http://www.jazz-music-history.com/jazz-music-history-blog.html The Jazz Music History Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the jazz-music-history.com Web site. en-us jazz music history Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:51:22 -0500 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:51:22 -0500 jazz-music-history.com http://www.jazz-music-history.com/King-Oliver.htmlc779f11e860e679e7c21642fb9e04cefKing Oliver led great Hot Jazz bands, set the early standard for trumpets and brought Louis Armstrong.... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:51:18 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Cannonball-Adderley.html25080bc86d428bf21406ba46c92cdae5Cannonball Adderley's bluesy, soulful playing was accessible and helped lead to hard bop.. Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:36:29 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Lester_Young.html624280540dbef18e7595cb36fb33c040Learn more about this revolutionary tenor sax player - Lester Young Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:13:18 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Coleman_Hawkins.html79abcad58ac3042bc77d52fa077f79a7The first great tenor sax player, Coleman Hawkins starting swing sax playing. He played Europe and then made the first bop recording.. He influenced every sax after him. Knowing Hawk is essentail. Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:03:01 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Charlie_Parker.html8e1495f29de7b57c0e86dffc5aa935b6Charlie Parker changed every level- harmonic, tonal, rhythmic and melodic. Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:20:27 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Sidney_Bechet.htmldb4d7e0e567d6489c31b0876006162a6Sidney Bechet: one of the first great jazz improvisers - history and recomendations for listening Sun, 30 Dec 2012 03:42:38 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Buddy-Bolden.html59cc2a13e44adb1381eb74d88061af46Ragtime music was changed by Buddy Bolden into something new. He added blues to it and.. Sun, 30 Dec 2012 03:34:57 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/saxophone-history.html901952ec0c88249b6181dc7d32e4e2bcFamous sax players played beautiful music that changed the sound of the sax and influenced other musicians who followed. This saxophone history starts with the horn, then surveys great players. Sun, 30 Dec 2012 03:02:51 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Ben_Webster.html8866c12c18171fcecc10d6a33c0a1c40Ben Webster played a great swinging tenor sax. He starred in two of the all-time great big bands and played beautiful ballads and hard-driving swing. Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:45:15 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Zoot-sims.htmlde1b7ec87b2ed355cbe70339b12a897cAlways swiinging and always tastefully inventive, Zoot Sims sax playing Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:00:36 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/louis-armstrong1.htmld64724f8541140618a3963018ec97a23THE INNOVATORS Louis Armstrong Roy Eldridge Dizzy Gillespie Miles Davis Clifford Brown Freddie Hubbard THe above trumpet players are the stylistic innovators Wed, 5 Dec 2012 23:40:18 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/roy-eldridge.html268a14e916e2bf2b0b3109ed529983a2roy was simpley the best ever. no one can play better than him Wed, 5 Dec 2012 23:36:07 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/maynard-ferguson1.html52a9a51d514a78ca47733297a6fdf22bI've seen M.F. many times live. Prom Center St.Paul,MN. Orchestra Hall Mpls. a clinic at a High School etc.It never ceased to amaze me about the amount Wed, 5 Dec 2012 23:27:19 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/clifford-brown.htmla40b8bc3be05dd9efaf1563e9a36e2bcClifford Brown had a fat and beautiful tone and wonderful flowing melodies poured out of his horn. His quintet was the best early hard bog combo and he might be the best trumpet virtuoso ever. Sun, 2 Dec 2012 00:01:48 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/miles-davis.html12d1f4dee25e00131ca0684fcdcdc6cdawesome,weird, different definately cutting edge creative/could have been labeled bizzare!!! But with the Martin Commitee by his side(the most sought after Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:26:02 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/arturo-sandoval.html0ecee0861e310c8ebc1809c2f9db1bb9Arturo Sandoval is probably not the first name that pops into your mind when you think jazz (given his classical background and popular Latin music history) Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:39:08 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/me.htmlcd0783b3c2a81592f38c67bc60584ba0It's just beautiful. Music is Love. What else is there to say? Trumpet all the way. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:34:49 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/doc.html7df493e8d99c369b0a2fcb089fc52bb7If you could only listen to one you have to go with the guy who has the most versatility and that is Doc. Don't even have to say his last name - you know Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:34:08 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/louis-henderson-played-trumpet-for-wayne-king.htmlf227124a7fb4d25cdf366660fa013f6dOh Danny boy, dream a little dream, goofus, goodnight sweet heart and much more, save this waltz for me, Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:32:26 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/lee-morgan-art-farmer-donald-byrd-chet-baker.html7b4a0a27224a3ff57ab12d9267c622d9Hot, cool,warm,lyrical,sweet,hard driven, eloquently melodic. other worldly. Spiritual. These four Masters stand out as exceptionally gifted Jazz Men, Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:30:55 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/ben-websterhe-played-with-such-feeling-and-beautiful-tone-quality.htmlc051f6db77a65bec7cd80d2914f88c53one of thebest tenors ive ever heard Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:26:30 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/paul-desmond-alto-two-of-a-mind-with-gerry-mulligan-bari.html2bc6dc2679fb74491ea842b6e6e74cf6Paul Desmond is grossly underrated, probably due to his long association with the keyboard-pounding Dave Brubeck. Desmond's beautiful tone is inimitable, Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:25:58 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/jimmy-dorsey.html082c8a31a1ac3ef1810654f19ac8bca9Jimmy is nowhere to be found his book sax method was studied by Charlie Parker ply the hit tune yours