MU239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Lil Hardin Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Freddie Keppard
12 Nov 2018
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Some speculation he invented scat singing" although others argue it was first heard from joe sims before the nineteenth century. One of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. Performed at buckingham palace for the prince of wales. Responsible for including the clarinet in jazz ensembles. Temporarily left jazz until he began working alongside noble sissle. Ended up moving to france, saying it brought him closer to africa. Buddy bolden, freddie keppard, king oliver, and armstrong were responsible for expanding rhythmic vocabulary and expanding upon the variations of tone while staying in the new orleans style. Armstrong in makeshift studio, ends up establishing him as dominant in the jazz genre both in his generation and of all time. Armstrong increased the awareness of soloing rather than having ensembles play all together. The hot fives was comprised of armstrong, lil hardin armstrong on piano, Johnny dodds on clarinet, kid ory on trombone, and johnny st. cyr on banjo.
