Bennie Moten Orchestra

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The Bennie Moten Orchestra was a pioneering Kansas City jazz big band of the 1920s and early 1930s, known for helping shape the swing era and launching the careers of musicians like Count Basie.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American jazz band
jazz big band
musical ensemble
activeEnd 1935
activeStart 1920s
associatedWith Count Basie
Kansas City jazz clubs
basedIn Kansas City, Missouri, United States
surface form: Kansas City, Missouri
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
disbandedAfter death of Bennie Moten
disbandedIn 1935
era 1920s
1930s
founder Bennie Moten
genre Kansas City jazz
jazz
swing
historicalRole helped shape the swing era
launched Count Basie’s career
pioneered Kansas City big band style
influenced Count Basie Orchestra
swing era big bands
instrumentation brass section
piano-led rhythm section
reed section
leader Bennie Moten
movement Kansas City jazz scene
notableMember Ben Webster
Count Basie
Dan Minor
Eddie Durham
Hot Lips Page
Jack Washington
Jimmy Rushing
Oran "Hot Lips" Page
Thamon Hayes
Walter Page
notableRecordingSession 1932 Victor sessions in Camden, New Jersey
notableWork "Moten Swing"
"South"
performanceType dance band
recordLabel Okeh Records
Victor Records
styleCharacteristic blues-influenced repertoire
emphasis on rhythmic drive
riff-based arrangements

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Kansas City jazz notableBand Bennie Moten Orchestra
Bennie Moten notableWork Bennie Moten Orchestra
this entity surface form: Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
Bennie Moten associatedAct Bennie Moten Orchestra
this entity surface form: Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
Chu Berry memberOf Bennie Moten Orchestra