Kansas City Music History - Kansas City Jazz
Kansas City Music History - Kansas City Jazz
Kansas City jazz is a style of jazz that established in Kansas City, Missouri during the 1920s and 1930s, which marked the transition from the structured huge band style to the musical improvisation style of Bebop. The hard-swinging, bluesy transition style is bracketed by Count Basie who in 1929 signed with the Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra and Kansas City native Charlie Parker who introduced the Bebop design in America. "While New Orleans was the birthplace of jazz, America's music matured in Kansas City". [1] Kansas City is called among the most popular "cradles of jazz". Other cities include New Orleans, Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New York City. [2] Kansas City was known for the arranged musicians of the Local 627 A.F.M., which managed a variety of places in the city.
The very first band from Kansas City to acquire a national track record was the Coon-Sanders Ori...

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