Since the creation of jazz, jazz has evolved into various different forms over time directly influenced by certain artists and events in America. There are a number of extremely influential jazz musicians over the years, but I argue to say that the most influential of them were trumpet players. I believe that the most influential trumpet jazz players were Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Milles Davis and Roy Eldridge. These four artists were all musically gifted and were involved in the early days of jazz, where each of them innovated and influence the evolution of jazz.
Dizzy Gillespie was one of American’s greatest jazz trumpeters in the 1900s; he was widely influential and was affiliated with a number of bands. Dizzy Gillespie is affiliated …show more content…
Miles played with top jazz artist early in his career such as Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Miles knowing of his talent quickly left his mentors and worked closely with Gil Evans to create a new sound for Jazz. After five long years of experimenting with technique, timing, and breath control he released “The Complete Birth of the Cool” and sound became known as cool jazz. Cool jazz had a huge effect on musicians on the west coast. Miles Davis not only influenced the whole jazz world with his new cool jazz sound but he also influenced the jazz world with three other sounds hard bop, modal jazz and electronic jazz rock. Davis never played it safe, any time he started to get comfortable he would he would push his music into a new direction. Davis always looked for new ways to use existing instruments and tools to get a brand new sound. One of his widely adopted innovations was to use a Harmon mute on his trumpet. Davis’s drive for innovating jazz and spilled over to his skills as a studio band leader. He could spot talent and knew how to bring out the best in the musicians in his band. As a band leader Davis wanted everyone to excel, and he helped lift careers of such jazz luminaries as John Coltrane, Julian Cannonball Adderley, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams and John Scofield. Many of Davis’s students credited him teaching musicians “to reach down inside of
Dizzy Gillespie was one of American’s greatest jazz trumpeters in the 1900s; he was widely influential and was affiliated with a number of bands. Dizzy Gillespie is affiliated …show more content…
Miles played with top jazz artist early in his career such as Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Miles knowing of his talent quickly left his mentors and worked closely with Gil Evans to create a new sound for Jazz. After five long years of experimenting with technique, timing, and breath control he released “The Complete Birth of the Cool” and sound became known as cool jazz. Cool jazz had a huge effect on musicians on the west coast. Miles Davis not only influenced the whole jazz world with his new cool jazz sound but he also influenced the jazz world with three other sounds hard bop, modal jazz and electronic jazz rock. Davis never played it safe, any time he started to get comfortable he would he would push his music into a new direction. Davis always looked for new ways to use existing instruments and tools to get a brand new sound. One of his widely adopted innovations was to use a Harmon mute on his trumpet. Davis’s drive for innovating jazz and spilled over to his skills as a studio band leader. He could spot talent and knew how to bring out the best in the musicians in his band. As a band leader Davis wanted everyone to excel, and he helped lift careers of such jazz luminaries as John Coltrane, Julian Cannonball Adderley, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams and John Scofield. Many of Davis’s students credited him teaching musicians “to reach down inside of