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Beschreibung
Few musical genres inspire the passionate devotion of jazz. Its mystique goes far beyond the melodies and rhythms, with its key players and singers discussed by aficionados with a respect that borders on reverence. Some books on jazz offer little more than theory or dry facts, thereby relinquishing the 'essence' of the music. This book is different. One of the most influential and internationally known writers on the subject describes, through vivid personal contacts, reminiscences and zesty anecdotes, his life in jazz as a player, broadcaster and observer. Alyn Shipton recalls friendships with legendary musicians, while revealing fresh discoveries about such luminaries as Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Abbey Lincoln and Geri Allen. On Jazz powerfully evokes the atmosphere of clubs and dancehalls, and takes us behind the scenes and up onto the stage, so that this electrifying world is unforgettably spotlighted as never before.
Few musical genres inspire the passionate devotion of jazz. Its mystique goes far beyond the melodies and rhythms, with its key players and singers discussed by aficionados with a respect that borders on reverence. Some books on jazz offer little more than theory or dry facts, thereby relinquishing the 'essence' of the music. This book is different. One of the most influential and internationally known writers on the subject describes, through vivid personal contacts, reminiscences and zesty anecdotes, his life in jazz as a player, broadcaster and observer. Alyn Shipton recalls friendships with legendary musicians, while revealing fresh discoveries about such luminaries as Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Abbey Lincoln and Geri Allen. On Jazz powerfully evokes the atmosphere of clubs and dancehalls, and takes us behind the scenes and up onto the stage, so that this electrifying world is unforgettably spotlighted as never before.
Über den Autor
Alyn is the author of award-winning music histories and biographies, broadcaster on jazz and classical music, jazz double bassist, bandleader as well as Jazz Research Fellow and Lecturer in Jazz History at the Royal Academy of Music.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Getting started; 2. New Orleans 1976; 3. Before Katrina; 4. Women of new Orleans; 5. Finding fats; 6. Swing era legends; 7. Louis Armstrong; 8. Count Basie; 9. Duke Ellington; 10. Dizzy and bird; 11. The modern jazz quartet; 12. The 'Swing Drummer'; 13. Jackie McLean and Sonny Rollins; 14. Oscar Peterson and his trios; 15. The dawn of fusion; 16. A taste of freedom; 17. Looking back and looking forward; Bibliography; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Kunstgeschichte
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781108834230
ISBN-10: 110883423X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Shipton, Alyn
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 235 x 157 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Alyn Shipton
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.05.2022
Gewicht: 0,681 kg
Artikel-ID: 120525031

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