listen to the solo you will bar his licks in the Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:24:46 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/charlie-parker-with-strings.html9e1824d44aab2791661a55ecfe4f5812if you want to hear the best its parker all the wa Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:23:58 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/paul-desmond.html60288349fe2e910bda8f269be9af130bTwo of a Mind, with Desmond and Gerry Mulligan is one of the greatest jazz recordings of all time. Desmond's 9-chorus solo on Mulligan's blues, Blight Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:40:52 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/cliffard-brown.htmlada1e3a8cf09eb14a62cf65fd0bdec92 he was a very good trumpet player. he was at what ever he did. and he never gave up. I'd like to be like him someday Wed, 16 May 2012 01:43:35 -0400 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/bobby-hacket.htmla4c51f9db47099a72a47bd2675a24d9cHe played the horn like it was part of him Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:05:34 -0400 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/ziggy-elman-naftule-brandewein.htmlcb4482ead8d2f6ea0f941194f089964amost famous piece And the angels sing AKA FREYLECH IN SWING I of course like others and am currently learning about some of the great spanish style trumpeters, Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:04:11 -0400 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/clarence-clemons.html2bf9046f1dbaceb9b5b9c83a12896c22Clarence Clemons created his own sound and style unlike anything anyone has ever heard. He inspired me to become a saxophonist and I always feel my best Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:02:42 -0400 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/lee-morgan.html406ad597285233efd2b063409c13dd85Live at The Light House, The Sidewinder, are some great examples of his works. I feel he should be listed as one of the greats because of his distinctively Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:39:31 -0400 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/allen-vizzutti.html4d77373052f07f684709753923eeaf74Allen is , in my opinion, the most all-around, all-encompassing trumpet player in history. He is truly a freak of nature when it comes to the trumpet Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:39:10 -0400 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/david-sanborn.htmla364e59f227e81e67193585c2a3736f4He is the artist that brought jazz saxophone music to life for me. I grew up with 80's pop and rock music but a friend of mine who played the sax started Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:38:09 -0400 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/bunny-berigan.html49da1555968658d350334ee147708c68i admire a lot of Jazz trumpet Players but my favorite trumpet player is Bunny Berigan. my favorite trumpet solo that i to listen most is Bunny Berigan Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:06:59 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/maynard-ferguson.htmla31946607fd1c21e2d3b8356fc72810cSkill, improvisation, energy, showmanship; Maynard had it all. Yes he was known for the higher register but if one listens to his body of work he was Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:26:01 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/miles-davis-kind-of-blue.htmla884432fb65a27d68c5e6b64c9a7b7e7Louis Armstrong is usually mentioned because he was the first big pop hit as a trumpet player, but I'd much rather listen to Miles Davis, Chet Baker and Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:13:21 -0400 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/mike-vax.html4f4209564dc9503cc078e01ed723c9d5He is an in-your-face Jazz trumpeter and listening to him is a real joy. He inspires me to play my best Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:34:04 -0400 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/louis-armstrong.html756ef7cf482d26c0bf7d10d4cb088b10Technically, Brownie (Clifford Brown) is probably the greatest-- he puts down the rhythmic and the harmonic and the melodic together better than anyone. Tue, 6 Apr 2010 07:59:53 -0400 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Roy-Eldridge.html526f8ff3e099a87e31b81d418634f710Roy Eldridge is trumpet history's link between Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:11:03 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Fats-Navarro.html43d8d3beca80c329a777da1973abb6bfFats Navarro blended a fat, sweet tone; melodies where every note meant something; and, trumpet virtuosity to the expanding vocabulary of bop trumpet playing. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:03:45 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/favorite-trumpet-player.html92b650114a0c6ab35aac5ada26a854e9Tell us about a favorite trumpet player and some of his best music. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:42:57 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/favorite-sax-player.html99a229f2532ff82374c7f0b3e915e6ceTell us about a favorite sax player and-or about one of his best recordings Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:25:41 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/dizzy-gillespie-reviews.htmlcff4dd7cc93bef3e5ef285000a02709aShare your favorite Dizzy Gillespie recording and tell us and other visitor's why you think it is one of his best. Or share your opinion about him as a jazz trumpeter or as a man. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:16:55 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Dizzy-Gillespie.html4540d2712c36ae9004d28abee0c03490How Dizzy Gillespie changed trumpet playing and the language of jazz... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:42:26 -0500 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Bix-Beiderbecke.htmlb3e6e70337aa6ba40c2d7cf96ae2b2f0Bix Beiderbecke influenced early horn players in a different way than Louis Armstrong... Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:18:09 -0400 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Louis-Armstrong-after-1924.html4d1c83b0ce3433d9ee82d1da17a07170If you want some reasons why most consider Louis Armstrong the greatest jazz musician.. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:07:05 -0400 http://www.jazz-music-history.com/Louis-Armstrong-to-1924.html575d305d0b193b8c39e6f510ba36887fLouis Armstrong became the greatest trumpet player in New Orleans style collective, improvisational jazz and then kept developing himself and all jazz beyond... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:07:42 -0400