Louis Armstrong
Essays

¶ … jazz and the blues. The roots of jazz and blues, which have become synonymous with American music, lie in New Orleans, and spread out across America and the world from the traditional African-American slave music…

Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man (1952) is a genuine commentary on the psyche of black minority that finds itself in the midst of a cultural and ethnic crisis. Faced with the forces of a much dominant culture, the black…

Sidney Bechet was a pioneer jazz musician who changed the music of his time into a unique art form. Considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians of New Orleans, Bechet was an innovator on both the clarinet and…

Sidney Bechet truly led the life of a jazz musician. He was a supporter of Dixieland Jazz who played the clarinet and was the first person to play Jazz on a Soprano Saxophone. Domineering is a word frequently used to…

Blues and Ragtime: Paving the Way for Jazz

Aaron Copland (1900-1990) was an American composer, teacher of composition, writer, and conductor who had an extremely varied career and became one of the most influential American composers of the 20th century. His use of texture, theme, and tonal settings are such that his works seem uniquely American, giving him the title of the "Dean of American Composers" (Pollack). Copland wrote for the ballet, movies, the theater, the symphony, numerous concerti for various instruments, and opera and chamber music.

The intersections between gender, sexuality, identity, and lifestyle converged at an expected moment. I was as prepared as anyone else. Andrew is my brother, and I know him well. It was his friend Darren's 21st birthday.

Jazz has its roots in African-American traditions of ragtime and church music. Jazz evolved from the end of the nineteenth century through phases that included Dixieland and swing. One of the most enduring forms of jazz is known as "cool Jazz." It emerged as the antithesis of the frenetic style of bop musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Cool jazz is comparatively minimalist with an emphasis on melody and the ensemble sound. Perhaps the most famous cool jazz tune is "Take Five," featuring the Dave Brubeck Quartet and the brilliant alto saxophonist Paul Desmond.

This is a five page paper about jazz, and about the influence of Miles Davis on modern jazz in particular. This paper uses credible sources only, a few of which happen to be on the internet. The paper is divided into several sections, starting with an introduction, and ending with a conclusion. In between are several sections about Miles Davis music and the impact his music had on other musicians, too.

Edward Molet, Louis Armstrong, Ellen Talley