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5 days ago · With only a fifth-grade education, an American jazz musician, Louis Armstrong, entered music history as a king of jazz and one of the most influential jazzmen of the 20th century. In this article, we invite our readers to explore key facts about Louis Armstrong’s life and musical career.
10 hours ago · Jazz Origins. The history of jazz music is deeply linked to and embedded with the history of New Orleans. As ragtime and the blues began to circulate, New Orleans incubated music that would come to be called jazz, and the unique social construction of the city provided a cadre of musicians as well as an audience to support and sustain a particular form of musical expression.
1 day ago · Miles Davis – “Kind of Blue” (1959) Image Editorial Credit: Stefano Chiacchiarini ’74 / Shutterstock. “Kind of Blue” is a landmark album in jazz history. Recorded in just two sessions, it features an all-star lineup, including John Coltrane and Bill Evans. The album is known for its modal approach, which was revolutionary at the time.
5 days ago · Since first appearing in 1914, “St. Louis Blues” has become one of the most famous, celebrated, and recorded jazz standards in history. Handy recorded his best version of the song in 1922 and three years later, in 1926, Fats Waller would play it on a Victor Studio organ as his first ever solo recording.
4 days ago · Jazz music has been described by many as rhythmic, emotional, free, and smooth. The music style developed in the United States early on in the 20th century in the heart of the diverse city of New Orleans.
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2 days ago · Explore All About Jazz archive of nearly 50 000 jazz articles! AAJ delivers daily reviews of jazz from around the world as well as interviews with international musicians since 1995.
5 days ago · The artwork of the Blue Note jazz record label has come to represent everything that is brilliant and innovative in album cover design.
