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Jimmy Dorsey is considered one of the most important and influential alto saxophone players of the Big Band and Swing era, [22] and also after that era. Jazz saxophonists Lester Young and Charlie Parker both acknowledge him as an important influence on their styles. [23] Tommy (left) and Jimmy Dorsey in 1955
The sousaphone (/ ˈ s uː z ə f oʊ n / SOO-zə-fohn) is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. Created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper at the direction of American bandleader John Philip Sousa (after whom the instrument was then named), it was designed to be easier to play than the concert tuba while standing or marching, as well as to carry the sound of the instrument above the heads ...
Jimmy Nolen (April 3, 1934 – December 18, 1983) [1] [2] was an American guitarist, known for his distinctive "chicken scratch" lead guitar playing in James Brown's bands. In its survey of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," the English magazine Mojo ranks Nolen number twelve. [ 3 ]
The E ♭ tuba often plays an octave above the contrabass tubas in brass bands, and the F tuba is commonly used by professional players as a solo instrument and, in America, to play higher parts in the classical repertoire (or parts that were originally written for the F tuba, as is the case with Berlioz).
Hall's mother played the piano, his grandfather played violin, and his uncle played guitar. [2] He began playing the guitar at the age of 10, when his mother gave him an instrument as a Christmas present. At 13 he heard Charlie Christian play on a Benny Goodman record, which he calls his "spiritual awakening". [3]
X, instrument has been used by person or group; X, instrument has been used by person or group, but much less often than other X-marked instruments; C, person or group uses a C melody saxophone (either as primary instrument, or in addition to the normal tenor sax) F, person or group uses an F Mezzo-soprano saxophone in addition to the E♭ alto ...
His instrumentals (with the Sunny Mountain Boys), such as "Theme Time", "Bear Tracks" and "Red Rooster", featured ultra-crisp playing by a series of banjo players including Sam "Porky" Hutchins, J.D. Crowe, Vernon McIntyre Jr. and Bill Emerson, and, powered by Martin's guitar runs, set a standard for bluegrass instrumentals that was influential.
James Peter Giuffre (/ ˈ dʒ uː f r i /, Italian pronunciation:; April 26, 1921 [1] – April 24, 2008) [2] was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He is known for developing forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians, anticipating forms of free improvisation.