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Jazz Lives
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Author : Michael Ullman
language : en
Publisher: Perigee Trade
Release Date : 1982
Jazz Lives written by Michael Ullman and has been published by Perigee Trade this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Music categories.
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Author : Michael Ullman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
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Four Jazz Lives
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Author : A.B. Spellman
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2004-01-26
Four Jazz Lives written by A.B. Spellman and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A revival of a classic oral biography of four nearly overlooked jazz giants
Jazz Lives
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Author : Gene Lees
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Jazz Lives written by Gene Lees and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Business & Economics categories.
Jazz musicians from the United States, Canada, Europe, Russia, and Japan, presented with duotone photographs and individual profiles, arranged chronologically, beginning with the oldest practitioners of jazz and continuing to the youngest.
Living The Jazz Life
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Author : W. Royal Stokes
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2002
Living The Jazz Life written by W. Royal Stokes and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In some forty interviews with saxophonists, pianists, singers, composers, and string, brass, and rhythm players, Stokes illuminates the lives of the artists and the sheer pleasure of the sounds they create. Stokes paints a vivid portrait of jazz musicians ... that range across the globe. Introductions to vaudeville stars, blues musicians, and women instrumentalists. Covers a broad spectrum, including conversations with legendary veterans, like Jackie McLean and Louie Bellson, to such rising stars as Diana Krall, Cyrus Chestnut, Ingrid Jensen, and violinist Regina Carter.-Derived from book cover.
Jazz Lives
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Author : Reeves, Alexander
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 1992-09-01
Jazz Lives written by Reeves, Alexander and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-09-01 with Music categories.
Offers brief profiles of Dave Brubeck, Benny Carter, Herb Ellis, Maynard Ferguson, Milt Jackson, Marian McPartland, Carmen McRae, Oscar Peterson, Max Roach, Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, and Cedar Walton
The Jazz Life
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Author : Nat Hentoff
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date : 1978-08-22
The Jazz Life written by Nat Hentoff and has been published by Da Capo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-08-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The last few years have witnessed an enormous resurgence in the popularity of jazz, after some lean times in the sixties when many potential jazz fans turned to rock. Now the pendulum is on the backswing, and vintage and modern jazz as well as "jazz rock" are attracting huge new audiences. One factor involved in the comeback of jazz among blacks and whites alike is the rise of black consciousness, with its search for roots in the American experience. Nat Hentoff's The Jazz Life explores the social, economic, and psychological elements that make up the context of modern jazz. Among the jazz greats whose lives and work are discussed are Count Basie, Charles Mingus, John Lewis, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, and Ornette Coleman. Written with intelligence, passion, and wit, this jazz classic is of immense importance to anyone wanting a better understanding of the jazz—or indeed our American life.
Journeys To The Bandstand
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Author : Chris Wong
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2024-01-11
Journeys To The Bandstand written by Chris Wong and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-11 with Music categories.
What I didn’t know [when starting to research and write this book]: I would become full-on, hopelessly obsessed with finding out every arcane detail about the artists gathered in these pages, whether they are living or long gone. Those myriad facts are puzzle pieces that—even though some pieces are missing—form portraits of extraordinary people with a hunger for jazz and other creative artforms, a determination to overcome struggles, and a deep joy for creating profound expression. —Chris Wong, from the Preface and Introduction to Journeys to the Bandstand. Journeys to the Bandstand: Thirty Jazz Lives in Vancouver chronicles the creative lives and musical journeys of thirty extraordinary artists who have helped shape the jazz scene in the west coast Canadian city, and further afield. Each chapter focuses on one remarkable artist, or a small group of impacful musicians, mostly based in Vancouver (Al Neil, Dave Quarin, Brad Turner, Cory Weeds, Jodi Proznick, Natasha D’Agostino, and others). The book also highlights some American musicians (Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, Dr. Lonnie Smith, George Coleman, and others) who have made an indelible impression on the city’s jazz community. Weaving a first-person perspective—through the author’s experiences hearing the musicians perform and documenting oral history from in-depth interviews—with extensive written and audio-visual history gathered from articles, letters, recordings, films, and more, Journeys to the Bandstand is a compelling collection of long-form portraits. The unique life stories of each subject include challenges—addictions, anxiety and self-doubt, racism, abuse, and other hard realities—and triumphs when they succeeded in making expressive and memorable music. Each individual path forms a complex and fascinating passage—the journey to the bandstand.
