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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.. 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.
25. Sept. 2023 · Bennie Moten, born on November 13, 1894, was a highly influential jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer during the early 1920s and 1930s. Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, Moten played a significant role in shaping the development of Kansas City jazz and fostering the growth of the swing era. With his innovative arrangements and vibrant performances, he produced a distinctive sound that ...
Bennie Moten. 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. 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 ...
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 ...
25. Okt. 2019 · Jazz Birthday. Benjamin “Bennie” Moten was born on November 13, 1894. Moten grew up in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri’s dance hall district, and developed a passion for ragtime. Having become a passable ragtime pianist, Moten formed a trio with drummer Dude Langford and singer Bailey Handcock in 1918, billing themselves as “B. B.& D
Volume 3 of the chronological recordings of Bennie Moten and his Orchestra includes the second half of his numerous sides from July 1929 and ends midway through a monumental five-day session during the closing days of October 1930. The first six sides conclude the band’s summer excursion to the recording studios in Chicago.
