Module 3 Assignment: Listening Activity Reaction Log 3 : Swing Era

Listening Activity Reaction Log 3: Swing EraAuthorDepartment, University Course code: Course title Instructor Due DateListening Activity Reaction Log 3: Swing EraBennie Moten Band – 1929Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra. - Rumba Negro, 1929 came at the beginning of the swing era when jazz. As such, the group unlike most band was already transforming into a big band with much more sophisticated organization of musical instruments. Kansas City Orchestra can be described as having a rifing sounds. However, unlike most big band swings, the band still relied on the tuba for the bass. The instrument was adequate for providing low pitched sound in indoor performances. The band also uses the banjo instead of the guitar. Therefore, it still contained aspects of hot jazz. Fletcher Henderson Orchestra - 1930Consisting of more than 15 members, the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra in the 1930s was one of the most popular big bands. One notable aspect of the music was the fewer group improvisation as the membership expanded. The tuba and banjo both were later replaced by string bass and guitar by the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra in the 1930s. Part of