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New page: '''Traditional Jazz''' is a term loosely employed to describe any form of jazz that predates the Swing era. Rhythmically, it is characterised by a rather literal 4/4 beat in compariso...
'''Traditional Jazz''' is a term loosely employed to describe any form of jazz that predates the [[Swing]] era.
Rhythmically, it is characterised by a rather literal 4/4 beat in comparison to a Swing 4/4, where the first beat is de-emphasised.
It evolved from ragtime and blues rhythms in [[New Orleans]], and its first master was arguably [[King Oliver]], whose beautiful ensemble recordings epitomise the early ensemble ethos of the music.
Later on [[Louis Armstrong]] began to evolve an approach in which solo instruments would predominate, whilst [[Jelly Roll Morton]] became the first great arranger of jazz.
Rhythmically, it is characterised by a rather literal 4/4 beat in comparison to a Swing 4/4, where the first beat is de-emphasised.
It evolved from ragtime and blues rhythms in [[New Orleans]], and its first master was arguably [[King Oliver]], whose beautiful ensemble recordings epitomise the early ensemble ethos of the music.
Later on [[Louis Armstrong]] began to evolve an approach in which solo instruments would predominate, whilst [[Jelly Roll Morton]] became the first great arranger of jazz.