Perhaps the question you should really be asking is: "How big of an influence has the BLUES had on the 20th century?
The Twentieth Century - 1957 The Jazz of Dave Brubeck 5-9 was released on: USA: 31 December 1961
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
I would say Duke Ellington.
well concidering it is the twentieth century you should know:) It is not the twentieth century, it is the twenty first ;)
He was an American jazz composer, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist and was one of the most influential, innovative and original musicians of the twentieth century. He contributed to the history of jazz by his innovations in the bebop, cool jazz, modal jazz and jazz-rock fusion categories of jazz.
about 200 BC until the beginning of the twentieth century....
rhythm, harmony, and tone color
Lyndon Johnson
On the Twentieth Century was created in 1978.
Ragtime music was a strong influence on early jazz at the turn of the century. Ragtime featured syncopated rhythms and lively melodies, which were later incorporated into jazz music. Artists like Scott Joplin and Jelly Roll Morton were instrumental in shaping this fusion of ragtime and early jazz.
Money, power and of course, greed of both.