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Moten war ein ausgezeichneter Stride-Pianist, der in den kleinen Clubs entlang der 18ten Straße von Kansas City auftrat. Er half zusammen mit Major N. Clark Smith, Dan Blackburn und Charles T. Watts die örtliche Musikerschutzvereinigung Local 627 – gegründet 1917 – aufzubauen. 1918 gründete er das B.B.& D. Orchestra (ein Ragtime -Trio ...
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 define many of the 1930s big bands.
2. Feb. 2018 · “Cotton Tail” Composed and arranged by Duke Ellington with assistance on the arrangement from Ben Webster. Recorded by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra on May 4, 1940 in Hollywood.
"Moten Swing" (originally "Moten's Swing") is a 1932 jazz standard by Bennie Moten and his Kansas City Orchestra. It was an important jazz standard in the move towards a freer form of orchestral jazz and the development of Swing music.
16. Aug. 2010 · As one of the most renowned big-band leaders of the 1920s, Bennie Moten succeeded in developing the “Kansas City” sound in big-band jazz. Born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 13, 1894, Moten spent most of his youth playing baritone saxophone in the city’s numerous brass bands.
Benjamin “Bennie” Moten was an influential pianist and bandleader whose career was essential to the development of Kansas City-style jazz. Moten grew up in Kansas City and took up the piano at an early age, learning his craft from two of Scott Joplin’s former students.
31. März 2022 · We’ll concentrate on the years 1928-1930, emphasizing those sides on which William “Count” Basie assumed the piano chair full-time. 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 ...
