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![Louis Armstrong 1901-1971](../music_images/armstrong_louis_1901to1971.jpg)
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Louis
'Satchmo'
Armstrong /
1901-1971
Hot Five and
Hot Seven Bands
West End Blues,
Potato Head Blues
Cornet Chop Suey,
Weather Bird
Heebie Jeebies,
Struttin' With Some Barbecue
What a Wonderful World
Born in New Orleans
Nickname - Satchmo
Scat - a vocal style using wordless syllables |
![Count Basie](../music_images/basie_count1.jpg)
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William 'Count' Basie /
1904-1984
One O'Clock Jump
Jumpin' at the Woodside
Good Morning Blues
Swingin' the Blues |
![Sidney Bechet 1897-1959](../music_images/bechet_sidney_1897to1959.jpg)
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Sidney Bechet /
1897-1959
Sweetie Dear, Blues in the Air
Summertime,
Shag,
Petite Fleur
Recordings -
Blue Horizon,
What Is This Thing Called Love
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![Bix Beiderbecke 1903-1931](../music_images/beiderbecke_bix_leon_1903to1931.jpg)
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Leon 'Bix' Beiderbecke /
1903-1931
Singing the Blues,
I'm Coming Virginia
At the Jazz Band Ball,
Davenport Blues
Bix Beiderbecke Story,
In a Mist |
![Dave Brubeck](../music_images/brubeck_dave_1920.jpg)
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Dave Brubeck /
1920-2012
Blue Rondo a la Turk,
In Your Own Sweet Way
Take Five,
Unsquare Dance
His band was known for their use of odd meters in music, such as in Take Five. |
![Ray Charles](../music_images/charles_ray01.jpg)
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Ray Charles /
1930-2004
Hit the Road Jack
Georgia On My Mind |
![John Coltrane](../music_images/coltrane_john001.jpg)
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John Coltrane /
1926-1967
Giant Steps
Countdown
Impressions |
![Miles Davis](../music_images/davis_miles001.jpg)
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Miles Davis /
1926-1991
So What,
All Blues
Freddie the Freeloader,
Four
Milestones
Famous for trumpet playing ability. |
![Jimmy Dorsey 1904-1957](../music_images/dorsey_jimmy_1904to1957.jpg)
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Jimmy Dorsey /
1904-1957
Famous Band Leader,
The Complete Standard
Transcriptions -
Tangerine,
In a Little Spanish Town
Green Eyes,
Out of Nowhere,
Beebe
Praying the Blues |
![Tommy Dorsey 1905-1956](../music_images/dorsey_tommy_1905to1956.jpg)
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Tommy Dorsey /
1905-1956
Famous Band Leader,
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,
Stop Look and Listen
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, and many others featuring Frank Sinatra and other singers. |
![Duke Ellington 1899-1974](../music_images/ellington_duke_1899to1974.jpg)
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Edward 'Duke' Ellington /
1899-1974
Nickname - 'Duke'
Theme Song - Take The 'A' Train
Sophisticated Lady,
In A Sentimental Mood
It Don't Mean a Thing,
I Got it Bad
Satin Doll,
Prelude to a Kiss, Mood Indigo |
![Ella Fitzgerald](../music_images/fitzgerald_ella001.jpg)
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Ella Fitzgerald /
1918-1996
Known as the "First Lady of Song"
One of greatest female jazz vocalists of 20th Century
A-Tisket A-Tasket |
![Dizzy Gillespie](../music_images/gillespie_dizzy001.jpg)
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Dizzy Gillespie /
1917-1993
One of the fathers of the bebop jazz style.
Known for his playing his tilted bell trumpet with puffed cheeks.
