4. The style
• Glamorous and sophisticated
• Geometric and angular shapes
• Chrome, glass, shiny fabrics, mirrors and mirror
tiles
• Stylised images of aeroplanes, cars, cruise liners
and skyscrapers
• Nature motifs
• Exotic touches from the Orient, Africa and Egypt
5.
6. • The period from the end of the First World War until
the start of the Depression in 1929 is known as the
"Jazz Age".
• George Gershwin wrote Rhapsody in Blue and An
American in Paris.
• Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti were the first musicians to
incorporate the guitar and violin into jazz.
7. Some music from the 1920s
• Black Bottom by Johnny Hamp & His Kentucky
Serenaders
• Puttin' On the Ritz by Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles
Biltmore Hotel Orchestra
• Little By Little by Victor Orchestra
• Sentimental Me by The Knickerbockers / Ben Selvin &
His Orchestra
• Some of These Days by Ted Lewis & His Band