The Swing Era

2. he was the arbiter of the big-band swing sound and his unique style of fusing blues and jazz established swing as a predominant music style
4. she was a jazz singer who was nicknamed "Lady Day"
6. once called “the first modern jazz pianist
7. an American jazz trumpeter who was nicknamed "Little Jazz"
9. he was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City, where he was a regular performer and became a popular vocalist of the swing era.
10. he made jazz richer by adding the unknown vibraphone to a recording.
11. known as the "King of Swing"

1. formed the first big band orchestra in New York City during the 1920s. his musical contributions laid the foundation for swing music.
3. known as the "Queen of Jazz" or " First Lady of Song"
5. an American jazz pianist, composer who created the song "Take the A Train"
8. celebrated as a master jazz trumpeter, but his distinctive gravelly-voiced singing also had a huge influence on later artists. Also known as "Satchmo"