Transcript Did You Know…? - the Men of Holy Family

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Raffle Dinner May 18th
Donation: $100
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Every Ticket includes:
Dinner for Two with LIVE Blues & Jazz and Dancing.
Smallest Prize is $100. Tickets will go on Sale February 2013.
SAVE the DATE: May 18, 2013 …It Could Be Your LUCKY Day!
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Limited Number of Tickets to be Sold is 250.
Need Not be Present to Win. Odds are calculated based upon the 18 winners from a pool of 250 tickets.
Proceeds go toward the MOHF $1MM Goal for the parish.
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• The Underpinning of Almost All of
today’s Popular Music.
• Blues music is a style of music that is
based around using "blue notes." It
started in African-American
communities in the United States and
was influenced by various things, like
spirituals, field hollers, church music
and chants.
• The term ‘the blues’ was first used
by Washington Irving in 1807.
W.C. Handy
• African-American composer W.C. Handy introduced the
blues via recordings between 1911 and 1914. Blues had
been around for over 50 years.
• His strong musical background and his ability to
remember any song he heard helped in creating new
compositions.
• He is credited with organizing the first blues
performance at Carnegie Hall, 1928.
W. C. Handy
• Handy's role in bringing blues music to the public earned him the title of
"Father of the Blues".
• ‘King of the Horn’.
• Considered by many to be the
‘Father of Jazz’, transforming ragtime
into jass and blues.
• Too early for recordings, but he
played with many jazz musicians who
held his abilities in high esteem when
jazz was only beginning to be called
‘jass’.
• Had his own band in New Orleans for
Buddy Bolden
seven years before being committed in 1907
to a mental institution at age 30 for
schizophrenia. He died in the institution.
• Blues music is shrouded in a veil of
legend and lore.
• Recognized as one of the only
forms of music that originated in the
United States, blues can be traced
back as far as the 1860s through
word of mouth.
Mamie Smith
• Blues exploded
nationally in the
1920s when
Mamie Smith
performed the first
blues tune with
vocals: "Crazy Blues"
(1920).
Mamie Smith and her Jazz Hounds
• Blues music has been an
integral part of American
culture that is still evident in
music today.
• The genre has been highly
influential to rock 'n' roll music
of the past and modern day. It
also paved the way for
rhythm & blues (R&B), folk,
bluegrass and jazz.
There are four main types of blues music styles.
Delta Blues
began in the Mississippi delta areas and is the original
style of blues.
Robert Johnson, Lead Belly, Charlie Patton and Blind Blake
There are four main types of blues music styles.
Chicago Blues
introduced electric instruments to the blues sound, as well
as microphones
for vocals and amplifiers.
There are four main types of blues music styles.
Texas Blues
is nearly identical to Chicago Blues in instruments but has
a Texan flair not found in Chicago.
There are four main types of blues music styles.
Blues Rock
is the youngest style, beginning in the 1960s. Influenced
by Delta and Chicago Blues.
Ma Rainey
• In 1923, Ma Rainey
signed with Paramount
Records and recorded 100
songs between 1923 and
1928.
• She was billed as the
“Mother of the Blues.”
• Commemorative Stamp
issued Sept. 17, 1994
Robert Johnson
No other blues musician is more shrouded in mystery
and intrigue than Robert Johnson.
• When he first played the guitar for Son House and Willie Brown, they
told him that he should stay with playing harmonica.
• He returned a short time later (1930) to play guitar for them again and
surprised them by exhibiting skills that were greater than their own. It was
then that the rumor began that Johnson had sold his soul to the Devil.
Jelly Roll Morton
• A pivotal figure in both Blues and Jazz
• Influential in New Orleans and Chicago music scenes.
• Before he was 10, he learned the guitar and banjo.
• At age ten, he was playing his main instrument, the piano.
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers
• His style of playing was predominantly characterized
by African elements such as ragtime, blues, field
hollers, & spirituals.
