Chick Webb Orchestra
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The Chick Webb Orchestra was a prominent American swing-era big band led by drummer Chick Webb, best known for launching the career of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.
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| instanceOf |
American jazz ensemble
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big band → swing band → |
| activePeriodEnd |
1930s
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| activePeriodStart |
1920s
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| associatedAct |
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra
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| associatedWith |
Decca Records
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| basedIn |
Harlem
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| city |
New York City
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| country |
United States
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| era |
swing era
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| genre |
big band jazz
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swing → |
| historicalSignificance |
major influence on later big band drumming and arranging
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one of the leading African-American big bands of the swing era → |
| instrumentation |
brass section
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reed section → rhythm section → |
| leader |
Chick Webb
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| leaderFullName |
William Henry "Chick" Webb
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| leaderRole |
drummer
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| legacy |
helped define the sound of Harlem swing
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served as a training ground for Ella Fitzgerald’s early career → |
| notableEvent |
battle of the bands against Benny Goodman at the Savoy Ballroom
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battle of the bands against Count Basie at the Savoy Ballroom → |
| notableFor |
battle of the bands performances at the Savoy Ballroom
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launching the career of Ella Fitzgerald → |
| notableMember |
Ella Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
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| notableSong |
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
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Blue Lou → Don’t Be That Way → Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) → Stompin’ at the Savoy → |
| peakPopularity |
mid-1930s
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| performedWith |
Benny Goodman
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Count Basie Orchestra → Duke Ellington Orchestra → |
| recordLabel |
Decca Records
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| residentVenue |
Savoy Ballroom
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| styleCharacteristic |
dance-oriented swing arrangements
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powerful drum-driven rhythm section → tight ensemble playing → |
| timePeriod |
1930s Harlem jazz scene
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| vocalist |
Ella Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
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Taft Jordan → |
Referenced by (1)
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Ella Fitzgerald
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