MUS 106 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Coleman Hawkins, Budd Johnson, Mamie Smith
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Soloists" styles were as well known as band styles during this period, with individual players often having a short space in an arrangement to take a solo. Famous soloists often switched bands but shone only as brightly as the leader allowed. The lack of soloing time led many players to participate in jam sessions. As many players left big bands for the armed forces during the 1940s, others played public jam sessions or joined small groups, especially groups started by successful orchestra leaders. These settings allowed for more playing time-jam sessions. Hawkins established the approved style of saxophone playing while with the. Henderson band (1923-1934) heavy vibrato, powerful timbre, emotional zeal, and harmonic ingenuity. He changed improvisation from varying the melody to creating lines based on arpeggiated harmonies. In exploring various ways to break down chords, he frequently added more intricate harmonies and harmonic substitutions, thereby prefiguring bebop. Hawkins school-people influenced by hawkins who went onto influence other musicians.