• Dubbed the Latin and Caribbean elements of his music
“The Spanish Tinge”.
Jelly Roll Morton
• Prominent in BOTH
the Blues and Jazz development.
• “Wholly Individual - as Subtly
and Indefinably ‘Mortonian’. –
as Mozart is Mozartian” claimed
one critic in 1941 upon his death.
B. B. King
• As of his 1st recording, 'Miss Martha King',
(1949), the electric guitar was becoming the
central instrument & focus of the blues.
• Given name is Riley B. King
• Nicknamed “King of the Blues”
• Guitar’s nickname: ‘Lucille’
Benny Goodman
• Jazz and Swing Clarinet Player &
Bandleader.
• ‘King of Swing’ music.
• A perfectionist, he worked with big
names: Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton
Cootie Williams & Teddy Wilson
John Lee Hooker
• Blues Singer, Songwriter & Guitarist
• Nickname: ‘Master of the Boogie’
Bessie Smith
• Blues Singer.
• Released her first recording,
'Down Hearted Blues', in 1923.
• Nickname: ‘Empress of the Blues’
Billie Holiday
• Jazz Singer Nicknamed "Lady Day“
• “Lady Sings the Blues” – the movie was the
story of Billie Holiday.
• She sang with ease and angst, and a distinctive
style to recast a song’s melody.
• She sang for Benny Goodman, Count Basie,
Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Louis
Armstrong & Woody Herman
Buddy Guy
• Blues Guitarist.
• Born in Louisiana, he left for Chicago in
1957, the year he first recorded.
• He released his first album, 'Hoodoo
Man Blues', in 1965.
Buddy Rich
• Jazz Drummer & Bandleader
• Played on Broadway at age 4 under
the name ‘Infant Taps’.
• Played with Art Tatum and Lionel
Hampton as a Trio.
Charlie Parker
• Jazz Alto Saxophonist.
• Charlie Parker comes close to having
as much influence on the history of Jazz
as Louis Armstrong does.
• Set the standard for Bebop phrasing
with his Improvising genius.
Dizzy Gillespie
• Jazz Trumpeter known for ‘Bebop’.
• Introduced Bebop with Latin rhythm
which he dubbed: ‘Cubop’
Duke Ellington
• Jazz Pianist, Composer & Bandleader.
• Composed Big Band Jazz with novel
voicings & strange harmonies – Like
different colors on a canvas.
• Composed over 1000 songs & performed
for over 50 years.
Ella Fitzgerald
• “First Lady of Jazz”
• Became a Singer by accident when she
entered a contest as a Dancer & froze
on stage. She began to sing as cover.
• She truly sang the ‘Songbook’ – a series of
compositions by Cole Porter, Gershwin,
Rogers & Hart, Duke Ellington & more.
Ethel Waters
• Started as a Blues singer, moved on to sing
Jazz, Big Band, Swing
• Began acting and was 2nd Black to be
nominated for an Academy Award as Best
Supporting Actress in the movie ‘Pinky’.
• She performed with Duke Ellington, Count
Basie and Sammy Davis Jr.
Gene Krupa
• Drummer: Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Big
Band, Composer and Bandleader
• Played with Eddie Condon &
Benny Goodman
• Recorded two albums with fellow drummer
Buddy Rich
Howlin’ Wolf
• Blues Singer / Guitarist & Harmonica
Player
• 1st recorded in 1951, 'Moanin' At
Midnight' and 'How Many More
Years'.
• Early Influence on Rock n Roll.
Jimmy Rushing
• Blues & Swing Singer.
• Recorded with Count Basie
& his orchestra.
• Known as ‘Five by Five’ a
reference to his height and width.
John Coltrane
• Jazz Tenor Saxophonist.
• Known for his mystical ½-hour
Saxophone Solos.
• His Influence in Jazz is compared to
that of Miles Davis over the last 50 years.
