Swing state

Swing music originated by musicians modifying forms of “jazz", so that by the 1930’s a new form of music emerged called “swing”. Swing is characterized by very large bands, fixed, usually written arrangements, and solos by individual musicians in turn. Swing bands typically used an upright or double bass instead of a tuba and played repeated riffs to give the music a propulsive rhythmic force. Swing combined harmonic sophistication with danceable rhythms and compelling individual…

military, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. The bronze star is according to the americanwarlibrary.com, “The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to any person who, after December 6, 1941, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces of the United States, distinguishes himself or herself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service, not involving participation in aerial flight.”, which is quite an honor for military members. After Miller’s death, he had several songs added to the Grammy…

Shaw ‘Nuff by Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Star Quintet may come across as swing after only a single play but, as the ear parses out what it is actually hearing, it begins to sound more like a combination of the best parts of swing and traditional jazz. The quintet is composed of a saxophone, trumpet, piano, double bass, and drums. The trumpet has its own unique sound, which could come from either a mute or the style in which the musician is playing. The bass does more than keep time, which is…

The masterful, classic composition “Potato Head Blues” by legendary musician Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven band is widely regarded today as one of Armstrong’s finest recordings. This song is a quick-paced jazz melody with the trumpet along with the piano providing what I believe is to be a 4 beat per measure rhythm. “Potato Head Blues” also sounds different from that of Joplin Rags since I counted 2 beats per measure. The song also does not seem to have much variation with a constant…

Marc Copland is a tremendous jazz pianist with a special ability to create stunning atmospheres with unrugged textures. Having collaborated in the recent years with the virtuous bassist Gary Peacock (Now This and Tangents) and the late guitarist John Abercrombie (39 Steps and Up and Coming), Copland never turned his back to his personal projects, which usually overflow with melodic sensibility and strong rhythmic discernment. The compositions included in Better By Far, his newest work, were…

I had to work my mind to remember signals and cues while simultaneously coordinating my body movements to match the rhythm and my partner. There was a marked improvement from the way I held myself originally in the waltz as compared to east coast swing. By the end I had more confidence in my abilities and more familiarity with my colleagues. Some days I think it would be nice if the class were a full semester in length, only to continue gaining knowledge in an area I know next to nothing about…

people voted for one candidate, the electors voted for another, leaving the United States in a mist of confusion. A major question was left unanswered, which candidate was the true winner? According to the constitution, the electoral college decides the outcome and represents the people, but as shown in these elections, this was not true. This discrepancy occurs as a result of the amount of electoral votes per state being based the number of members in the senate and house of representatives.…

that were supposed to manage economic life and keep us from harm but it happened anyway. As stated by economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller in their book Animal Spirit, “Without intervention by the government, the economy will suffer massive swings in employment. And financial markets will, from time to time, fall into chaos.” A second persuasive argument asserts that the government can best affect the economy through the monetary…

best golfers. The Dictionary.com definition of transcendentalism is, “...a philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical.” This philosophy is consistent with the search for the ‘Authentic Swing’ or ‘Self’ that Bagger leads Junah on. The idea of the ‘Authentic Swing’ is first introduced the night before the opening day of the big golf match between golf legends Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, and Savannah’s own, Rannulph Junah. When walking the course with newspaper reporter,…

market crashed in 1929 the United States went through one of the most dramatic and fastest changes in history. The previous decade and been filled with the lively spirit of freedom and youth, and in a matter of days the entire mood of the country changed bringing everything with it, including music." said by Connor Kehl. The kind of music that was included in the Great Depression was jazz/ swing, and rhythm and blues or R&B. The first is jazz, also known as swing. Connor Kehl says that "During…