Blues is a form of jazz so, technically, the alto saxophone is used for both. The alto saxophone is also used in many other genres including rock and classical.
It is believed that Blues has emerged since the first decade of 1900s. W.C Handy (Alabama) was the 1st person who publish Blues songs. Jazz (in early years also spelled "jass") was 1st used to refer to music in Chicago at about 1915. Most people believe that Blues came first.
Rock n roll was actually derived from the blues. Elvis, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, just to name a few, got their melody, style, harmonica passion and heart felt lyrics that had the soul affect of the blues from many blues artists that they looked up to as an inspiration and many have collaborated with these great blues icons and still do. These artists include great legends such as Muddy Waters, Sam Cooke Chuck Barry, Howlin Wolf, Buddy Guy, and BB King, just to name a few as there are many past and current blues legends. Eventually, rock n roll moved on into a category of its own, but most of the classic rock big bands all have a little bit of blues in their heart and music.
Mainly Jazz styles are played on the saxophone but other styles include military bands and a few orchestras.
With the recent passing of former Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler,I read in several obituary papers that he coined the "Rhythm and Blues" expression in the 50s when he was in charge, as he preferred that to the former "race" records concept used so far.
Blues is a form of jazz so, technically, the alto saxophone is used for both. The alto saxophone is also used in many other genres including rock and classical.
It is believed that Blues has emerged since the first decade of 1900s. W.C Handy (Alabama) was the 1st person who publish Blues songs. Jazz (in early years also spelled "jass") was 1st used to refer to music in Chicago at about 1915. Most people believe that Blues came first.
Rock n roll was actually derived from the blues. Elvis, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, just to name a few, got their melody, style, harmonica passion and heart felt lyrics that had the soul affect of the blues from many blues artists that they looked up to as an inspiration and many have collaborated with these great blues icons and still do. These artists include great legends such as Muddy Waters, Sam Cooke Chuck Barry, Howlin Wolf, Buddy Guy, and BB King, just to name a few as there are many past and current blues legends. Eventually, rock n roll moved on into a category of its own, but most of the classic rock big bands all have a little bit of blues in their heart and music.
Jazz was actually developed when the slave trade started bringing slaves to America from Africa. As they had to work all day and they didn't have any electricity, they sang. They used the songs sung from Africa. The Americans listened to the slaves and dveloped their music and their rhythms and developed them into jazz!
early to mid-1900s, as jazz dominated the stage and traditional classical subsided. After jazz came rock, then reggae, and finally rap
In "The Weary Blues," Langston Hughes uses indentation to mimic the call-and-response structure common in jazz music. The indented lines represent the call, while the following lines act as the response, creating a rhythmic and interactive quality similar to jazz improvisation. This format helps to bring out the musical quality of the poem and emphasizes the influence of jazz on Hughes' writing.
Mainly Jazz styles are played on the saxophone but other styles include military bands and a few orchestras.
With the recent passing of former Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler,I read in several obituary papers that he coined the "Rhythm and Blues" expression in the 50s when he was in charge, as he preferred that to the former "race" records concept used so far.
AnswerYour question poses a double entendre. Blues is the earliest form of Jazz followed by Dixieland, Swing and Modern or Contemporary Jazz. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Actually it depends on witch person you speak with. I believe that the Blues came out of jazz. These music styles have influenced each other through today. They both contain one big component, improvisation. Over the course of a song, one musician seems to spin of on a lead track. this may have been the first time this "element" was introduced to American music.
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Blues is a style of music and how it is played. Classic blues instruments inclued the guitar and harmonica. Other instruments included in blues are, drums, bass guitar, piano, trombone, trumpet and saxophone. The most important instrument used in blues music (and many others) is the human voice. For a lot of people, vocals are what makes music so great to listen to. Everything else is accompaniment.
Possibly The Harps of Melody maybe the Ink Spots?