The Swing

Shaw ‘Nuff by Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Star Quintet may come across as swing after only a single play but, as the ear parses out what it is actually hearing, it begins to sound more like a combination of the best parts of swing and traditional jazz. The quintet is composed of a saxophone, trumpet, piano, double bass, and drums. The trumpet has its own unique sound, which could come from either a mute or the style in which the musician is playing. The bass does more than keep time, which is…

The movement that was chosen for the movement analysis paper is baseball swing movement from the initial setup to the follow through after contact with the ball. There will be Four phases that tie in the entire movement analysis. Those 4 phases include the loading phase, timing phase, the launching phase, and the follow through after the swing (Van Such, 2016). Each batter has their own unique stance based on how they plant their feet and hold the bat. However, regardless of their batting…

In the movie, Swing Kids, three teenagers, Peter, Thomas, and Arvid are caught in the middle of Hitler's reign during World War II. They spend most of their time at a swing club, where the Nazi's don't have a hold on them, and they can dance away all of their problems. They struggle to remain together, but they are torn apart as they develop different feelings for the Hitler Youth program that they later join. Peter is obligated to join this program because he was caught trying to steal a radio.…

best golfers. The Dictionary.com definition of transcendentalism is, “...a philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical.” This philosophy is consistent with the search for the ‘Authentic Swing’ or ‘Self’ that Bagger leads Junah on. The idea of the ‘Authentic Swing’ is first introduced the night before the opening day of the big golf match between golf legends Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, and Savannah’s own, Rannulph Junah. When walking the course with newspaper reporter,…

Golf swing speed can be calculated without the need for modern technology. If a golfer can determine exactly how far their golf ball traveled prior to landing, they can determine the speed of their swing. For every 2.3 yards traveled, a swing has to generate a speed of 1 mph. For anyone who is wondering how useful it is to have this knowledge, they should consider that the only way to increase distance is to increase the speed of the swing. Measuring progress requires some kind of metrics by…

To get Sam to change his attitude about changing his swing will be difficult since the swing feels good to him and he knows he can be successful with it. As a coach, we will have to relate his mind to a computer. We will have to work the new and improved swing into his short term memory or also known as working memory, which would eventually go to his long term memory. In the book, it says information can be kept in the working memory for about 20 seconds or less. However, the information can…

It was a very hot and sultry April day in Philadelphia. For the past three days I was on a Goodwill Tour with a group called Swing Choir. We always said in Swing Choir that we are a missionary group that just happens to sing and dance. Our mission was to perform for the most marginalized of people and help bring some joy into their lives. However, if you were to tell this to the annoyed, hot and exhausted junior I was at the time, I probably would have rolled my eyes and told you how excited I…

Music today is all because of changes then. The musicians today were influenced by those before them. Joe King Oliver influenced Louis Armstrong by training him and because of Oliver moving to Chicago, Armstrong got his start in Kid Ory’s band. Jelly Roll Morton, Joe King Oliver, Sidney Bichet, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington all changed things for musicians today. Jelly Roll Morton grew up in New Orleans and started playing piano at the age of 10. In 1904 he began traveling, playing the…

Do you love jazz music? Louis Armstrong became an amazing coronet player. He had a rough start in life, but overcame challenges. At first he wasn’t really out there for playing the cornet, but overtime jazz music became very popular and he became famous. Louis Armstrong was born August 4th, 1901. His dad, William Armstrong, was a mentor who also played the cornet and he was still only a little kid when his dad has left the house. Even then his mom left him, shrieking her parental…

This paper will inform you all about Bill Robinson and his carrer. Bill Robinson as known as “Bojangles” was a huge iconic African- American tap dancer and actor during the Harlem Renisance. Bojangles was best known for his Broadway performances and film roles. At the young age of five Robinson began his carrer, performing at the local beer gardens in Richmond,Virgina. At the age of nine he joined the Mayme Remington’s touring troupe. In 1891 he had joined a traveling company, performing as a…