The trumpet styles of Louis Armstrong (video Learning the Blues), and Miles Davis (video Blue in Green)

Armstrong and Davis were two influential artists who had varying musical styles. Both of the two artists focus changing the focus of solos in jazz at a personal level rather than on a collective improvisation of a group. For instance, the solo is a masterpiece of Davis lyricism. Armstrong through his music redefined the framework in which trumpet was played. He had the sense of rhythm and timing that made jazz more better and that of sophisticated feel and it paved a way for swing as well as soloists to take on the central stage. He played the trumpet with so much confidence and conviction and this made him leave a legacy in music (Lobato, 2016).

Davis kind of blue album is one of the remarkable albums as it uses effective and simple devices. Miles created an album that was extremely beautiful and sensitive. The band playing in blue in green reaches a new level of refinement and transcendence and the work greatly introduces a piano part which is so magnificent. The tempo of the Davis music in blue in green is audaciously slow and it is easier for listeners to think that it would fall but it does not fall due to the brilliant band. This record in every way was revolutionary, innovative and very influential (Amri, 2007).  The quality and significance of Davis music is the one that relates to his musical worth and popularity. The harmonization of the piano and the bass draws in the listener into a new place of sound. Kind of blue was so different from the jazz that came earlier before but it was greatly perceived as it make a remarkable revolution to jazz music hence it opened doors of freedom to jazz musicians.

References

Lobato. F. (2016). Louis Armstrong-Learnin’ The Blues Lyrics. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gne2moFJUko