Why I Chose When The Saints Go Marching In

The first great player I chose was Louis Armstrong, also nicknamed Satchmo or Pops was an American jazz player. He was born on August 4, 1901 in Louisiana He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, which is also where he worked for most of his life. Louis played the trumpet and the cornet for his life, it was his passion and it was his talent. These are 3 pieces of music that I really enjoyed listening to, and I think were his best songs recorded. The first song I chose was "When The Saints Go Marching In." It is an American gospel hymn. Luther G. Presley wrote they lyrics of the song but didn't become well known until the 1930's. The reason that I chose When The Saints go marching in was because I listened to many songs and many

times this song came out, so I thought I should listen to it, if it's very well- known and popular, there must be something about it that made it good and different so I decided to do some research and after I listened to it I knew I made the right choice. I really enjoyed the song because in the beginning it started out with all the players playing the trumpet in a very upbeat and jazz tone.

Then I liked how he a very high note and then all players stopped playing so he could start singing the song. Then soon after the only instrument was the double bass, making the atmosphere very low and his voice sort of bring the mood up. Then in the end they all started playing bringing it together. It was a very jumpy song. Sometimes the mood would be low and at other times it would sort of jump making the song very upbeat and low beat too. It was a very straightforward piece, however they were all playing notes and not making much unusual sounds with their instrument, making the song sound very neat and smooth. If you are interested in this song all you need to do is go to YouTube and write "Louis Armstrong- When The Saints Go Marching In". The second song is "When You Wish Upon A Star" and is a song that was written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Walt Disney's Pinocchio. It was recorded by Louis Armstrong on May 16,1968. It is available on Disney Song the Satchmo

Way. The reason I chose these songs was because I’ve heard it before on Pinocchio and I wanted to know if Louis Armstrong changed it up a bit to make it more of his style.

What I enjoyed was the way that it was a sad, and inspiring song that kept the atmosphere very depressing and emotional, it really make you want to cry. I also really like his trumpet solo, which just added to the affect. It was vey loud making it stand out and it was so sad, that it really made me want to cry. It was a really smooth piece all on the same low music playing until he picked up the trumpet making it stand out louder then the rest of the piece. In the end he sorts of just mixes his trumpet part back into the song making the tone change back to a very low and depressing tone with nothing sticking out. All the notes were very low making the piece very smooth. Overall, he didn’t change it much except for making it a bit more on the jazz side. If you are interested in this song just go to YouTube and write down " Louis Armstrong- When You Wish Upon A Star (1968). The 3rd song is "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've seen." Many people have done classic variations on this song and it was a very famous song when it was first

written. Louis Armstrong recorded this song in 1962. The reason that I chose this song was because i knew of his background and of how his father left his family at a very young age when they were very poor. He had a tough life and I wanted to hear the emotion behind the piece because it was probably a very personal song. After I listened to it I liked how it was so low beat consisting of only brass instruments and the piano. Also after he had his trumpet solo I liked how the piano player played a very fast piece so it got tense and it made built up to when he started to sing. Then when he was singing it was a song it felt so emotional, like you cloud feel the sadness in his voice. Then when he stopped singing I liked how all the instruments had a big ending. It was a very smooth song like most songs he recorded and it started getting jumpy when he was about to sing and when the ending happened making the atmosphere very exiting to know why they were playing fast and what it was leading up to. If you are interested then you should go to YouTube and simply type, " Louis Armstrong- Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen (1962). Unfortunately on July 6, 1971, at the age of 69 Louis Armstrong died because of a heart attack. He is buried in the Flushing Cemetery, New York, United States. Even though Louis Armstrong isn't here with us today, he helped form the type of jazz we have today and that if not him himself will stay with us forever.

Lee Morgan was a legendary trumpet player and was born in Philadelphia on July 10, 1938. Lee Morgan never really worked at a specific spot but travelled a lot and travelled to record songs at different places such as California and New York. He received his first trumpet from his sister and showed a growing enthusiasm for the trumpet as time went by. He worked really hard and became a professional hard-bop trumpeter when he was only 15. He also worked with Dizzy Gillespie, a well-known trumpet player as well. Here are 3 pieces that he recorded that i really enjoyed and thought stood out compared to his other songs: "Once In A Lifetime." This song was in an album called The Rajah and the song was recorded in 1966 but was not released until 1984. I chose this song because once in a lifetime is a very inspirational saying and I wanted to know how Lee Morgan could manage to show the inspiration through playing the trumpet. After listening t the song I know i chose the right song because in a way it was inspirational because it sounded like it was beginning something (like they wanted to accomplish something), then all through the song they were accomplishing that and then in the very end it felt like they accomplished it and it slowly just faded away. What I like about the song was that it had a very good flow, like it made sense. It started slowly and then ended slowly and I thought it was very impressive that they could convey a message by only playing music. The song was very just upbeat i guess, it made you want to rock your head and sway to the music. Lee Armstrong used proper notes and it had a very good flow to it- it was very smooth. If you are interested in listening to this inspirational piece by Lee Morgan just go to Grooveshark.com and type "Once in a Lifetime by Lee Morgan" and you will easily find the song. "The Cry Of My People." The label for this song was blue notes and was released in 1967 in the album The Sixth Sense. The reason that I chose this song was because I knew that Lee Morgan could portray a hidden powerful message so I wanted to see how he would portray the cry of his people. After listening to the song I heard the sadness behind the music. The way the song started out just suddenly made you want to cry, like it was from a sad movie scene. Then t sort of just repeated a part that sounded like it was trying to calm people down and sort of just hit high notes and low notes in a melody sounded really good. Then it sort of picked up the speed, building tension in the air. Then in the end it got really slow and quiet and then all of a sudden it got really loud and then just stopped, it left you waiting for more to come and makes you sort of just stuck in that tensioned atmosphere. It was a sort of jumpy melody because it started out really quiet and then at some parts got really high and then it went back to getting really quiet. It was very jumpy but it still used notes from the trumpet instead of using odd sounds. To find this music all you need to do is go to YouTube and type " LEE MORGAN The cry of my people.wmv" and you will easily find the piece. "Party Time." This song was released in the album The Procrastinator released on the Blue Note label in 1978. The reason that I chose this song was because after listening to an inspirational song and a sad song, I wanted to listen to a happy and cheerful song and the song "Party Time" just sounded like it was a happy and exited song. It started out as a very jumpy and upbeat song and was like that until the notes gradually started getting longer at one part of the song. Then at one point it sounded like either the Xylophone or piano started playing and it was a very smooth beat. Then it was like that for a while before the trumpet started again and near the end, both instruments started playing and then it all just faded away. The atmosphere was a very calm yet cheerful tone and i really like how Lee Morgan portrayed the calmness and the happiness in one song so well… I thought that it was very cool. The song overall used normal notes and it was a very smooth song with a very smooth beat but in a way it was so happy and cheerful. To find this piece you simply need to go to YouTube and write: "LEE MORGAN, Party Time" and you will easily find the song. Unfortunately Lee Morgan died on February 19, 1972, New York, United States at the age of 33. The cause of death? His wife, Helen Morgan came into Slug Saloon, where his band was performing and shot him in his stomach. The shot was not immediately fatal but the police did not arrive soon enough and he bled to death. His wife was later on admitted into a mental hospital. He didn't have a burial - it was a non-cemetery burial. He was too young to die, but I guess God wanted him and his beautiful talent up there. R.I.P Lee, R.I.P.