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Territory Bands/Kansas City
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| http://www.pbs.org/jazz/places/places_kansas_city.htm | ||
| The companion Web page to Burns' video series again provides a synopsis of the episode featuring Kansas City notables: ( http://www.pbs.org/jazz/places/places_kansas_city.htm ) | ||
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| http://nfo.net/usa/territor.html | ||
| From the Big Bands database, a focus on the combos to come out of the Midwest. ( http://nfo.net/usa/territor.html ) | ||
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| http://net.unl.edu/musicFeat/jazz_history2.html | ||
| For information on bands specific to Nebraska, see the successive pages. ( http://net.unl.edu/musicFeat/jazz_history2.html ) | ||
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| http://www.ku.edu/~kuijsg/territory_bands.shtml | ||
| This site hosts an interdisciplinary jazz colloquium, currently focused on territory bands and Kansas City. The University of Kansas also hosts the Richard F. Wright Jazz Archives at http://www.ku.edu/~sfa/mad/jazzarchive/instructions.html ( http://www.ku.edu/~kuijsg/territory_bands.shtml ) | ||
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| http://web1.umkc.edu/orgs/kcjazz/jazzfolk/0folk.htm | ||
| Tied to a radio station and a newspaper, this site has a long index of pages on important Kansas City musicians, from Andy Kirk to Mary Lou Williams, one of the most advanced musicians of her time: ( http://web1.umkc.edu/orgs/kcjazz/jazzfolk/0folk.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.riverwalk.org/profiles/edison.htm | ||
| A profile of one of the musicians, Harry Sweets Edison, from the territory bands who played through the 1990's and rose to prominence: ( http://www.riverwalk.org/profiles/edison.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.louisjordan.com/history.aspx | ||
| The related jump band style of the 1950's has enjoyed several revivals (such as by artists like Brian Seltzer). Here is a biography of one of the big stars of this music in the 50's who enjoyed the kind of wide success that pianist and songwriter Fats Waller had in the 30's. ( http://www.louisjordan.com/history.aspx ) | ||
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| http://www.luckymojo.com/jackiespirit.html | ||
| For a contemporary band's revival of the music of the black territory bands see the listing of tunes from a 1992 album: ( http://www.luckymojo.com/jackiespirit.html ) | ||
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Important Musicians
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| http://web1.umkc.edu/orgs/kcjazz/jazzfolk/younl_00.htm | ||
| A short biography of Lester Young, and related links make this page a good start for learning about this very important soloist. A profile of Young from a high school project yields added resources materials: http://shs.starkville.k12.ms.us/mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/musicians/YoungLester.html#bio The official legendary Billie Holiday site: http://www.cmgww.com/music/holiday/ ( http://web1.umkc.edu/orgs/kcjazz/jazzfolk/younl_00.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/lester_young.shtml | ||
| See these links for many musicians, such as the icon, Billie Holiday, of this era on the BBC site, also containing additional resource links. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/billie_holiday.shtml The link to the Billie Holiday club on this last page reveals a site designed by devoted fans. ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/lester_young.shtml ) | ||
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| http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/music/13540897.htm | ||
| Tommy Dorsey is the subject of this brief but interesting anecdotal article. ( http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/music/13540897.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/class/jc_start.asp | ||
| Louis, Ella, Benny Carter, Duke, and more and covered in this important contribution by David Baker: What is Jazz? ( http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/class/jc_start.asp ) | ||
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| http://www.duke.edu/~stc2/ | ||
| A brief bio of the hit maker, and leader of the "swingingest" band in jazz history, Count Basie: ( http://www.duke.edu/~stc2/ ) | ||
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| http://www.duke.edu/~njh3/index.html | ||
| A site from Duke University focused on the genius of Art Tatum ( http://www.duke.edu/~njh3/index.html ) | ||
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Head Arrangements
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| http://www.outsideshore.com/school/music/almanac/html/Elements_Of_Jazz/Composition/Arrang... | ||
| Again, Mark Sabatella provides notation and sound to help explain this arrangement style largely associated with Kansas City. ( http://www.outsideshore.com/school/music/almanac/html/Elements_Of_Jazz/Composition/Arrang... ) | ||
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Women in Jazz
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| http://www.ratical.org/MaryLouWilliams/MMiview1954.html | ||
| The incomparable Mary Lou Williams, interviewed in 1954 and 1978, provides some perspective on jazz and its development. See excerpts from them. ( http://www.ratical.org/MaryLouWilliams/MMiview1954.html ) | ||
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| http://www.ratical.org/MaryLouWilliams/ItsAllGreat.html | ||
| The incomparable Mary Lou Williams, interviewed in 1954 and 1978, provides some perspective on jazz and its development. See excerpts from them. ( http://www.ratical.org/MaryLouWilliams/ItsAllGreat.html ) | ||
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| http://www.ddg.com/LIS/InfoDesignF96/Ismael/jazz/jzindex.html | ||
| "Ladies of Jazz" from 30's are covered here. ( http://www.ddg.com/LIS/InfoDesignF96/Ismael/jazz/jzindex.html ) | ||
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| http://nfo.net/usa/females.html | ||
| This site has more information about women in jazz. ( http://nfo.net/usa/females.html ) | ||
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Swing and Dance
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| http://www.unh.edu/hepcats/history.html | ||
| Dancing was such a fundamental engine for the rise in the popularity of jazz that its study should not be neglected. Here is a short History of jazz dance from dancers point of view. ( http://www.unh.edu/hepcats/history.html ) | ||
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| http://dancing.org/music.guidelines.html | ||
| Discussion by a dancer of guidelines for what constitutes swing dance rhythm and what doesn't ( http://dancing.org/music.guidelines.html ) | ||
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| http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2049/ | ||
| Another valuable lesson plan from the Kennedy Center, this time relating jazz dance to the music. ( http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2049/ ) | ||
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