Musicians Flashcards
Adelaide Hall
A vocalist who sang in the vocalise style with the Duke Ellington orchestra, and is famous for “the creole love song”. She was native american of the shinnecock tribe
Mildred Bailey
A singer, known as the “queen of swing”, a member of the cour d’alane tribe who sang in Paul Whitemans band
The Calloways
Cab and Blanche callaway. Cab was known as the hidey-ho man which was a routine he got from his sister. They are Iriqois
Jean Baptiste “Illinois” Jacquet
A tenor saxophonist known for his solo in “Flying Home”. He was of the Soux tribe
Russel “big chief” Moore
A native american trombonist of the pima tribe. He played with many people including Lionel Hampton and Louis Armstrong
Mahalia Jackson
A gospel and pop fusion singer, who was very active in the civil rights movement. She traveled with Dr. King, and encouraged MLK to make his “I have a dream speech”. She was also native american from the new orleans area
Charlie “bird” Parker
His mother was choctaw. He was a kansas city saxophonist known as bird or yardbird, and he was an early innovator of bebop
Ivie Anderson
A singer and businesswoman who toured with Duke Ellington after Adelaide Hall left the band. She sang in “it don’t mean a thing if it aint got that swing”, and used call and response and lyric improv in her scat singing. She opened Ivie’s Chicken Shack in LA.
Clora Bryant
A singer and self-proclaimed trumpetiste in the bebop era. She was a UCLA alumn and a mentee of Dizzy Gilespie
Roz Cron
A jewish alto saxophonist who was the first white woman to play with the international sweethearts of rhythm. She darkened her skin with makeup to avoid harassment on tour
Ella Fitzgerald
“The first lady of song”. She sang with the bandleader chick webb, and they had a father-daughter relationship. She popularized and innovated scat singing, citing other songs during her solos, and used a wide range of sound.
Vivien Garry
A jazz bassist (pictured in one of the images of jazz)
Billie Holiday
Iconic jazz singer, had a brother-sister relationship with lester young. Known as lady day
Ada Leonard
A singer and bandleader of an all female band that did a USO tour
Melba Liston
trombonist, arranger, composer
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Roché
a singer best known for her rendition of “take the A train”
Jane Sager
was a trumpeter who toured with the blue bells. She was african american, but passed as white. She played lead trumpet at a very young age. she jumped from band to band, and was able to make a good career.
Emma “Ginger” Smock
known as first lady of the jazz violin
Sarah “sassy” Vaughn
was a popular jazz artist/vocalist of the 1940s who excelled across jazz, pop, and classical genres. She had a renowned diverse vocal range of at least 3 octaves and emotive vibrato.
Ethel Waters
known as “sweet mama stringbean”, The first to break the color line on broadway in a show called “as thousands cheer”. Highest paid african american woman in the show business in the ‘30s
Mary Lou Williams
accomplished jazz pianist and composer. wrote and arranged for Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and other Jazz greats
Violet “Vi” Wilson
a bassist for the international sweethearts of rhythm
Sidney Bichet
he was an influential new orleans clarinetist and soprano saxophonist
Willie Mae “Rabbit” Wong
was an asian american woman who was a founding member of the international sweethearts of rhythm, and played alto and barry sax
Eddie Durham
a guitarist who first popularized electric and amplified guitars. also managed many womens bands
Earl “Fatha” Hines
Influential pianist that helped to bridge the gap between swing and bebop. He played with Louis Armstrong, and formed an early bebop band
Earl “Fatha” Hines
A pianist who bridged categories (ragtime,bebop, swing etc.) he put together a innovative band that did not get recorded because of the recording ban
Ferde Grofé
Arranger for George Gershwin, made a popular arrangement of rhapsody in blue for big band
Benny Goodman
The “King of Swing”, a composer and clarinetist who desegregated his ensembles. He hired musicians such as Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, and others
Lionel Hampton
A vibraphonist also known as “hamp”. Popularized the vibraphone and played with Benny Goodman. Played on “flying home”
Don Redman
The arranger for fletcher henderson, arranged chinatown, my chinatown
Frankie “tram” Trambour
A c melody sax player who influenced a lot of early swing saxophone playing
Roy eldridge
Known as “little jazz”. Played with Gene Krupa, breaking racial barriers
Willie “the lion” smith
a stride pianist who acted as a mentor to Duke Ellington and Bix Biederbecke
Fats Waller
Pianist who composed “ain’t Misbehavin”
Art Tatum
Self taught pianist who accompanied Adelaide Hall
Duke Ellington
Influential composer and bandleader who innovated with long form jazz, was obsessed with change and color, and helped many artists reach fame
James Wesley “bubber” miley
played in the ellington band and specialized in the use of the plunger mute
Sydney Bechet
New Orleanian clarinetist and soprano sax player who helped spread the new orleans sound