From Birdland To Broadway
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Author : Bill Crow
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1993-09-09
From Birdland To Broadway written by Bill Crow 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 1993-09-09 with Music categories.
In the 1950s, New York City's Birdland was the center of the world of modern jazz--and a revelation to Bill Crow, a wet-behind-the-ears twenty-two-year-old from Washington State. Located on Broadway between 52nd and 53rd streets, the club named for the incomparable Charlie "Bird" Parker boasted lifesize photo murals of modern jazzmen like Dizzy Gillespie, Lennie Tristano, and, of course, Bird himself, looming large against jet black walls. Exotic live birds perched in cages behind the bar. The midget master of ceremonies, 3'9" Pee Wee Marquette, dressed in a zoot suit and loud tie, smoked huge cigars and screeched mispronounced introductions into the microphone. And the jazz-struck young Crow would park in the bleachers till 4 am, blissfully enveloped by the heady music of Bird, Bud Powell, Max Roach, and a host of other jazz giants. From Birdland to Broadway is an enthralling insider's account of four decades of a life in jazz. Bill Crow, journeyman bass player, superb storyteller, and author of the successful Jazz Anecdotes, here narrates many moving and delightful tales of the pioneers of modern jazz he played with and was befriended by. We find Dizzy Gillespie, with whom Crow, because of prior commitments, regretfully declined steady work, dancing at the Royal Roost, Stan Getz sadly teetering on the brink of losing himself to drugs, and Harry Belafonte (known then as "the Cinderella Gentleman") running a lunch counter in New York's Sheridan Square between music dates. And we also witness many of the highlights of Crow's career, such as in 1955 when the Marian McPartland Trio (with Crow on bass) was named "Small Group of the Year" by Metronome; Crow playing with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet at venues like Storyville in Boston and Harlem's Apollo Theater (where they appeared with Dinah Washington); and the tour of the Soviet Union with Benny Goodman, a journey that might have been a high point of Crow's travels abroad but was marred by Goodman's legendary mistreatment of his band. Moving beyond jazz clubs to the Broadway concert pit and a variety of studio gigs in the '60s, Crow encounters actors such as Yul Brynner and pop-rock acts like Simon and Garfunkel. From the great to the near-great, from Billie Holiday to Judy Holliday, Bill Crow's wealth of personal anecdotes takes the reader from Birdland, to the Half Note, to the Playboy Club, to the footlights of Broadway. This revealing book is a marvelous portrait of the jazz world, told by someone who's been there.
Off The Books
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Author : Peter Leitch
language : en
Publisher: Vehicule Press
Release Date : 2013
Off The Books written by Peter Leitch and has been published by Vehicule Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Many jazz lives are marginal, as jazz guitarist Peter Leitch attests in his honest memoir. [This is] the story of a life lived in search of excellence in music and art, but also a life lived battling depression, alienation, and narcotics addiction. [This book] refers to life outside of conventional 9 to 5 society and Leitch vividly relates what it was like trying to make a living playing in jazz clubs, nightclubs, and studios. He tells of growing up in an English-speaking family in Montreal's working class and predominantly French-speaking East End refinery district, discovering jazz on CBC radio and learning to play it outside of the academy. His first gigs were in Montreal druing the 1960s, moving to Toronto in the late 1970s, and then to New York in 1982, which comprises the largest section of the book, chronicling the inner workings of the jazz "business"."--Page 4 of cover.
