| Don Redman is considered the
first jazz composer - arranger by many. Also the first musician with both
the inspiration and academic knowledge for this style of music. In short,
he invented jazz writing for the big band, not only writing separate parts
for reed and brass "choirs", leaving room for hot solos, but putting sections
in opposition which solved the problems of the new style, thus showing
everyone else how to do it. In 1931 Redman aquired the William McKinneys
Cotton Pickers and continued for some time to compose and arrange their
material. |
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