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The Jazz Scene By B Brett and N Ingram Understanding the Title The Jazz Scene means A. The Jazz performance B. The background of Jazz C. The noisy, heavily rhythmic Jazz music D. Introduction to Jazz (D) Scene means “an overview or a brief account”. This overview includes two parts: the background(development) of Jazz and the different forms of Jazz music Stages of development of Jazz as a form of musical art Gap-filling: Stages of development of Jazz as a form of musical art(cont.) Different forms of Jazz music Different forms of Jazz music(cont.) The legendary life and career of Glen Miller With its unique jazz sound, the Glenn Miller Orchestra is considered to be one of the greatest bands of all time.? Glenn disbanded his musical organization in 1942, at the height of its popularity, volunteered for the Army and then organized and led the famous Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. The legendary life and career of Glen Miller(cont.) On December 15, 1944, Major Miller took off in a single-engine plane from England to precede his band to France, never to be seen again. The army declared him officially dead a year later. The present Glenn Miller Orchestra was? formed in 1956 and has been touring consistently since. The heavy-weight Jazz genius — Count Basie Count Basie was an incredible figure in 20th century music. His decades of playing help define the words “jazz”and “swing”. His style of piano playing was to-the-point and focused on the blues, relying on simple melodic phrases. In 1936 he founded the Count Basie Orchestra. By the end of the 30s, the Basie band was one of the most popular in the world. A sample of Count Basies music — Swing the Blues Another sample of Count basies music — Everyday I have the blues Another icon of Jazz—Benny Goodman In 1938, Bennys band became the first band to play in Carnegie Hall. During the Swing Period, if a clarinetist was not playing in the Goodman Style, he was not playi