This composer created a "mike tone" by having the trombone play above the clarinet for a song he composed with Benny Bigard.
This composer created a "mike tone" by having the trombone play above the clarinet for a song he composed with Benny Bigard. At the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, Paul Gonsalves played a solo for 27 choruses during one of this composer's songs, reviving his career. This composer of "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" and (*) "Sophisticated Lady" featured Johnny Hodges and Juan Tizol in his band, whose signature tune was co-written with Billy Strayhorn. His orchestra played at the Cotton Club from 1927 to 1931, performing standards such as his "Mood Indigo." For 10 points, name this pianist and bandleader who wrote the standards "Take the A Train" and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)."
This composer created a "mike tone" by having the trombone play above the clarinet for a song he composed with Benny Bigard.
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington