Visions of Jazz: The First CenturyOxford University Press, 1998 M10 22 - 704 páginas Poised to become a classic of jazz literature, Visions of Jazz: The First Century offers seventy-nine chapters illuminating the lives of virtually all the major figures in jazz history. From Louis Armstrong's renegade-style trumpet playing to Sarah Vaughan's operatic crooning, and from the swinging elegance of Duke Ellington to the pioneering experiments of Ornette Coleman, jazz critic Gary Giddins continually astonishes the reader with his unparalleled insight. Writing with the grace and wit that have endeared his prose to Village Voice readers for decades, Giddins also widens the scope of jazz to include such crucial American musicians as Irving Berlin, Rosemary Clooney, and Frank Sinatra, all primarily pop performers who are often dismissed by fans and critics as mere derivatives of the true jazz idiom. And he devotes an entire quarter of this landmark volume to young, still-active jazz artists, boldly expanding the horizons of jazz--and charting and exploring the music's influences as no other book has done. |
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... Oliver , let alone an Armstrong . His best phrases on " Dippermouth Blues " come directly from Oliver's own solo , glued by a pet lick Johnson can't seem to shake . But the tempo is vital and the direction is sure and forthright ...
... Oliver , let alone an Armstrong . His best phrases on " Dippermouth Blues " come directly from Oliver's own solo , glued by a pet lick Johnson can't seem to shake . But the tempo is vital and the direction is sure and forthright ...
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... Oliver is probably besides the point . By 1960 , antiquarianism had its own dominion , and Lewis , who had never been remotely connected to the jazz mainstream , was as exotic as any other representative of a folk culture not long for ...
... Oliver is probably besides the point . By 1960 , antiquarianism had its own dominion , and Lewis , who had never been remotely connected to the jazz mainstream , was as exotic as any other representative of a folk culture not long for ...
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... Oliver , and Louis Armstrong and a once admirable music was reduced to the precincts of tourism , complete with moniker ( Dix- ieland ) , costume ( straw boater and garter belt ) , and snacks ( peanuts and beer ) . By the time Morton ...
... Oliver , and Louis Armstrong and a once admirable music was reduced to the precincts of tourism , complete with moniker ( Dix- ieland ) , costume ( straw boater and garter belt ) , and snacks ( peanuts and beer ) . By the time Morton ...
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... Oliver and Armstrong had to improvised jazz . In " Smoke House Blues , " he fills what should have been a piano break with the lament , " Oh , Mr. Jelly ! " as though notes could never fully express his feelings . Yet for all its bite ...
... Oliver and Armstrong had to improvised jazz . In " Smoke House Blues , " he fills what should have been a piano break with the lament , " Oh , Mr. Jelly ! " as though notes could never fully express his feelings . Yet for all its bite ...
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Contenido
3 | |
11 | |
67 | |
A POPULAR MUSIC | 151 |
A MODERN MUSIC | 231 |
A MAINSTREAM MUSIC | 337 |
AN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC | 437 |
A STRUGGLING MUSIC | 527 |
A TRADITIONAL MUSIC | 585 |
Acknowledgments | 655 |
Index of Names | 657 |
Index of Songs and Selected Albums | 671 |
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