Week 6 - Great Depression Part II

Question 1

Edward Kennedy ‘Duke’ Ellington

Answer 1

• Premier jazz composer and bandleader, pianist
• ‘Black and tan fantasy”
  Known for his jungle sound

Question 2

William ‘Count’ Basie

Answer 2

• jazz bandleader and pianist

Jumping jazz sound

Question 3

Benny Goodman

Answer 3

King of Swing
- jazz bandleader and virtuoso clarinetist
‘Sing, sing, sing’ - featuring drummer Gene Krupa

Question 4

Fletcher Henderson

Answer 4

• early jazz bandleader, composer and pianist

- helped to define the big band sound early on

Question 5

Glenn Miller

Answer 5

• jazz bandleader and trombonist

Question 6

Ella Fitzgerald

Answer 6

First Lady of song
Premier jazz and popular singer
Perfect intonation and tone

Question 7

Billie Holiday

Answer 7

Lady Day
- premier jazz, blues, and popular singer
‘strange fruit’

Question 8

The Swing Era

Answer 8

• The term jazz was at its most popular back then. Jazz and swing were synonymous
• swing was dance music
• new kind of rhythm section featuring a modern drum set and a walking bass
• big band - 17 players
• music is arranged and harmonized by section
• the rise of the 32 bar aaba song form in jazz (take the a train)
• THE SINGERS WERE NOT REALLY CONSIDERED THE MAIN EVENT. RATHER THE BANDLEADERS WERE THE REAL STARS OF THE SHOWS.
• jazz singers