A slide for assessment

1. Of the Swing era

2. Louise Armstrong
Born in 1901 in New Orleans.
Natural talent in singing and
trumpet playing.
Influenced jazz singing like no
other male singer before him.
Toured the world
When the Saints Go
Marching in

3. LesterYoung
Born in Mississippi in 1909
The biggest influence of the cool
movement on the Tenor
Saxophone
Nickname Prez
Influenced by Coleman Hawkins
For a time member of Count Basie’s
Big Band
Shoe Shine Boy

4. Duke Ellington
Born Edward Kennedy Ellington in
Washington DC in 1899
Jazz era’s greatest composer with over
2000 compositions
Directed his orchestra from the piano
Had an almost 60 year career in
performance and influence on jazz and
swing
Always dressed eloquently hence the
name Duke
Bojangles

5. Billy Holiday
All of Me
 Born Eleanora Fagan in
Philadelphia in 1915
 Chequered lifestyle and
history
 One of the great singers of
the swing era
 Close friend of Prez
 Much success in the ‘40s
 Distinct voice

6. Billy Holiday
All of Me
 Born Eleanora Fagan in
Philadelphia in 1915
 Chequered lifestyle and
history
 One of the great singers of
the swing era
 Close friend of Prez
 Much success in the ‘40s
 Distinct voice