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What Are The Impacts Of The Creole Jazz Band

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Impacts of the Creole Band
The Creole Jazz Band, consisted of seven amazing musicians, Such as King Oliver (first cornet), Louis Armstrong (second cornet), Johnny Dodds(clarinet), Honoroe Dutrey (trombone), Lil Hardin(piano),Bill Johnson (bass and banjo), and lastly Baby Dodds(drums). All musicians except for Hardin came from New Orleans, and Hardin was young woman from Memphis Tennessee. Oliver and his band placed fourth at the Lincoln Gardens, which was a dance hall for black youth from 1922 through 1924. Listeners of the creole band couldn't resist the “ dance rhythm”the musicians. Therefore during there performance at the Lincoln Gardens the dance floor would be crowded with many of their fans dancing and enjoying the sweet sound of their instruments. Many listeners of the “ Creole Band” would confirm their music was basically for dancing as well as novelty. Also, the band’s music acknowledges the traditional style New Orleans style. This style is “an early jazz style featuring traits such as swing feel, polyphonic ensemble textures, two-beat meters, stop-time and solo breaks. Many Die Hards would say, “ every chorus seemed to swing more than the previous one, until every bit of tension in you seemed to leave your body. With that being said, Oliver and his band generated a great amount of rhythmic momentum which lead them to the top. …show more content…

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