Swing Era

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Across
  1. 3. ARMSTRONG - Trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong was the first jazz musician to combine musical brilliance with a cultivated public persona as entertainer,
  2. 6. MILLER - An enormously popular trombonist, composer, arranger and bandleader,
  3. 7. HAWKINS - Pioneer of improvisational tenor saxophone, bringing the marginalized instrument to its central place in jazz.,
  4. 8. FITZGERALD - Her swing/bop style remaining largely unchanged throughout her long career,
  5. 10. Ellington- His stylistic innovation of grouping instruments from different sections of the band broke from the swing standard ,
Down
  1. 1. WALLER- Julliard-trained Fats Waller attained significant commercial success,
  2. 2. Basie- The Count Basie band was known for playing with the tightness and versatility of a smaller group,
  3. 4. GOODMAN - Goodman's pioneering work as a clarinetist and orchestra leader earned him the title "King of Swing." ,
  4. 5. HOLIDAY - Billie Holiday is considered one of jazz's greatest vocalists. Her improvisational genius left its mark on popular standards,
  5. 9. YOUNG A product of the Kansas City Jazz scene of the mid-1930 as member of Count Basie's band.,