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Popular Jazz Songs

Posted by admin2 on August 12th, 2010 Comments Off



Jazz music has been on the music scenes since the turn of the 20th century. It amazingly survived its crucial years, the first years, when racial discrimination against Black American was at its peak. Jazz music came into light through the musical intelligence of Black Americans. It is no wonder that many of the most popular jazz songs are composed and sung by Black Americans who are famous themselves in the field of music.

The most popular songs of this kind are great songs of all time. They live great impressions on their listeners not only because they belong to jazz genre, but because their melodies and lyrics can touch the hearts of many people. It is a source of wonder that many popular jazz songs are Christmas songs which are official soundtracks of popular Hollywood movies. Some have observed that the popularity of the movies contributed to the popularity of the songs. However, some have contested this by saying that the popularity of these songs contributed to the success of the movies. Whatever the contention many people hold, some of these songs are constantly played worldwide for reasons that vary from person to person. Read on to find out the most popular jazz songs.

• White Christmas
This song is at the top spot and is considered the most popular jazz songs to date. It is sung by Bing Crosby and was used as official soundtrack of a popular movie entitled St. Holiday Inn.

• A Holly Jolly Christmas
This is originally sung by Cast and was featured as original soundtrack of the film, St. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer.

• What A wonderful World
This constantly played jazz song in many ad campaigns is originally sung by Louis Armstrong, one of the pioneers of jazz music.

• Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
This is standard jazz song that is constantly played in many parts of the world when Christmas season comes.

• A Year Ago
This popular jazz song is originally sung by Kenny G.

• Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
This hit Christmas still tops on many radios during Yuletide season.

• Away In A Manger
Kenny G tops the billboard for popular songs list for a long time now with this Christmas carol as well as A Year Ago.

• Baby It’s Cold Outside
This standard jazz song is much popularized in the movie St. Neptune’s Daughter.

• Jingle Bells
No one can ever refute the popularity of this song because even little kids from all parts of the world can hum this song.

• New York, New York
Frank Sinatra is not only popular for his My Way. This jazz song makes it to the top ten constantly although there are time when it drops to places in the list of top 20.

By: Jim Oneil

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How Big Band Jazz Music Became Popular

Posted by admin on November 22nd, 2009 No Comments

Big Band Jazz Music became popular around 1930s, also called as swing era, when it was played in the music concerts held at hot spots, such as New York and Chicago. Radio stations throughout the world begun to play this music thereby becoming the top choice of youngsters and adults who craved for intermediate jazz tools so as to learn and practice jazz piano.

Historical facts suggest that jazz grew popular when the touring musicians started singing songs based on themes of big band jazz music among the natives of America especially on the streets of New Orleans from where the touring musicians started their jazz tour in America. The modern style, steady rhythm and bluesy feel of jazz music got shape in New York and Chicago. Gradually jazz became so popular that the era of 1920s is still called as “jazz age” when people attended coaching so as to know how to play and practice jazz piano. By 1930, jazz emerged as the strongest and most popular mainstream music, and standard jazz songs got composed by the popular jazz musicians of that era.

One of the most common reasons for popularity of Big Band Jazz Music is that the musicians play all intermediate jazz tools in it thereby giving audience more time to dance. Another reason which led to the popularity of jazz is that the Lindy Hop dance introduced in 1930s by Charleston promoted solo dance thereby allowing jazz musicians to play for a long time.

Gradually Big Band Jazz Music became the popular choice of almost all the premier dance clubs throughout the America. The syncopated rhythms and blue notes of jazz emerged through usual waltzes and foxtrots.

Radio was one of the most popular sources by which Big Band Jazz Music became extremely popular. The era of 1930s and 1940s witnessed sky high popularity and huge demand of Big Band Jazz Music. Some of the common Big Band legends of that era include Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Count Basie.

Till date, the Big Band jazz music is considered as a favorite of many youngsters and that is why modern bands like Squirrel Nut Zippers and The Brian Setzer Orchestra performs new and standard songs from Big Band Jazz Music. Youngsters who are passionate about jazz music opt for intermediate jazz tools so as to practice jazz piano.



By: Akhila Choudhary

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