#Jazz history

[detroitlib]

Portrait of Sarah Vaughan. Printed on front: "Sarah Vaughan. Personal management, George Treadwell. Tour direction, Gale Agency, Inc., 48 West 48 St., New York, City. James Kriegsmann, N.Y."

E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

#sarah vaughan #music #james j. kriegsmann #singer #vintage #sassy #the divine one #jazz #jazz history #music history #jazz singer #detroit public library

[frogteethblogteeth]

Cab Calloway and his band in a sleeper car, 1933

#Cab Calloway #musicians #photographs #jazz history #1930s #20th century #great depression #gelatin silver prints #american #north america #Harlem renaissance

[usnatarchives]

Promo photo for Jazz at the Philharmonic Concert in Paris 1957, NARA ID 20012478.

#OTD 1934: Ella Fitzgerald Debuts at Amateur Night at the Apollo! First Lady of Song AND Civil Rights activist By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs

On the evening of November 21, 1934, 17 year-old Ella Fitzgerald took the stage on Amateur Night at Harlem’s Apollo Theater and launched her longtime career as the “First Lady of Song.” She sang for presidents, was the first Black woman to win a Grammy (she won 13 Grammy awards) and sold over 40 million albums. 

She was also a Civil Rights activist who used her talent to break racial barriers. In recognition of her work she was awarded the NAACP Equal Justice Award and the American Black Achievement Award. The National Archives holds records documenting the discrimination she faced -- and fought.

Ella Fitzgerald et al v. Pan Am: Racism or “honest mistake”? On tour in 1954 en route to a concert in Australia she was denied the right to board a Pan American flight. She had to spend three days in Hawaii before other transportation to Australia could be secured, and she missed her concert dates.

She sued Pan Am, claiming racism and seeking financial compensation. Pan Am claimed it was “an honest mistake” due to a reservation mix-up. The district judge dismissed the complaint, but the plaintiffs appealed. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed that decision, ruling in favor of the plaintiffs.

New York Times, 12/31/1954.

Complaint, Ella Fitzgerald, John Lewis, Georgiana Henry, and Norman Granz v. Pan American, Inc., 12/23/1954 Records of U.S. District Courts NARA ID 2641486.

Ella Fitzgerald Performs at Birthday Salute to JFK at Madison Square Garden 5/19/1962, JFK Library ID ST-212-15-62.

President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford with Ella Fitzgerald at White House Bicentennial concert 6/20/1976, Ford Library, NARA ID 7840021.

Ella Fitzgerald Performs at the White House State Dinner for King Juan Carlos I of Spain, 10/13/1981, Reagan Library, NARA ID 75855955.

More online:

See the complaint in the Documented Rights online exhibit under “Challenging Discrimination.”

DocsTeach: Complaint in the Case of Fitzgerald v. Pan American Airways, 12/23/1954

DocsTeach: Judgment in the Case of Fitzgerald v. Pan American World Airways, 1/26/1956.

Hear Fitzgerald discuss this incident, the lawsuit, and her legal victory: Ella Fitzgerald kicked off a plane because of her race: CBC Archives.

#OTD #blm #black lives matter #jazz #jazz history #women's history #equity #civil rights #justice #ford library #reagan library #social justice #black excellence #racial justice #ella fitzgerald #first lady of song #black history

[jazzdailyblog]

The High Priestess of Soul: The Life and Legacy of Nina Simone

Introduction: Nina Simone, born Eunice Kathleen Waymon ninety-one years ago today on February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina, was a revolutionary artist whose music transcended genres, blending elements of jazz, blues, classical, and folk. Her distinctive voice, coupled with her profound songwriting and piano skills, made her a singular figure in the world of music. Often referred to as the…

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#High Priestess of Soul #Jazz History #Jazz Pianists #Jazz Vocalists #Nina Simone

[waugh-bao]

Keith Richards and Ronnie Scott attend a Charlie Watts Jazz Orchestra Show at the latter’s club (1985)

#I’m just in this for Ronnie #who honestly looks cooler than Keith here #and I love that he actually came to the show #it must have meant the world to Charlie #the rolling stones #charlie watts #keith richards #middle aged married band #ronnie scott #jazz #jazz history #london

[projazznet]

This is the only known photo of #BuddyBolden to exist, pictured with his band circa 1905. He is standing in the back row holding the cornet.

He is regarded as a key figure in the development of a New Orleans ragtime music, or "jass", later known as jazz. 

