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King of Jazz: Paul Whiteman; King of the Jazz Guitar: Django Reinhardt; King of the Jukebox: Louis Jordan; King of Swing: Benny Goodman a.k.a. "the Patriarch of the Clarinet", "the Professor", "Swing's Senior Statesman" Klook-Mop or Klook: Kenny Clarke; Knife (The): Pepper Adams
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" is a jazz song written by Joe Zawinul (lyrics by Gail Fisher) in 1966 for Cannonball Adderley and which appears on his album Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at "The Club" . The song is the title track of the album and became a surprise hit in February 1967. [ 1 ] "
This is a list of music genres and styles.Music can be described in terms of many genres and styles. Classifications are often arbitrary, and may be disputed and closely related forms often overlap.
Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family.. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a professional musician, leading his own eight-piece band, which recorded a hit single, "Bad Penny Blues", in 1956.
A jazz term that instructs a lead player or rhythm section member to play an improvised solo cadenza for one or two measures (sometimes abbreviated as "break"), without any accompaniment. The solo part is often played in a rhythmically free manner, until the player performs a pickup or lead-in line, at which time the band recommences playing in ...
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns, marches, vaudeville song, and dance music.
"Street Life" is a song by American jazz band the Crusaders, released in 1979 by MCA Records as a single from the album of the same name. The lead vocals were performed by Randy Crawford . [ 1 ] The song was a hit in the US, reaching number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 , [ 2 ] and in Europe, where it peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart ...
The origin of the word jazz is one of the most sought-after etymologies in modern American English. Interest in the word – named the Word of the Twentieth Century by the American Dialect Society – has resulted in considerable research and the linguistic history is well documented. "Jazz" originated in slang around 1912 on the West Coast ...