Behind the Figures of Jazz Music

The next topic I would to discuss is about the characters behind jazz music. Why? Because without these figures, jazz music would not be born and grown up now. The following figure is a character jazz world. Sir George Shearing (1919-now) is a British-born pianist successful albums sold in the era of the 1950s. He has written about 300 songs and albums into the Billboard chart subscription for 40 years. Though blind since birth, he has studied piano since the age of 3 years. Moving to the United States and began playing in the hard bop genre. George is very well known for having a unique technique, often called "Shearing voicing", ie the right hand plays the chord melody, while the left hand plays the melody 1 or 2 octaves lower. This technique is very popular among the "cocktail pianist" and session player in general.

William James Basie (1904-1984) is one of the leading pianists selling big band to 50 years. Lots of great jazz musicians who had played with his band. Count Basie is a guarantee of quality to accompany the famous singer of his time, such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Ella Fitzgerald. He also has written many hits in the golden age of big band. He was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002.

Armando Anthony Corea (1941-now) is an icon of modern jazz for nearly 40 years. Jazz better known throughout the world thanks to its popularization of jazz fusion and latin which won him 14 Grammy Awards out of 45 nominations. Through his work, Chick Corea is the current carrier in improvisation and composition changes that brought more jazz listeners. Spain is his most phenomenal the number required in almost every jazz gig. The rhythm tracks produced very strong, effective, and energetic. His ability to play a game of synthesizers and electric piano arrangements of the dominant and expertise in a band.

Earl Rudolph Powell (1924 - 1966) was one of the most influential pianists in jazz, especially bebop. He was able to play the melody very neatly in a very fast swing tempo. Her left hand plays a simple stride style, when in fact he was able to play solo with his left hand. Style like this became the basis for the modern pianist afterwards.