All That Jazz!
Bud, Not Buddy, Performs with
Famous Jazz Musicians
By
Maureen Casey
EDU. 505
Introduction
What happened to
Bud Caldwell?
Let’s visit him ten
years after the
story ends!
Task
When we left Bud it was the summer of 1936 and he had just
been given his very own saxophone by the members of his
grandfather’s band, Herman E. Calloway and the Dusky
Devastators of the Depression. It’s ten years later when we drop
in on Bud, or as he known by his band name Sleepy LaBone, and
he really did learn to play that saxophone. In fact, he has been
traveling all over the country performing with the biggest jazz
artists around. The only thing is, we don’t know who these
people are. We will need to do some research, listen to some
sounds, and inform our classmates as to just who Bud’s been
jammin with…
Task
(cont’d)
You and a partner will find out more information about
these jazz artists of the Big Band Era and present your
findings to the class by completing five activities.
You will:
1. learn about jazz and the Big Band Era.
2. research and write about the life of a famous jazz artist.
3. create a PowerPoint presentation.
4. make a flyer featuring your jazz artist and Bud Caldwell.
5. present your work to the class.
Process
Activity 1
Familiarize yourselves with the sounds and history of jazz
and swing by visiting the following websites:
http://pbskids.org/jazz/
 www.jazzforyoungpeople.org
 http://www.accujazz.com/
 http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/history_of_jazz.htm
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Read and listen for the names of the artists
because…
Activity 2
You will given one of the following artists to research:
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Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Benny Goodman
Billie Holiday
Charlie Parker
Louis Armstrong
Bessie Smith
Fats Waller
Begin your research by visiting these websites:
http://www.42explore.com/jazz2.htm
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/
http://pbskids.org/jazz/nowthen/index.html
Use your outline template to help you with your note taking!
Activity 3
Create your PowerPoint presentation. Be sure to include
the following elements:
 Introduction
 Birth date/birthplace/family/education
 Highlights of musical career
 Later years/legacy/conclusion
 At least one photograph
Activity 4
Create your flyer. For ideas, view posters and flyers from
the 1930s by visiting Google Images:
click here
When making your flyer be sure to include these elements:
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Both names – your artist and Bud Caldwell’s
Where they are appearing
When they are appearing
A creative graphic
15 copies for handouts
Activity 5
It’s show time!
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Present your PowerPoint
Hand out your flyers
while your teacher plays
your some of your artist’s
best-known tunes!
Evaluation
Power Point Presentation
Presentation
was well
organized and
presented.
Team worked
together on all
activities and
made
maximum use
of their
computer
time.
Presentation
was missing
one element.
Team made
efficient use of
computer
time.
Presentation
was Presentation
incomplete,
was incomplete,
missing two
missing three or
elements.
more elements.
Team made
Students did
insufficient use of not work
computer time.
together and
made minimal
use of computer
time.
Evaluation
Flyer
Flyer
included all
elements.
Flyer’s layout was
interesting and
creative.
Flyer
contained all
elements.
Flyer’s layout
demonstrated
sufficient effort.
Flyer
was missing
some elements.
Flyer’s layout
demonstrated
insufficient effort.
Flyer
is incomplete
Flyer’s layout
demonstrated
minimal effort.
Additional Resources
For additional readings on Bud, Not Buddy you can visit these
websites:
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http://www.bookrags.com/Bud%2C_Not_Buddy
 This site contains an insightful and very helpful literary guide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud,_Not_Buddy
 This site offers an overall summary of the book and a biographical sketch of the
author.
http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-curtis-christopher-paul.asp
 Visit this site to read an interview with the author Christopher Paul Curtis
For your additional reading and listening pleasure, visit these jazz
sites:
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www.soundjunction.org
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This is an award-winning site for listening to, exploring, discovering, and creating
music.
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/jazz5.htm
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More info on jazz greats.
Conclusion
Well, now we’ve learned about all the
amazing jazz artists Bud has been performing
with. Momma and his grandfather must be
very proud of him!
What do you think you’ll be doing ten years
from now?