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Golden age of hip hop. New jack swing, new jack, or swingbeat[1] is a fusion genre of the rhythms and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop, and the urban contemporary sound of R&B. Spearheaded by producers Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, new jack swing was most popular from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
Armstrong was a gifted composer who wrote more than 50 songs, some of which have become jazz standards (e.g., "Gully Low Blues", "Potato Head Blues", and "Swing That Music"). Colleagues and followers With Jack Teagarden (left) and Barney Bigard (right), Armstrong plays the trumpet in Helsinki, Finland , October 1949.
wesmontgomery.com. John Leslie " Wes " Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. [1] Montgomery was known for his unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and for his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound.
According to the liner notes by Nat Hentoff [5] the composition was one of Remler's favorites from the Be-bop era. In 1990, Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy covered the tune on their album Hot House. In 1998 trumpeter Arturo Sandoval covered the tune on his big band album Hot House. In 1999, guitarist Larry Coryell covered the tune on his album Private ...
Alternative cover. 2005 version. " Insomnia " is a song by British musical group Faithless. Released as the band's second single, it became one of their most successful. It was originally released in 1995 and reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart, topping the UK Dance Chart in the process. When re-released in October 1996, the song achieved ...
For a list of the core jazz standards, see the following lists by decade: Before 1920. 1920s. 1930s. 1940s. 1950s and later. For a looser, more comprehensive A-Z list of jazz standards and tunes which have been covered by multiple artists, see the List of jazz tunes. This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same ...
The song was originally featured in the 1991 feature film The Five Heartbeats, which follows the lives of the fictional singing group of the same name.In the scene the song is featured in, the group is about to perform in a Battle of the Bands when the announcer, a cousin of another musician in the competition, tells them backstage that a new house rule demands they use a piano player hired by ...
Paul Samuel Whiteman [1] (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) [2] was an American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist. [3]As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and early 1930s, Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz".