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Benjamin Moten (November 13, 1893 – April 2, 1935) was an American jazz pianist and band leader born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. [3] He led his Kansas City Orchestra, the most important of the regional, blues-based orchestras active in the Midwest in the 1920s, and helped to develop the riffing style that would come to ...
Benjamin „Bennie“ Moten (* 13. November 1894 in Kansas City, Missouri; † 2. April 1935 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazzpianist und Bandleader. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben und Wirken. 1.1 1894–1929. 1.2 1930–1935. 2 Literatur. 3 Weblinks. 4 Einzelnachweise. Leben und Wirken. 1894–1929.
He had already been working in the Midwest for several years prior to joining Bennie Moten’s band in the late summer of 1929 - together with Count Basie! Hence the tremendous progress of their orchestra, so well documented by the fine recordings you are about to hear. Bennie Moten was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 13, 1894.
On September 23, 1923, the Bennie Moten Orchestra made its first recording consisting of eight songs. By strict musical standards, the songs themselves were unrefined and not much removed from existing blues music.
In addition to performing around the country, the Bennie Moten Orchestra made nearly one hundred recordings for the Okey and Victor labels, including "South," "Prince of Wails," and the classic "Moten's Swing," their best-known tune.
31. März 2022 · Dan, thank you for joining me! 1928-30 were pivotal years in the evolving style of the Moten band, during which it absorbed key members of Walter Page’s Blue Devils, including pianist William “Count” Basie, Eddie Durham (gtr; tmb; arr.), Oran “Hot Lips” Page (tpt) and Jimmy Rushing (vocals). Before we get into specific ...
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