Musical Composers from the Swing Era

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