In 1949 the jazz trumpeter leads his new nonet - that's a nine-piece band - in a series of highly influential ... Said by many to mark the beginning of the swing era, and his reign as the undisputed ...
Putting the emphasis on the offbeats (two and four of the bar) the next generation of jazzers came together in small ensembles known as Dixieland or trad jazz groups, and just played. Many of these ...
The pain in his voice is palpable but so is the venom. Aside from the length of his songs and his bizarre cast of characters, one of the innovations Dylan brought to pop music was new subject matter.