With that in mind, here are the five most powerful navies in the world. First place on the list is no surprise: the United States Navy. The U.S. Navy has the most ships by far of any navy worldwide. It also has the greatest diversity of missions and the largest area of responsibility.
President Obama Celebrates Jazz at the White House. More ways to share... President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are celebrating International Jazz Day a day early with a concert at the White House. Borrowing a line from trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie, who ran for president in 1964, Obama says he intends to turn the White House into the Blues House with Friday night's concert. Obama says he first obtained an appreciation of jazz when a father he barely knew came to visit him for about a month in Honolulu.
Armstrongâs arrival in the summer of 1922 was the final touch in the bandâs evolution. The band was known for spectacular dual breaks which Oliver created with his young protÃ©gÃ©. Many observers and listeners regarded the Creole Jazz Band as the finest jazz band of its day. It was the first black jazz band to record extensively. Oliver had a hand in the composition of most of the recorded material. He shared credit for Snake Rag and New Orleans Stomp with clarinetist Alphonse Picou; Dipper Mouth Blues and Canal Street Blues with Louis Armstrong; and Working Manâs Blues with Lil Hardin, in addition to his own tunes, Chimes Blues and Just Gone.