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Jazz: A Short HistoryBy the last pictures in this chapter, the bands seemed to average 7 players. This seems to support the ‘text book’ resources describing the differences between New Orleans and Chicago Dixieland: • Tenor Sax was added • Guitar replaced the Banjo • Addition of the Piano and String Bass This change in instrumentation was also accompanied by stylistic changes in the music. For now, the soloist gained in importance and the ensemble supported this soloist; the into’s and ending’s became more elaborate; the voicings moved in parallel; and the flat four pulse was supplanted by the accented 2 amp; 4. This music was evolving to adapt to different circumstances and environments. With the closing of Storyville by the Navy in 1917, the music on New Orleans fanned out across the country - not just ‘up the river’ to Chicago. It spread to any location that had work opportunities and transportation - Kansas City and New York. But it was Chicago which provided the easiest access. And it was the transplanted New Orleans musicians who created the style (Berendt states that Chicago Dixieland was created by young white musicians trying to copy the New Orleans players) ...» |
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