Jazz Artist Flashcards

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Sidney Bechet

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First Saxophonist
Made Jazz International
Played in King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band

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Jelly Roll Morton

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Swing Player
Born in 1890
Recorded for Gennet Label
Used Spanish Influences

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Louis Armstrong

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Cornet/Trumpet
Popularized Scatting
Father of Jazz Singing
High note trumpet player with vibrato

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Buddy Bolden

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Cornet
First Musician with Timbre
Father of Jazz

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5
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Johnny Dodds

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Clarinet

Played in King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band

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Fletcher Henderson

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First black band leader in New York

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James P. Johnson

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Pianist

Founder of Stride

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Scott Joplin

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Pianist

Founder of Ragtime

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9
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Freddie Keppard

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Cornet

Took jazz outside of New Orleans

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10
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Fate Marble

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Hired Armstrong onto the riverboat band

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11
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Jimmie Noone

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Creole Clarinetist

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12
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King Oliver

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Cornet Player
Popularized mutes
Mentor to Louis Armstrong

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13
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Don Redman

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Composer that set a template for jazz improve

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14
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Bessie Smith

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Queen of Blues

Died in a car wreck

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15
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Paul Whiteman

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Created symphonic jazz

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