The story of Ella. What a life! What a legend! Enjoy.

Her Voice as an Instrument…The Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me: Chapter 8…A Tisket, A Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb and His Orchestra https://tommacinneswriter.com/2024/05/30/her-voice-as-an-instrumentthe-story-of-jazz-for-beginners-like-me-chapter-8a-tisket-a-tasket-by-ella-fitzgerald-and-chick-webb-and-his-orchestra/ #ATisketATasket, #EllaFitzgerald, #Jazz, #MarilynMonroe, #TheStoryOfJazzForBeginnersLikeMe, #VerveRecords

In today's post we meet Mr. James P. Johnson, the man who invented Stride style piano playing thus creating the evolutionary link that allowed Ragtime to evolve into what Jazz eventually became. His story is an important one.

Takin’ It All In Stride: The Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me: Chapter #7: Carolina Shout by James P. Johnson https://tommacinneswriter.com/2024/05/16/takin-it-all-in-stride-the-story-of-jazz-for-beginners-like-me-chapter-7-carolina-shout-by-james-p-johnson/ ##CarolinaShout, ##JamesPJohnson, ##Jazz, ##Piano, ##Ragtime, ##StrideStyle, ##TheStoryOfJazzForBeginnersLikeMe, ##WillieTheLionSmith

What an impactful life! What talent! Today's post is all about the legendary Cab Calloway. I'm a day late for #InternationalJazzDay but here it is nonetheless!

Hi De Hi/Hi De Ho: The Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me: Chapter #6….Jumpin’ Jive by Cab Calloway from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of the Film Stormy Weather https://tommacinneswriter.com/2024/05/01/hi-de-hi-hi-de-ho-the-story-of-jazz-for-beginners-like-me-chapter-6-jumpin-jive-by-cab-calloway-from-the-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-of-the-film-stormy-weather/ #CabCalloway, #HepstersDictionary, #JumpinJive, #MinnieTheMoocher, #TheCottonClub, #TheNicholasBrothers, #TheStoryOfJazzForBeginnersLikeMe

In today's music post, I'm discussing the life & times of one of the true giants of Jazz, Mr. Duke Ellington. From playing at rent parties and The Cotton Club, to helping to introduce Jazz, Big Band and Swing, Sir Duke did it all!

The Sultan of Swing: The Story of Jazz for Beginners like Me…Song #4: Creole Love Call by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra ft. Adelaide Hall https://tommacinneswriter.com/2024/04/15/the-sultan-of-swing-the-story-of-jazz-for-beginners-like-mesong-4-creole-love-call-by-duke-ellington-and-his-orchestra-ft-adelaide-hall/ #BillyStrayhorn, #CottonClub, #CreoleLoveCall, #DukeEllington, #Jazz, #TheStoryOfJazzForBeginnersLikeMe

I don't know much about Jazz but I do know that its roots lay in New Orleans and that Louis Armstrong was one of the people who launched Jazz into the big time so, I am starting there. Please join me as we discover together the magic, beauty and power of Jazz.

Liquid Architecture: the Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me…Song #1/25: West End Blues by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five https://tommacinneswriter.com/2024/03/21/liquid-architecture-the-story-of-jazz-for-beginners-like-mesong-1-25-west-end-blues-by-louis-armstrong-and-his-hot-five/ #Jazz, #KingOliver, #LouisArmstrong, #TheStoryOfJazzForBeginnersLikeMe, #WestEndBlues