MUS 127 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: West End Blues, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington
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How did the music capture the spirit of the. The great migration - chicago, memphis, kansas city, detroit, los angeles. Dad left early; mother was a prostitute. Heard of joe king oliver worked for him. Played in new orleans and on steamboats. West end blues - 12 bar blues with famous trumpet cadenza at front. Improse on chord changes instead of melody. Phrase in front or behind the beat; unexpected accents. Brought instrumentalists phrasing to singing; including scat. Top 10 hit every decade from 20s to 60s - hello dolly . Blues drenched head arrangments with a jam sessio nechos. One o"clock jump - count basie orchestra. Jazz was celebrated but disavowed by some. It represented racial expression and self-conscious artistic exploration. Rent parties" w/ stride pianists to help riase money. Black and tan clubs" - catered to midtown whites wanting to come drink and. Big band charts, film scores, musicals, ballets.
