It All Started With Billie Holiday
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It All Started With Billie Holiday
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Author : Gene Chronopoulos
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2010-04
It All Started With Billie Holiday written by Gene Chronopoulos and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
" ... Chronicles the discovery of jazz by a young Greek boy through his adult years. This is his personal odyssey revealing rewarding relationships with noteworthy jazz musicians, singers, and the many characters who inhabited the colorful jazz life"--Page 4 of cover.
Growing Up With Jazz
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Author : W. Royal Stokes
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2005-03-15
Growing Up With Jazz written by W. Royal Stokes and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-15 with Music categories.
A jazz writer for three decades, W. Royal Stokes has a special talent for capturing the initial spark that launches a musician's career. In Growing Up With Jazz , he has interviewed twenty-four instrumentalists and singers who talk candidly about the early influences that started them on the road to jazz and where that road has taken them. Stokes offers a kaleidoscopic look at the jazz scene, featuring musicians from a dazzling array of backgrounds. Ray Gelato recalls the life of a working class youth in London, Patrizia Scascitelli recounts being a child prodigy in Rome who became the first woman of Italian jazz, and Billy Taylor tells about his childhood in Washington, DC, where his grandfather was a Baptist minister and his father a dentist--and everyone in the family seemed well trained in music. Perhaps most exotic is Luluk Purwanto, an Indonesian violinist who as a child listened to gamelan music in the morning and took violin lessons in the afternoon (on an instrument so expensive she didn't dare quit). For some, the flame burned bright at an early age. Jane Monheit sang before she could speak and was set on a musical career by age eight. Lisa Sokolov played classical piano, sang opera and choral music, and was in a jazz band--all by high school. But Carol Sudhalter, though born into a very musical family ("a Bix Beiderbecke family"), was a botany major at Smith, and only became a serious musician after college, quitting a government job to study the flute and saxophone in Italy. From Art Blakey to Claire Daly to Don Byron, here are the compelling stories of two dozen top musicians finding their way in the world of jazz.
Teed Off In The Usa
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Author : Justin Brown
language : en
Publisher: ibooks
Release Date : 2010-06-29
Teed Off In The Usa written by Justin Brown and has been published by ibooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-29 with Sports & Recreation categories.
For fans of A Good Walk Spoiled by John Feinstein and Who's Your Caddy? by Rick Reilly A comedic travel tale of one man’s quest to golf across the United States. “Brown is a terrible golfer, but a great storyteller.” —Steve Williams, Tiger Woods’ caddy The man who went around the UK on a G-String sets off to cross the United States on a golfing odyssey. His goal is to play golf with whoever happens to feature on the front page of the newspaper in each town he visits—those who haven’t been shot or arrested, that is. Along the way he encounters an alligator-hunting New York deli owner, a clown wedding, a blind baseball commentator, a 91-year-old beach queen, a 200-year-old cactus, the runner-up in a New Orleans waiter race, and a Stevie Wonder impersonator—but would any of them play golf? Justin Brown is the author of UK on a G-String, published in both new Zealand and the UK. He is a radio host in New Zealand. Justin Brown is the author of UK on a G-String, published in both new Zealand and the UK. He is a radio host in New Zealand.
Swing Book
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Author : Degen Pener
language : en
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Release Date : 2009-06-27
Swing Book written by Degen Pener and has been published by Hachette+ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-27 with Music categories.
Ten years ago a revival of swing took place, originating in San Francisco, snowballing into today's international resurgence. This book presents the complete history of swing music and dancing, then and now.
Meet The Great Jazz Legends
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Author : Ronald C. McCurdy
language : en
Publisher: Alfred Music
Release Date :
Meet The Great Jazz Legends written by Ronald C. McCurdy and has been published by Alfred Music this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Music categories.
Introduce a new generation of music enthusiasts to 17 legendary jazz artists who have enriched the world with their incredible talents. Dr. McCurdy's illuminating stories about the lives, times and music of these great jazz musicians span the entire twentieth century, from early New Orleans Jazz through the Golden Age of Swing plus the avant-garde and jazz fusion eras. Includes units on Louis Armstrong, James P. Johnson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Clifford Brown, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus and Herbie Hancock. Also available: Classroom Kit and Activity Sheets! The Activity Sheets are perfect for the classroom! 100% reproducible!
