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Chicago and NY Flashcards

1
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who created the Chicago jazz scene

A

musicians that migrated from NO

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2
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why did musicians leave NO

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storyville closed in 1917;
The Great Migration;
job opportunity for musicians;
jobs in heavy industry, meat packing, car assembly;
gangsters, speakeasies, glamorous night life

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3
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instruments of Chicago Jazz

A

3 horns and a rhythm section

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4
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“Dippermouth Blues”

A

King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band

chicago jazz

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5
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Eddie Condon

A

guitar

chicago jazz

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6
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Jack Teagarden

A

trombone

chicago jazz

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7
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The Austin High Gang

A

chicago jazz

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8
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NORK (New Orleans Rhythm Kings)

A

chicago

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9
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Mez Mezzrow

A

clarinet, sax

chicago

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10
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Bix Beiderbecke

A

trumpet

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11
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NY in the 1920s? what was going on?

A 
center of jazz;
Harlem Renaissance;
Prohibition Era;
Jazz Age;
Roaring 20s;
Ended in Great Depression
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12
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Harlem Stride Piano characteristic

A

left hand: bass

right: improvisation, swinging

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13
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Father of harlem stride piano

A

James P. Johnson

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14
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Willie “the lion” Smith

A

harlem stride piano

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15
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Fats Waller

A

harlem stride piano

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16
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Art Tatum

A

harlem stride piano

17
Q

Early big bands consisted of:

A

trumpet section, trombone section, saxophone section, rhythm section

18
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what greatly influenced the swing era?

A

early big bands

19
Q

where is Duke Ellington from?

A

DC

20
Q

Duke Ellington

A

piano

NY jazz

21
Q

what band did Ellington first join

A

Elmer Snowden Band (The Washingtonians)–>Ellington Band

22
Q

who was famous for jungle style?

A

Duke Ellington

23
Q

house band at Cotton Club?

A

Elmer Snowden/Washingtonians/Ellington band

24
Q

Fletcher Henderson

A 
born in GA
NY jazz
black
had a band
was an arranger too
25
Q

who arranged for Benny Goodman?

A

Fletcher Henderson

26
Q

King of Jazz

A

Paul Whiteman

symphonic jazz

27
Q

Aeolian Hall Concert: who?

A

Paul Whiteman

28
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who made symphonic jazz?

A

Paul Whiteman

29
Q

Who hired Ella Fitzgerald

A

Chick Webb

30
Q

Chick Webb

A

led a big band in harlem

NY jazz

31
Q

Jimmie Lunceford

A

NY jazz

32
Q

audience of Savoy Ballroom

A

mixed but mostly black

33
Q

audience of Cotton Club

A

whites only audience, but had black performers

34
Q

who built and owned the Renaissance Ballroom and Casino

A

African Americans

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