While The Great Migration of American workers toward northern industrial cities may have spread the popularity of jazz music throughout the States, it was through the efforts of pianist and lawyer Hoagy Carmichael, along with the music publishing family of Irving Mills, that transformed an original Black artform into a household commodity.
Read MoreIn the third chorus of Green’s trombone solo, he trades a riff with saxophonist Jimmy Forrest in a call and response manner that mimics the shout backgrounds of the big band era. Whether it was an improvisational or a pre-arranged section to launch the piano solo, the use of shout rhythms provides the music and dance with a frenetic energy.
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