Love And All That Jazz
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Author : Laurie Lewis
language : en
Publisher: The Porcupine's Quill
Release Date : 2013
Love And All That Jazz written by Laurie Lewis and has been published by The Porcupine's Quill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A memoir of Canadian publisher Laurie Lewis's life after her marriage in 1952.
The Soul Of It All
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Author : Michael Bolton
language : en
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Release Date : 2025-05-01
The Soul Of It All written by Michael Bolton and has been published by Hachette+ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-05-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
After four decades in the music industry, Michael Bolton has become one the most successful musicians of our time. THE SOUL OF IT ALL is his backstage pass into his life lived thus far-into the venues, busses, limos, and hotel rooms of stardom, and finally into his home and heart. His story will go long and dive deep, not only into his self-proclaimed "vagabond vampire" life, but also into the belly of the beast that is the music industry, with its joys, follies, and torments. From a 14 year old kid performing in dive bars in his hometown of New Haven, CT, to struggling to provide for his wife and kids, to finally breaking through with the Soul Provider album, and going on to sell more than 53 million albums and singles worldwide, Bolton has fought for and earned a life most just dream of. THE SOUL OF IT ALL is his life, chock-full of all the incredible stories, and the star-studded cast you'd expect, including: Luciano Pavarotti, Paula Abdul, Cher, Bob Dylan, Barbara Streisand, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming, Bon Jovi, Wynonna Judd, BB King, Patti LaBelle, Carlos Santana, Nicolette Sheridan, Teri Hatcher and others...
Miles
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Author : Miles Davis
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1990-09-15
Miles written by Miles Davis and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-09-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Miles discusses his life and music from playing trumpet in high school to the new instruments and sounds from the Caribbean.
The Fifth Beatle The Brian Epstein Story Anniversary Edition
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Author : Vivek J. Tiwary
language : en
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Release Date : 2023-11-21
The Fifth Beatle The Brian Epstein Story Anniversary Edition written by Vivek J. Tiwary and has been published by Dark Horse Comics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-21 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
“Heartbreaking, exhilarating and unexpected . . . A complete triumph.”—The Hollywood Reporter “10/10. A masterpiece . . . Brilliant in every aspect.”—IGN’s Best Original Graphic Novel, 2013 The Fifth Beatle brings to life the true story of visionary Beatles manager Brian Epstein—the man who launched the Beatles to worldwide stardom. This 10th Anniversary edition of the critically acclaimed, award-winning international bestseller features a new cover, an accompanying musical soundtrack/playlist curated by writer Vivek J. Tiwary, a new introduction by legendary music manager Kelly Curtis (Pearl Jam), and an expanded sketchbook section. A visionary artist manager, Brian Epstein engineered Beatlemania—guiding the Beatles from basement gigs to unprecedented international stardom while wrestling with personal demons and the trappings of massive ambition and success. An award-winning, uplifting and inspiring human story about chasing your dreams, The Fifth Beatle also reveals an important, unsung chapter in the Beatles' history. Whether you’re discovering the Brian Epstein story for the first time or an old fan revisiting this groundbreaking graphic novel, now a part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives Permanent Collection, a splendid time is guaranteed for all.
Bitter Crop
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Author : Paul Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2025-03-11
Bitter Crop written by Paul Alexander and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A revelatory look at the tumultuous life of a jazz legend and American cultural icon “A book written as only one artist could view another, with insight and sincere compassion.” —Sandra Cisneros, best-selling author of Woman Without Shame In the first biography of Billie Holiday in more than two decades, Paul Alexander—author of heralded lives of Sylvia Plath and J. D. Salinger—gives us an unconventional portrait of arguably America’s most eminent jazz singer. He shrewdly focuses on the last year of her life—with relevant flashbacks to provide context—to evoke and examine the persistent magnificence of Holiday’s artistry when it was supposed to have declined, in the wake of her drug abuse, relationships with violent men, and run-ins with the law. During her lifetime and after her death, Billie Holiday was often depicted as a down-on-her-luck junkie severely lacking in self-esteem. Relying on interviews with people who knew her, and new material unearthed in private collections and institutional archives, Bitter Crop—a reference to the last two words of Strange Fruit, her moving song about lynching—limns Holiday as a powerful, ambitious woman who overcame her flaws to triumph as a vital figure of American popular music.