A Night in Tunisia,
Con Alma,
Groovin' High,
Manteca |
![Benny Goodman 1909-1986](../music_images/goodman_benny_1909to1986.jpg)
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Benny Goodman /
1909-1986
Known to many as 'The King of Swing'
Great at Jazz and Classical Music
Compositions -
Stompin' at the Savoy,
Airmail Special,
Flying Home
Recordings -
Sing,Sing,Sing
Mission to Moscow,
I Found A New Baby
Body and Soul,
Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert |
![Lionel Hampton 1908-2002](../music_images/hampton_lionel1913a.gif)
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Lionel Hampton /
1908-2002
Recordings -
Hamp's Blues,
Sound of Jazz, Lionel Hampton,
Lionel Hampton and the Golden Men of Jazz,
Flying Home, Mingus Fingers |
![W. C. Handy 1873-1958](../music_images/wchandy1.jpg)
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W. C. Handy /
1873-1958
Beale Street Blues (1917),
Joe Turner Blues (1915)
St. Louis Blues (1914),
Yellow Dog Blues (1914)
Memphis Blues (1912) |
![Coleman Hawkins 1904-1969](../music_images/hawkins_coleman_1904to1969.jpg)
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Coleman Hawkins /
1904-1969
Body and Soul,
Picasso
The Man I Love - Hawkins Quartet,
First Impressions
and recordings with other musicians |
![Fletcher Henderson 1897-1952](../music_images/henderson_fletcher_1897to1952.jpg)
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Fletcher Henderson /
1897-1952
Gulf Coast Blues
Recordings -
The Stampede,
Wrappin' Up |
![Billie Holiday](../music_images/holiday_billie001.jpg)
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Billie Holiday /
1915-1959
The movie 'Lady Sings the Blues' was a portrayal
of Billie's life.
God Bless the Child |
![James Johnson 1891-1955](../music_images/johnson_james_p_1891to1955.jpg)
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James P. Johnson /
1891-1955
Father of Stride Piano
Carolina Shout,
Charleston,
Running Wild,
Harlem Strut
Recordings - What Is This Thing Called Love,
Snowy Morning Blues |
![Scott Joplin](../music_images/joplin_scott.jpg)
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Scott Joplin /
ca. 1868-1917
The Entertainer,
Maple Leaf Rag
The Ragtime Dance,
Treemonisha |
![Gene Krupa 1909-1973](../music_images/krupa_gene_1909to1973.jpg)
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Gene Krupa /
1909-1973
Recordings - Rockin' Chair,
Gene Krupa - Boogie, Ballads and BeBop,
and
recordings with other musicians |
![Thelonius Monk](../music_images/monk_thelonius01.jpg)
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Thelonius Monk /
1917-1982
Blue Monk,
Round Midnight |
![Jelly Roll Morton 1890-1941](../music_images/morton_ferdinand_jellyroll_1890to1941.jpg)
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Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton /
1890-1941
Piano pieces -
Jelly Blues,
King Porter Stomp,
Red Hot Peppers
The Pearls,
Sidewalk Blues,
Mr. Joe |
![Kid Ory 1886-1973](../music_images/ory_kid_1886to1973.jpg)
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Edward 'Kid' Ory /
1886-1973
Recordings -
Ory's Creole Trombone
Society Blues |
![Charlie Parker, 1920-1955](../music_images/parker_charlie1920to1955.gif)
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Charlie 'Bird' Parker /
1920-1955
Famous for his alto saxophone playing ability.
One of the fathers of the 'bebop' jazz style.
Recordings -
Now's the Time,
Ko-Ko,
Yardbird Suite
A Night in Tunisia,
Parker's Mood,
Embraceable You
Lady, Be Good
Compositions -
Confirmation,
Now's the Time
Donna Lee |
![Ben Pollack 1903-1971](../music_images/pollack_ben_1903to1971.jpg)
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Ben Pollack /
1903-1971
Ben Pollack and his Californians
Ben Pollack and His Orchestras
Swing Out,
In A Sentimental Mood |
![Bessie Smith 1895-1937](../music_images/smith_bessie_1895to1937.jpg)
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Bessie Smith /
1895-1937
Empress of the Blues,
Downhearted Blues
Taint Nobodys Business
Recordings - St. Louis Blues,
Lost Your Head Blues |
!['Fats' Waller 1904-1943](../music_images/waller_thomas_fats_1904to1943.jpg)
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Thomas 'Fats' Waller / 1904-1943
Ain't Misbehavin',
Birmingham Blues
Honeysuckle Rose,
Muscle Shoals Blues
Fractious Fingering,
I Ain't Got Nobody |
![Ethel Waters 1896-1977](../music_images/waters_ethel_1896to1977.jpg)
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Ethel Waters /
1896-1977
Recordings - Cocktail Hour, Am I Blue?
Jazzin' Babies,
Blues,
Georgia On My Mind |