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Bebop Leaders

WW2

Jazz

Propaganda and resistance
“Swing kids” meeting in secret in germany
- Do jazz things
German people changing american lyrics in jazz for propaganda
Propaganda film - germans treating jewish nicely
- Staged nazi film\
- After they were all sent to death camps incl the jazz band musicians
  - Ghetto swingers

African american harmony

Washington threatened to do a mass march if they didn’t allow african americans into the defence industry
After this african american people got more rights and oppportunities
- Black jazz musicians having more job opportunities
Jim crow

Savoy

Harlem ball
They closed it down because apparently black women gave white men diseases
- Actually was because they become married
First black white segregation
Harlem became so dangerous that many jazz musicians hesitated to visit again
Jazz rehomed to 52nd street
- Called by jazzers “the street”
- In the street, passerbyers could hear all kinds of jazz all together
- Mix of alcohol and race
  - People didn’t like how there were so many well dressed black people
- Billie holiday was the unofficial queen of the street

Billy holiday

Duke Ellington

Wrote incessantly
- On trains, busses, cars, on napkins, literally anywhere
Claimed to write solitude in 20 minutes while leaning against a wall
Ellington’s orchestra had many different people rotate around
- Distinct individuals
- Unique sounds which ellington exploited
- Different personalities
Great listener and great observer
Always flirting and his flirtations are accurate
- What kind of job she does and stuff
Every note he wrote was meant to be played by a specific musician
- Didn’t write concertos for instruments, but rather for people
Ellington would start fights between members relating to their playing quality so they would strive to play better
- In the end they both played so good that it resolved the argument.

Benny Webster

Lindy hop