Profiles in Jazz
Title | Profiles in Jazz PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond Horricks |
Publisher | Transaction Publishers |
Pages | 302 |
Release | 1991-01-01 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781412832083 |
A highly personal collection of jazz portraits--centered around the towering figure of Duke Ellington--with the unabashedly didactic intent of publicizing, promoting, and encouraging listeners at all levels of sophistication to hear jazz anew. And it will. (c) by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Jazz and Death
Title | Jazz and Death PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick J. Spencer, M.D. |
Publisher | Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Pages | 447 |
Release | 2009-10-20 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1628469234 |
When a jazz hero dies, rumors, speculation, gossip, and legend can muddle the real cause of death. In this book, Frederick J. Spencer, M.D., conducts an inquest on how jazz greats lived and died pursuing their art. Forensics, medical histories, death certificates, and biographies divulge the way many musical virtuosos really died. An essential reference source, Jazz and Death strives to correct misinformation and set the story straight. Reviewing the medical records of such jazz icons as Scott Joplin, James Reese Europe, Bennie Moten, Tommy Dorsey, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray, and Ronnie Scott, the book spans decades, styles, and causes of death. Divided into disease categories, it covers such illnesses as ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), which killed Charlie Mingus, and tuberculosis, which caused the deaths of Chick Webb, Charlie Christian, Bubber Miley, Jimmy Blanton, and Fats Navarro. It notes the significance of dental disease in affecting a musician's embouchure and livelihood, as happened with Joe “King” Oliver. A discussion of Art Tatum's visual impairment leads to discoveries in the pathology of what blinded Lennie Tristano. Heavy drinking, even during Prohibition, was the norm in the clubs of New Orleans and Kansas City and in the ballrooms of Chicago and New York. Too often, the musical scene demanded that those who play jazz be “jazzed.” After World War II, as heroin addiction became the hallmark of revolution, talented bebop artists suffered long absences from the bandstand. Many did jail time, and others succumbed to the ravages of “horse.” With Jazz and Death, the causes behind the great jazz funerals may no longer be misconstrued. Its clinical and morbidly entertaining approach creates an invaluable compendium for jazz fans and scholars alike.
Jazz Profiles
Title | Jazz Profiles PDF eBook |
Author | Reginald Carver |
Publisher | |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Jazz |
ISBN |
Profiles trumpeters, saxophonists, trombonists, clarinetists, guitarists, pianists, organists, bassists, drummers, and vocalists. Each of 40 musician profiles includes photograph, biographical sketch, interview, and discography.
Jazz
Title | Jazz PDF eBook |
Author | Eddie S. Meadows |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 782 |
Release | 2013-10-23 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1136776028 |
Jazz: Research and Pedagogy is the third edition of an annotated bibliography to books, recordings, videos, and websites in the field of jazz. Since the publication of the 2nd edition in 1995, the quantity and quality of books on jazz research, performance, and teaching materials have increased. Although the 1995 book was the most comprehensive annotated jazz bibliography published to that date, several books on research, performance, and teaching materials were omitted. In addition, given the proliferation of new books in all jazz areas since 1995, the need for a new, comprehensive, and annotated reference book on jazz is apparent. Multiply indexed, this book will serve as an excellent tool for librarians, researchers, and scholars in sorting through the massive amount of new material that has appeared in the field over the last decade.
Jazz profiles
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45 Profiles in Modern Music
Title | 45 Profiles in Modern Music PDF eBook |
Author | Elmer Richard Churchill |
Publisher | Walch Publishing |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Musicians |
ISBN | 9780825128530 |
Blue Notes
Title | Blue Notes PDF eBook |
Author | Robert P. Vande Kappelle |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 493 |
Release | 2011-04-07 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 161097283X |
Music, like romance, is the language of the soul. Music allows us to express ourselves, and in so doing makes us feel alive. Jazz music, the only art form created by Americans, reminds us that the genius of America is improvisation; a good beat, a contagious rhythm, an emotional ballad, creative improvisation, jazz has it all. Jazz is the story of extraordinary human beings, black and white, male and female, children of privilege and children of despair, who were able to do what most of us only dream of doing: create art on the spot. Their stories are told in Blue Notes. Blue Notes contains profiles of 365 jazz personalities, one for each day of the year. Each vignette tells a story, some heartwarming, others tragic, but all memorable. The daily entries also provide valuable information on jazz styles, jazz history, instruments and instrumentalists, and such related topics as jazz and religion, women in jazz, drug and alcohol abuse, and racism. These topics can be referenced through an extensive set of indexes. The book's appendix includes helpful background information, a concise overview of jazz music, and even a quiz on jazz biography. While Blue Notes is written for jazz fans in general, experts will value its comprehensive nature. So whether you are curious about jazz or simply love and appreciate music, Blue Notes will provide daily moments of discovery and help you recognize what the rest of the world already has, a music so compelling that it can be said to define the human being in the twentieth century.