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
• His amazing technical abilities, the joy and spontaneity, and amazingly
quick, inventive musical mind still dominate Jazz to this day.
• The records made by Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven are
considered to be absolute jazz classics and speak of Armstrong's creative
powers.
• Noted as the greatest of all Jazz musicians.
• Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz.
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
• Armstrong originally followed the New Orleans style.
• Later moving from Louisiana to Chicago, he played with King Oliver, with
whom he first recorded, then branched out.
• His first recordings as a band leader were 'My Heart' and 'Cornet Chop
Suey' in 1925.
• When the word "jazz" is read or spoken the name "Louis Armstrong"
cannot but arise in any American mind.
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
• In the ‘30s, he became a Star Entertainer rather than just a
pure Jazz Musician.
• Singing became a larger portion of his work as he became
an International Celebrity.
• His enduring songs are ‘Hello, Dolly’ and
‘What a Wonderful World’
Count Basie
• Jazz Pianist, Composer & Orchestra Leader.
• A superb Talent Scout within the industry, he
often recruited soloists into his Swing Bands to
nurture them and re-launch their careers.
• Often worked with the finest Jazz vocalists:
Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams, Billie Holiday,
Ella Fitzgerald, Nat ‘King’ Cole & Frank Sinatra.
Maynard Ferguson
• Jazz Trumpeter and Bandleader.
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Mighty Joe Young
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Rock Blues Guitarist.
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Sunnyland Slim
• Blues Piano Player.
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Charlie Patton
• Noted as “the King of Delta Blues”
• Though writing blues songs as early as
1910, he didn't record anything until 1929.
• 'Pony Blues' was his first recording.
Son House
• “Father of the Delta Blues”
• Noted for teaching Robert Johnson the
Blues Guitar.
LeadBelly
• A folk and gospel singer, introduced
guitar as a main medium of the blues,
first recording in 1912.
• In and out of jail several times and
having worked in a chain gang, He
later played for radio stations in New
York City, and worked with blues and
folk musicians.
Big Joe Turner
• Blues Singer, ‘Boss of the Blues’.
• 1st recording in 1938 (‘Roll Em
Pete’ / ‘Going Away Blues’ 1939
• Early Rock n’ Roll Legend.
Ray Charles
• Rhythm & Blues Pianist
• Released his first songs 1948, as a member
of the Maxin Trio.
• Released Soul, Blues and Country albums
throughout his career.
• Nicknamed ‘Godfather of Soul’
Eric Clapton
• Nickname: Slow Hand.
• Rock & Blues Guitarist.
• Clapton mixes the blues with rock in such an
extraordinary manner that rock music became
even more mainstream.
• Although primarily seen as a Rock Guitarist, he
has released several Blues albums including one
with B. B. King.
Dinah Washington
• Jazz & Blues Singer.
• Released her first recording,
'Evil Gal Blues', in 1943 with
Lionel Hampton.
Blind Lemon Jefferson
• Blues Guitarist.
• Blind Lemon Jefferson was a
traveling guitarist who first
recorded in 1926 with 'I Want to
Be Like Jesus In My Heart' and
'All I Want is that Pure Religion'
Big Mama Thornton
• Blues Singer.
• Started in Rock n Roll in 1953, then
moved toward the blues.
• Her version of ‘Hound Dog’ was covered
by Elvis Presley.
T-Bone Walker
• Blues Singer, Piano & Guitar Player.
• Name is corruption of Creole phrase
‘T-beau’ meaning “Pretty One”.
• Nickname: ‘Daddy of the Blues’
• Major influence to B.B. King, Buddy Guy,
Otis Rush, Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson, Chuck
Berry & Duane Allman.
Blind Blake
• Blues Guitar Legend
• He was a prolific recording artist
blending blues with ragtime, his
first release was 'Early Morning
Blues' in 1926.
Difficult to Define…
But I know I like it when I hear it!
