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New Orleans
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| http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/music/ | ||
| One of Louis Armstrong's earliest professional gigs was on one of the famous Mississippi river boats based in the port city of New Orleans. The valuable PBS documentary, "River of Song," offers information on a great number of musical styles that contributed to early jazz, including New Orleans brass bands. ( http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/music/ ) | ||
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| http://www.frenchquarter.com/history/JazzMasters.php | ||
| An interesting site on the history of New Orleans includes short articles on the French and Spanish heritages as well as early jazz. ( http://www.frenchquarter.com/history/JazzMasters.php ) | ||
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| www.wm.edu/oieahc/wmq/Oct00/clarkoct00.pdf | ||
| More in depth information on the integrated societies of New Orleans, generally considered an important contribution to the creation of jazz, and unique to the U.S. of the time, can be glimpsed in the PDF review of an academic book on "Mammon and Manon in Early New Orleans: The First Slave Society in the Deep South, 1718-1819." ( www.wm.edu/oieahc/wmq/Oct00/clarkoct00.pdf ) | ||
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Early Jazz
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| http://www.redhotjazz.com/ | ||
| The following site explore the roots of jazz and its earliest musicians with varying degrees of detail. ( http://www.redhotjazz.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.jass.com/ | ||
| The following site explore the roots of jazz and its earliest musicians with varying degrees of detail. ( http://www.jass.com/ ) | ||
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| http://www.jazzspot.com/jazzspot/home.htm | ||
| The following site explore the roots of jazz and its earliest musicians with varying degrees of detail. ( http://www.jazzspot.com/jazzspot/home.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.jass.com/tom/next/j.html | ||
| The play list from a radio show devoted to Jazz Roots by Tom Morgan can be accessed at this page. ( http://www.jass.com/tom/next/j.html ) | ||
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| http://www.garlic.com/~tgracyk/jasband.htm | ||
| This article discussed the development of the early names given to jazz, "jaz," "jasz," or "jass" as it was variously spelled, in the context of early recordings, recording devices, and the first known jazz (jass) recording by the ODJB; sample song lyrics are included. This page on the site is specifically about ODJB http://www.garlic.com/~tgracyk/odjb.htm ( http://www.garlic.com/~tgracyk/jasband.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.jazzspot.com/jazzspot/reviews/learnjazz.htm | ||
| Another general site dedicated to jazz covers musicians and historical information from various eras; the photos from the Ghosts of Harlem section are helpful. ( http://www.jazzspot.com/jazzspot/reviews/learnjazz.htm ) | ||
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Musicians of Early Jazz
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| http://www.riverwalk.org/profiles/oliver.htm | ||
| Louis Armstrong called King Oliver "Papa Joe" and only left New Orleans at Oliver's request. Armstrong, destined to far outshine his mentor, appreciated Oliver's generous sprit with regard to teaching him. http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_oliver_joe_king.htm ( http://www.riverwalk.org/profiles/oliver.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.wright.edu/~martin.maner/morton.html | ||
| The flamboyant Jelly Roll Morton's music continues to be played and studied. This page offers a QuickTime aural file and a short biography. ( http://www.wright.edu/~martin.maner/morton.html ) | ||
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| http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tri007.html | ||
| The flamboyant Jelly Roll Morton's music continues to be played and studied. This page, from the Library of Congress, has reproductions of his scores. ( http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tri007.html ) | ||
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| http://www.sidneybechet.org/ | ||
| These three sites collectively offer information on Sidney Bechet, considered to be the first African American jazz musician to be called a "genius" in mainstream press. ( http://www.sidneybechet.org/ ) | ||
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| http://www.apassion4jazz.net/timeline.html | ||
| These three sites collectively offer information on Sidney Bechet, considered to be the first African American jazz musician to be called a "genius" in mainstream press. ( http://www.apassion4jazz.net/timeline.html ) | ||
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| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz#The_early_New_Orleans_.22jass.22_style | ||
| These three sites collectively offer information on Sidney Bechet, considered to be the first African American jazz musician to be called a "genius" in mainstream press. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz#The_early_New_Orleans_.22jass.22_style ) | ||
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| http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/louis/lessons/overcoming/overcoming.html | ||
| Understanding of the invaluable contributions to jazz by Louis Armstrong was significantly enhanced by the Ken Burns "Jazz" series, based largely on Wynton Marsalis and Stanley Crouch's view of jazz history. Here Armstrong is featured in a valuable lesson plan for educators that includes additional excellent online resources for more information on Armstrong, considered by many to be the most important jazz musician of all eras. Here is an official site on this jazz master http://www.satchmo.net/ ( http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/louis/lessons/overcoming/overcoming.html ) | ||
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| http://www.meister.u-net.com/dixie/louis_armstrong_transcriptions.htm | ||
| If you happen to have Band In A Box on your computer, you can experience many of Armstrong's solos using transcriptions and files specific to the Band in A Box format. ( http://www.meister.u-net.com/dixie/louis_armstrong_transcriptions.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.jamespjohnson.org/ | ||
| The non-profit music and arts organization named after James P. Johnson is a good place to start to learn about stride piano, one of the most important styles of jazz piano that still influences piano players active today. ( http://www.jamespjohnson.org/ ) | ||
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