Dippermouth Blues Flashcards
The earliest hub of jazz activity was centered around what city?
New Orleans
What were the names of the earliest approaches to jazz?
New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland and Chicago Jazz
Who came up with the idea to cluster all of New Orleans prostitution in 1897 to only one section of town
Sidney Story
What was the area that prostitution was limitd to in New Orleans?
Eight blocks wide and eleven blocks long
How many Storyville’s were there and what were they divided by
Two a white and a black divided by Canal Street
What was one type of enticement to a whore house in Storyville?
Musicalentertainment
What two types of performer were employed by Storyville prostitutional bands?
Solo piano ad combo
What type of piano was typically performed in Storyville?
Stride pianon and swing
Who quickly tried to imitate the energetic music of brothel black combos?
White musician group
Why were white musicians unable to convey the same raw level of exuberance as their African American brothel counterparts?
Because their access to training muted their enthusiasm
What have many jazz historians labeled the white version of jazz?
Dixieland
Who was the American Secretary of war duruing the Great War?
Newton W. Baker
Why did Secretary of War Newton W. Baker order the closure of Storyville?
Because he wanted no open prostitution to take place within 5 miles of an army training camp
What organization mounted a vigorous morality campaign in America during World War One?
The American Social Hygiene Organization
After the closure of Storyville tto what ciy did many musicians go to?
Chicago
What was one of the first effects of the move North by many musicians on jazz?
Its increasing sophistication as musical literacy improved which reduced the amount of improvisation
In what texture was New Orleans Jazz predominantly?
Heterophony
How did solos change on the move from New Orleans to Chicago?
In New Orleans short solo break were not very frequent and usually short but by Chicago they had grown to last for an entire chorus
What instrument did Joe King Oliver play?
The coronet
What was the nickname for the lead cornet ppplayer in many New Orleans combos?
King
What band did Joe King Oliver organize?
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
Where was the Gennet recording studio located?
Richmond, illinois
What combo did Dippermouth Blues employ?
New Orleans Jazz style combo?
Who was Dippermouth a teasing reference to?
Louis Armstrong whose mouth was claimed to be as big as a dipper