Source: New Orleans Jazz Museum

#new orleans #neworleanjazz #buddybolden #projazznet #jazz history

[wotwotleigh-prime]

On Aziraphale and “bebop:”

I’ve seen GO fans expressing confusion about Aziraphale’s animosity towards bebop, so I wanted to chime in about what I think is going on.

Bebop represented a sharp break from the more melodic big band/swing/dance orchestra styles of jazz that preceded it. It is a much more purely improvisational form of music, and it sounded jarring and discordant to people who were used to more traditional styles of jazz and pop. It was considered “musician’s music,” more designed to show off virtuosity than to be accessible to the listener.

Some of the older generation of jazz musicians were pretty hostile to bebop when it began to emerge in the early-mid 1940s. See, for example, the notorious clashes between Cab Calloway and Dizzy Gillespie when young Dizzy was cutting his teeth on the super edgy modern style during his time in Cab’s band. A lot of listeners must have reacted the same way at the time.

Aziraphale objects to bebop because it is jarring and new and bizarre to his ear. When your favorite “modern” music is stuff like the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, bebop is going to sound weird as fuck. And because he is so slow to adapt to the way the world changes around him, any type of music from the last century or so that sounds jarring and new and weird to him (i.e., most of it) gets lumped into the category of “bebop.” It’s the eldritch immortal being equivalent of “Darn kids and their loud rock and roll music!”

#good omens #aziraphale #bebop #jazz history

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#me #mustread #capital P #neosoul #electric relaxation #jazz history #hippie black #hiphop #high music #spotify playlist #Youtube

[mahgnib]

Eddie Durham-led swing band, one of many so-called “all-girl bands” that kept the big-band sound alive during World War II.

#jazz history #swing #World War 2 #music #illustration art #retro #women musicians

[detroitlib]

Portrait of musician and composer W.C. Handy and his wife, Irma Louise Handy. Printed on front: "M. Smith Studio." Handwritten on back: "1954."

E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

#w.c. handy #handy #irma louise handy #music #music history #vintage #1954 #m. smith studio #composer #musician #father of the blues #blues #blues music #jazz #jazz history #detroit public library

[goodguynickachievement]

Just found out this song does exist thanks to Coach saying “Chicken ain’t nothing but a bird.”

Turns out, he was quoting Cab Calloway’s song!

#left 4 dead #left 4 dead 2 #l4d2 #l4d #jazz #jazz history #music history #music #history #Spotify

[labellenouvelle]

LOUIS ARMSTONG AND DIARY

Rare and mint Cloverland Diary , New Orleans 1920s milk advertising tag. Young Louis Armstrong used to work for the company as a delivery boy!!! ( read story on one of the pictures )  , part of the building still stands as a post office on South Carrollton ( giant bottle is gone )

Item No. E4983-66

Dimensions: 5.25″ x 2.25″

SOLD

504.581.3733 / t

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#antiques #new orleans #new orleans antiques #louis armstrong #satchmo #cloverland diary #old new orleans #jazz history #historic new orleans

[jazzdailyblog]

Jimmy Garrison: The Bassist Behind the Legendary John Coltrane Quartet

Introduction: Jimmy Garrison was an American jazz double bassist best known for his work with the legendary John Coltrane Quartet. Born ninety years ago today on March 3, 1934, in Miami, Florida, Garrison developed a unique and influential style that helped redefine the role of the bass in modern jazz. This blog post explores Garrison’s life, music, and enduring legacy. Early Life and Musical…

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#A Love Supreme #Elvin Jones #Henry Grimes #Impressions #Jazz Bassists #Jazz History #Jimmy Garrison #John Coltrane #John Coltrane Quartet #Lee Morgan #Live at the Village Vanguard #McCoy Tyner #Reggie Workman

[nudeartpluspoetry]

Duke Ellington meets Queen Elizabeth. He wrote "The Queen's Suite" for her. It included the incomparable section, "A Single Petal of a Rose."

#jazz history #duke ellingtion #queen elizabeth

[waugh-bao]

The portrait of Charlie Watts hanging in Ronnie Scott’s (London, 2021)

#I’ve been going to Ronnie Scott’s for years #and it literally took me until June of 2021 #a month before I moved #to spot charlie #he saved the club so he certainly deserved at least a photo #photo: mine #the rolling stones #charlie watts #old married band #ronnie Scott’s #jazz #jazz history #London

[chetbakerkinnie]

i love jazz history (there is a very scary trend with jazz musicians dying in car accidents ex: Clifford Brown and Scott La Faro)

#jazz #the tism #jazz history