: Duke Ellington: Image: Keystone/Getty Images; “Harlem 1958,” by Art Kane; courtesy of Art Kane Archive; Ella Fitzgerald with drummer Bill Beason and trumpeters Dick Vance and Irving Randolph at the Savoy Ballroom in New York in 1941. PHOTO: AGIP/RDA/EVERETT COLLECTION
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Time Journey Stop # 4: The Age of Jazz
Our journey through the times of Bud, Not Buddy are almost at an end, but before we send you on your way back to your own time period, Robert has an "AB-SO-LUTE-LY" "bee's knees" treat for you. That's right! He's got some JAZZ!!!
Get those "glad rags" on, we are about to have some fun!!
Get those "glad rags" on, we are about to have some fun!!
Here are some GREAT links providing background about JAZZ MUSIC and its history!!
"Music from the Harlem Renaissance" (includes links to famous musicians) "What is Jazz?" "Timeline of Jazz" |
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Check out this page at the Library of Congress for more information about these and other jazz singers.
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Take a listen ... feel free to join in and sing if you'd like!
Instrumental and Vocal Songs
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Music Score
Frankie Manning |
The Lindy Hop |
What WAS the Lindy Hop???
Check out these links for more information, then watch the clip showcasing the dance in the 1941 movie "Hellzapoppin'". Lindy Hop in Harlem: The Role of Social Dancing Lindy Hop Do you think you have the right moves to Lindy Hop? Give it a try! |
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