【ThefirstjazzmusiciansplayedinNewOrleansduringtheearly1900’s.After1917,manyoftheNewOrleansmusiciansmovedtothesouthsideofChicago,wheretheycontinuedtoplaytheirstyleofjazz.SoonChicagowasthenewcenterforjazz.Several】
ThefirstjazzmusiciansplayedinNewOrleansduringtheearly1900’s.After1917,manyoftheNewOrleansmusiciansmovedtothesouthsideofChicago,wheretheycontinuedtoplaytheirstyleofjazz.SoonChicagowasthenewcenterforjazz.
SeveraloutstandingmusiciansemergedasleadingjazzartistsinChicago.DanielLouis“Satchmo”Armstrong,borninNewOrleansin1900,wasone.AnotherleadingmusicianwasJoseph“King”Oliver,whowasalsocreditedwithhavingdiscoveredArmstrongwhentheywerebothinNewOrleans.WhileinChicago,OliveraskedArmstrong,whowasinNewOrleans,tojoinhisband.
In1923KingOliver’sCreoleJazzBandmadethefirstimportantsetofrecordingbyaHotFiveandHotSevenbandsandLouisArmstrongalsomaderecordingsofspecialnote.
AlthoughChicago’sSouthSidewasthemainjazzcenter,somemusiciansinNewYorkwerealsodemandingattentioninJazzcircles.In1923FletcherHendersonalreadyhadaten-piecebandthatplayedjazz.Duringtheearly1930’s,thenumberofplayersgrewtosixteen.Henderson’sbandwasconsideredaleaderinwhatsomepeoplehavecalledtheBigBandEra.
Bythe1930’s,bigdancebandsweretherage.Largenumbersofpeoplewenttoballroomstodancetojazzmusicplayedbybigbands.
OneofthemostpopularandlongandveryfamousjazzbandswastheDukeEllingtonband.Edward“Duke”EllingtonwasborninWashingtonD.C,in1893anddiedinNewYorkCityin1974.Hestudiedthepianoasayoungboyandlaterbeganwritingoriginalmusicalcompositions.
ThefirstofEllington’sEuropeantourscamein1933.Hesoonreceivedinternationalfameforhistalentasbandleader,composer,andarranger.Tenyearslater,EllingtonbegangivingannualconcertsasCarnegicHallinNewYorkCity.Peoplebegantolistentojazzinthesamewaythattheyhadalwayslistenedtoclassicalmusic.
31.ForwhichofthefollowingreasonsdidLouisArmstronggotoChicago?
A)Toformhisownband.B)TolearntoplayChicago-stylejazz.
C)ToplayinJosephOliver’sband.D)TomakerecordingswiththeHotFive.
32.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheword“note”inPara.
A)distinction.B)memorandum.C)mood.D)song.
33.Whichofthefollowingconclusionsdoest