Friday, March 9, 2012

The Historical Past Of Vocal Jazz music

By Karri Owens


Jazz music made its mark in the hearts of Americans from the time the 20th century when people embraced the musicians of that time period. However, when the singers came to the picture strong with skills in the art of scatting that is a vocal way of Jazz improvisation, the ability to articulate music expressively, and also have that pizzazz to swing for the rhythms effectively makes a Jazz virtuoso. Jazz music bore another gift on the American public to spread around the world during the 1940's when singers gathered to form groups. The sound of acapella harmony of countless voices like in a church choir employing a juxtaposition of Jazz harmony is ethereal and divine.

In reality, due to the success of such groups as the Mills Brothers, Boswell Sisters, Andrews sisters, and Modernaires through the 1930's 1940's made Jazz fans of vocal Jazz music seek more. Because of this, record stores stocked on the music of vocal Jazz music, and yes it became a tremendous success that made quartets like Manhattan Transfer children name today.

In addition, America contains the largest selection of vocal Jazz music even though there are vocal Jazz ensembles around the globe. These new vocal Jazz groups tend not to all sing a capella style music that's common to barber shop. Vocal Jazz groups commonly make use of a Jazz band to accompany them while they perform. Jazz music is probably not as strict as classical music, but it is in a class all it's own. It will require great skill to sing Vocal Jazz because it does with Classical, and many other styles of music. Meaning, everyone can not be a good jazz soloist, but it doesn't mean that they cannot sing in the vocal jazz ensemble. Each singer must match in volume, resonance, and input order to be a worthy member inside vocal Jazz ensemble. Ever singer should be able to sing their parts, and become heard as well as blended in the group. There are times when different people inside the vocal Jazz group will be asked to scat to the music, and make challenges that some complex Jazz music holds with great skill.

All of the beauty that Vocal Jazz possessed during the past did not always keep it in popularity. As an illustration, there was a time in the 60's when Jazz music no longer had mass appeal as a result of American interest in Rock music. Think of the record companies who supply music to the radios, and the nightclubs who allowed popular acts to do live suddenly locking Jazz musicians out. Yet, Jazz never lost its following regardless of the ever-changing interests of the public. Vocal Jazz singers attempted to begin again in the 70's, nevertheless the public did not show much interest in a style that was considered pass?.

Fortunately, those that loved the music and dedicated themselves to the music caused people to get sucked in from the latter part of the 80's to the millennium where Jazz singers came prepared to recreate Jazz again. Vocal Jazz singers went combined with times to keep the traditional Jazz and add new elements how the public would like to hear.




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