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MODERN TRENDS 89
later he left Calloway to freelance. In 1945 he founded his own big band, and experimented with arrangements of jazz numbers in Afro-Cuban rhythms. At first the band had little success—then Gillespie's style caught on with the public, and he was taken up in a big way by the gramophone companies. This, unfortunately, dragged his style into a commercial rut, and spelt ultimate failure for the band.
The experimenters at Minton's soon made their influence felt all over America: and these other well-known instrumentalists were among those inÂspired to new jazz experiments:
Trumpeters: Fats Navarro and Howard McGhee
Tenor saxophonist: Wardell Gray
Pianists: George Wallington, Al Haig, Errol
Garner and John Lewis Trombonist: Jay Jay Johnson Guitarist: Barney Kessel
These styles were accepted and developed by a school of white jazzmen, chief among whom were bandleaders Woody Herman (whose various 'herds' featured the brilliant arrangements of trumpeter Neal Hefti) and Charlie Ventura (with whom were associated trumpeter Conte Candoli and trombonist Benny Green).
A number of striking experiments in orchestral tone and balance were made by negro trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis, whose band featured tuba and french horn. Associated with Davis were: |
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