Dizzy Gillespie

The 1940’s were a decade of great change in America. In 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor; the first ever attack on U.S. soil, in 1944 American troops landed in Nazi-occupied Europe, and in 1945 the microwave oven was introduced to America. There was another great change taking place, but in the world of jazz music -- a new sound was developing that would alter the genre forever, pioneered by such people as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk. As 1940 was coming to a close, a…

popular aspects of American news such as agriculture, technology, travel, and most importantly, jazz. Jazz, being universal, was beloved everywhere, and people around the world would tune in every day to hear artists like Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie. Voice of America also reported on important events, such as the berlin riots and the space race. Another way Voice of America created dialogue was by broadcasting its news to countries where free speech was limited and certain freedoms did…

Castellucci, Cecil. The Plain Janes. DC Comics, 2007. Realistic Fiction, Ages 12-18. This is a graphic novel about a transfer student named Jane thinks her life is over when she is forced to move from Metro City to Suburbia because of a terrorist’s bomb. She finds herself drawn to three other girls named Jane who are unpopular in different ways. The four of them make art attacks on the city under the guise of their secret art club and later go on an adventure painting the town P.L.A.I.N.-…

There are many black writers who have been interested in the cause of the cultural emancipation of the African Americans. They also had a stand against the slavery system and the unjust American society. Resultantly, that Harlem became the sacred place of the Negro and the center of the black community in America. The Harlem community becames the center and the Godfather for African American people. Many stories of protest and struggle were written by writers and black critics, some of them…

amusing troops, particularly in the US. Jazz, huge band, and swing were still strongly prominent with specialists, for example, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Count Basie, Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters, Dorsey Brothers, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, and Ella Fitzgerald making…

The history of jazz goes back very far, and still holds roots in almost all of music today. Jazz is one of the widest known forms of music around the world it is all around people whether they realize it or not. Jazz styles are in songs throughout a span of time periods, ranging from around 1895 to present day. When musicians break down a song into its simplest forms, there are certain common jazz styles that are present. Most listeners do not realize that what he or she is hearing is some form…

Having to grow up in the American society during a period of changes and turmoil. Miles Davis was one of the African Americans who had the courage and willingness to stand up for what was right by fighting for equality. Being a man of music, Miles used his music to show people their desire for equality through his songs. Miles Davis’s music style reflects the civil rights movement through the changes, evolution, and presentation of his music. Jazz music had a specific standard to it, Davis…

And All That Jazz When someone mentions the word jazz most people probably picture something along the lines of a saxophone player standing on a street corner in the French quarter of New Orleans. Or a thought of the roaring 20s' and imagine your self at a party where everyone is dancing to the sound of a live band with trumpets, saxophones, and trombones. However these are actually surprisingly accurate to what jazz really is. But how did such an innovative type of music come about? Who was…

Louis Armstrong is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential jazz musicians of all time. Coming into prominence in the 1920s, his fame stretched across decades through his unique style of trumpet playing, playing in bands of some of the more influential jazz musicians, being mentored by influential jazz musicians and becoming a nationwide cultural icon, not just in the view of the entertainment industry, but in the view of all of America (Megill, 76). His inventiveness,…

Vinicius de Moraes, and “Work Song” by Nat Adderly. Throughout the set, each soloist had a rather definitive soloing style and influences; trumpeter Dakarai Barclay played with technical bluesy stylings similar to Clifford Brown and a bit of Dizzy Gillespie, guitarists Daniel Melton and Alex Hassell took subtle cues from Joe Pass and Wes Montgomery (respectively), bassist David Schroeder carried some improvisational phrasing from Paul Chambers, tenor saxophonist Wes Hunn featured many technical…