LouIS Armstrong
There are some great musicians being born in the 1900's. Most of these famous musicians are born near or in Louisiana, and also some from New York and even Chicago. The most well known, Louis Armstrong was from Louisiana. He then moved to Chicago to join Oliver Creole Jazz Band to play 2nd cornet. His pianist told him to leave the band and live the full potential he can have. This pianist soon becomes Armstrong's wife in the later years. He becomes apart of 10 different bands through his career. He is the most well known jazz band musician of all time. He was most famous for really long cornet solos also. Soon he started taking to tours around the country to New York at the Cotton Club and went overseas to Europe to play music. He is known as the "King" of jazz for all his work and history.
Duke Ellington
He moved to Harlem, New York in 1923 and formed a band called the Washingtonians. Duke Ellington and his band played at the Cotton Club in New York many times. They practiced a ragtime jazz Ellington dreamed of when he was younger, it had become a reality. Thanks to Bubber Miley in his band used a mute to make the trumpet sound down-and-dirty or the jungle sound according to the book The History of Jazz. This was an unusual band, it had many like 20 musicians with all sorts of instruments. It was soon renamed to Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra. It became the hot topic at the Cotton Club and later was featured on radio broadcasts. The radio let music travel around the country and spread ideas. This aloud Duke Ellington to hire the best musicians to join his band because they've heard how good Duke Ellington and his band are. The History of Jazz book says that "between 1927 and 1931 his orchestra made 150 records in 64 different recording sessions," on page 39. Duke Ellington was impressive at the Cotton Club and also a hit in Europe.
Benny Goodman
Fletcher Henderson created pieces to give to other bands and have them become stars. Fletcher Henderson gave Benny some of his best arrangements like "King Porter Stomp," and "Sometimes I'm Happy," and "Down South Camp Meeting." This is how really Benny became famous and without the help of Henderson. If Henderson didn't give Benny those songs, Benny's band would start slow and not be noticeable until they created a huge hit. Instead Henderson gave the spark to light Benny's future for 50 years. Although Henderson never became popular, he created a popular band. Thus, "The "Swing Era" was born," in the website [redhotjazz.com/goodman.html]. Another thing he created was one of the first racially mixed bands in 1935[The History of Jazz].