A safe definition:
An Improvised and Syncopated Music that emerged in
America from a tangled mass of roots in African
music, Blues, European classical, Tin-Pan Alley and
Folk.
Different Styles of Jazz…
Ragtime, Swing, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, & Jazz
Fusion to name the major styles over the decades.
It seems each decade or so had another evolution to
the art and new standard-bearer. This kept the music
fresh and lively through to today.
Different Styles of Jazz…
Ragtime Jazz
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
• Among the earliest to record jazz was the Original Dixieland
Jazz Band, its first release in 1917 with 'Livery Stable Blues'.
• Despite their name, the Dixieland Jazz Band was formed in
Chicago.
New Orleans Rhythm Kings
• In 1922, the New Orleans Rhythm Kings merged the
New Orleans-style with ragtime in Chicago.
Jazz gives Birth to Swing
Orchestral-based compositions with faster
paced music which invited more dancing
and used improvised soloists..
Different Styles of Jazz…
Swing
Count Basie
Charlie Barnet
Les Brown
Cab Calloway
Jimmy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Duke Ellington
Benny Goodman
Glenn Miller
And more …
Different Styles of Jazz…
Bebop
Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
Thelonious Monk
John Coltrane
And more…
Muddy Waters
• Blues Singer & Guitar Player.
• Released his first recording, 'Country
Blues', in 1941.
• Nickname: ‘Father of the Electric Blues’
• Waters contributed to the Birth of
Rock ‘n Roll as well.
Different Styles of Jazz…
Hard Bebop
Horace Silver
Art Blakey
Cannonball Adderley
Miles Davis
Tadd Dameron
Freddie Hubbard
John Coltrane
And more…
Different Styles of Jazz…
Cool Jazz
Miles Davis
• Jazz & Blues Trumpet Player.
• Mentor/ Band-mate to John
Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Bill
Evans & Cannonball Adderley.
• Created the wave of Jazz Fusion of
the ‘60s and beyond.
Different Styles of Jazz…
Jazz Fusion
Thelonious Monk
• Jazz Pianists and Composer.
• Nicknamed ‘The High Priest of Bop’.
• Set new directions for Jazz, Bebop,
Hard Bop music still followed today
Vocal Jazz is …
A variation of Blues, Ballads and Scat.
Singing of Jazz is Tricky Business.
Essentially, it is a matter of altering a Given Theme,
Embellishing it, Improvising, Giving it a Different
Phrasing ... Oh, yeah, the Words.
Singers
Ma Rainey
Mamie Smith
Bessie Smith
Big Mama Thornton
Ethel Waters
Dinah Washington
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Jimmy Rushing
Joe Turner
Lionel Hampton
• Jazz Drummer , Pianist &
Vibraharpist (like the xylophone)
• Started with the Benny Goodman
Quartet and played later with Art
Tatum & Buddy Rich in a trio.
• Known for inspired & infectious
vibes on Piano, Drums & Vibraharp.
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Jazz Classics to Own
Here is a Short List of Music to make part of your Jazz Library:
• Louis Armstrong:
‘The Hot Five’ & ‘The Hot Seven’
• Count Basie:
‘The DECCA Recordings’
• Miles Davis:
‘Kind of Blue’ & ‘Birth of the Cool’
• John Coltrane:
‘Giant Steps’ & ‘A Love Supreme’
• Duke Ellington:
‘The Webster-Blanton Band’
• Ella Fitzgerald:
‘The Gershwin Songbook’
Billie Holiday:
‘The Small Group Sides’
The Modern Jazz Quartet:
‘Last Concert’
Thelonious Monk:
‘The Blue Note Sessions’
Jelly Roll Morton:
‘The Red Hot Peppers Sides’
Charlie Parker:
‘Ko Ko’ & ‘Complete Verve Sides’
King Oliver:
‘The Creole Jazz Band Sides’
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