88: the Giants of Jazz Piano
Title | 88: the Giants of Jazz Piano PDF eBook |
Author | Robert L. Doerschuk |
Publisher | Hal Leonard Corporation |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2001-12-01 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781617744853 |
(Book). This handsome, insightful hardcover volume delves deep into the music of 88 visionaries who have made an indelible mark on the world of jazz through their mastery of the piano's 88 keys. This engaging collection describes the intriguing personality and performance characteristics of each pianist. Seven major figures are covered in depth: Jelly Roll Morton, Earl Hines, Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Keith Jarrett and Cecil Taylor. Other featured artists include: James P. Johnson, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Nat "King" Cole, Oscar Peterson, Les McCann, Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Billy Taylor, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea and 70 others, in styles ranging from stride to swing, bebop to post-bop, funk to avant garde, and more. Includes 100 photos, and a foreword by Keith Jarrett.
Giants of Jazz
Title | Giants of Jazz PDF eBook |
Author | Studs Terkel |
Publisher | New Press |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1957 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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The true giants of jazz are remembered in these brief biographies of thirteen jazz musicians. Now reissued in the original illustrated edition, the stars portrayed include John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Billie Holliday & Fats Waller.
Giants of Jazz
Title | Giants of Jazz PDF eBook |
Author | Studs Terkel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN |
Brief biographies of thirteen jazz musicians who have made major contributions to the development of this form of music.
Jazz, Giants, and Journeys
Title | Jazz, Giants, and Journeys PDF eBook |
Author | Herman Leonard |
Publisher | Scala Arts Publishers Incorporated |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Art |
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With a camera as his backstage pass, Herman Leonard has photographed the giants of jazz in their golden age, movie stars on set and on their travels to exotic places, the fashion world of Paris in the 1960s, and the inner sanctums of his beloved New Orle
Giants of Jazz
Title | Giants of Jazz PDF eBook |
Author | S. Terkel |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | |
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Giants of Jazz
Title | Giants of Jazz PDF eBook |
Author | Studs Terkel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 215 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Jazz |
ISBN |
Giants of Jazz
Title | Giants of Jazz PDF eBook |
Author | Studs Terkel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 215 |
Release | 1957 |
Genre | Jazz |
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