo

TheatreTheatre. .

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EverybodyEverybody loved Ella Fitzgerald.loved Ella Fitzgerald.

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Her voice Her voice captivated captivated the hearts the hearts

of herof heraudience. audience.

HerHer

scatting scatting abilities abilities inspired inspired many many

musicians.musicians.

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Duke Ellington was another Duke Ellington was another famous jazz musician.famous jazz musician.

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Duke Ellenton’s Band Duke Ellenton’s Band

performed often at Howard performed often at Howard

University University

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He and his band

He and his band

were very were very

popular.popular.

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AudiencesAudiences flockedflocked to to

hear his band and to hear his band and to

dance to their music.dance to their music.

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AndAnd swingswing dancingdancing

was the dance to do!!!

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This This band is band is

playing playing on a on a

boatboat..

People would go anywhere to People would go anywhere to hear and dance to the music hear and dance to the music

they lovedthey loved..

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It was It was

“ “Jazz on the River.”Jazz on the River.”

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Benny Goodman was a famous

Benny Goodman was a famous

band leader

band leader, ,

clarinetist

clarinetist

and and com

poser

compos

er..

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Here are Here are

Some MoreSome More

Very popular Very popular

JazzJazz

performers:performers:

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Billie HolidayBillie Holiday

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LOUIS LOUIS ARMSTRONGARMSTRONG

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Cab CallowayCab Calloway

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Coun

t

Coun

t Ba

ssie

Bass

ie

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And hisAnd his OrchestraOrchestra

Guy LombardoGuy Lombardo

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Nat King ColeNat King Cole

started out as a pianist,started out as a pianist,

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then became a then became a famous singer.famous singer.

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Dizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie

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Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker

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There are still many original There are still many original recordings of these famous recordings of these famous

musicians available.musicians available.

We will listen to some of We will listen to some of theirtheir singingsinging and we will and we will

dance to some of theirdance to some of their band musicband music..

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CreditsCreditsGottlieb, W. P. (1938-1948). Gottlieb, W. P. (1938-1948). Portrait of Duke Ellington, Barney Portrait of Duke Ellington, Barney BigardBigard

, Ben Webster, Otto Toby , Ben Webster, Otto Toby Hardwick(eHardwick(e), Junior ), Junior RaglinRaglin, and Fred Guy(?), Howard Theater(?), Washington, D.C., between 1938 and 1948, and Fred Guy(?), Howard Theater(?), Washington, D.C., between 1938 and 1948].]. Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from  Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz.the Golden Age of Jazz.

Gottlieb, W. P. (1938-1948). Gottlieb, W. P. (1938-1948). [Portrait of Duke Ellington, Junior [Portrait of Duke Ellington, Junior RaglinRaglin, Juan , Juan TizolTizol, Barney , Barney BigardBigard, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Rex William Stewart, and Sonny Greer, Howard The, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Rex William Stewart, and Sonny Greer, Howard Theater(?), Washington, D.C., between 1938 and 1948].ater(?), Washington, D.C., between 1938 and 1948]. Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from  Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz.the Golden Age of Jazz.

Gottlieb, W. P. (1946). Gottlieb, W. P. (1946). [Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946].[Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946]. Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from  Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz.the Golden Age of Jazz.

Gottlieb, W. P. (1947). Gottlieb, W. P. (1947). [Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt (Milton) Jackson, and [Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt (Milton) Jackson, and TimmieTimmie RosenkrantzRosenkrantz, Downbeat, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947]., Downbeat, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947]. Library of  Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz.Age of Jazz.

Gottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1946). Gottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1946). [Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1946].[Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1946]. Library  Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz. Golden Age of Jazz.

Gottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1946). [Portrait of Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, and Sidney De Gottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1946). [Portrait of Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, and Sidney De Paris(?), Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946]. Library of Paris(?), Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946]. Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz.Age of Jazz.

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CreditsCreditsGottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1946). Gottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1946). 

[Portrait of Nat King Cole, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. [Portrait of Nat King Cole, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946].1946]. Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb:  Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz.Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz.

Gottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1946). [Portrait of Wesley Prince, Oscar Moore, and Gottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1946). [Portrait of Wesley Prince, Oscar Moore, and Nat King Cole, Zanzibar, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946]. Library of Nat King Cole, Zanzibar, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946]. Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz.Golden Age of Jazz.

Gottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1947). [Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, Gottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1947). [Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1947]. Library of Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1947]. Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz.Golden Age of Jazz.

Gottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1947). [Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New Gottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1947). [Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y., ca. Aug. 1947]. Library of Congress: American York, N.Y., ca. Aug. 1947]. Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz.Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz.

Gottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1948). [52nd Street, New York, N.Y., ca. 1948]. Library Gottlieb, W. P. (ca. 1948). [52nd Street, New York, N.Y., ca. 1948]. Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz.the Golden Age of Jazz.

Gottlieb, W. P. (ca.1947). [Portrait of Guy Lombardo, Starlight Roof, Gottlieb, W. P. (ca.1947). [Portrait of Guy Lombardo, Starlight Roof, Waldorf-Astoria, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947]. Library of Waldorf-Astoria, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947]. Library of Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Congress: American Memory, William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz. Golden Age of Jazz.