Musical Composers from the Swing Era
Across
- 3. created a unique version of the 12-bar blues that was used in "Blues for Alice"
- 8. is credited with forming the first big band orchestra in New York City during the 1920s
- 9. his final album of the decade was "Kind of Blue"
- 10. had a 28-year collaboration with the jazz icon Duke Ellington
- 11. the son of poor Jewish Immigrants, a notable clarinetist moved to New York from Chicago
Down
- 1. has the legal first name of Edward Kennedy
- 2. the father of Rock and Roll
- 3. is known for the "Duck Walk"
- 4. his first piece,"Half-Mast Inhibition", wouldn't hit the stage for 20 years
- 5. the "High Priest of Bop"
- 6. harshly criticized as "Anti-Jazz" for his unusual sound along with Eric Dolphy
- 7. nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops"