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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... song at the same session as the other minstrel tunes and coupled it with the turn - of - the - century ballad , “ In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree . " With a few alterations , Armstrong could dis- tance himself from " Carry Me Back ...
... song at the same session as the other minstrel tunes and coupled it with the turn - of - the - century ballad , “ In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree . " With a few alterations , Armstrong could dis- tance himself from " Carry Me Back ...
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... song hastened the prevailing codification of the twelve - bar blues form , and its national acceptance , if as nothing more than a stylish musical fad . The song originated in 1909 as part of a campaign for Mem- phis Mayor E. H. Crump ...
... song hastened the prevailing codification of the twelve - bar blues form , and its national acceptance , if as nothing more than a stylish musical fad . The song originated in 1909 as part of a campaign for Mem- phis Mayor E. H. Crump ...
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... song he crafted in 1914 , " St. Louis Blues " ( the most frequently recorded song in America during the quarter century between the two world wars , and one that combines twelve- and sixteen - bar strains , as well as tango and two ...
... song he crafted in 1914 , " St. Louis Blues " ( the most frequently recorded song in America during the quarter century between the two world wars , and one that combines twelve- and sixteen - bar strains , as well as tango and two ...
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... song its memorable “ punch . ” At the time of his death , on September 22 , 1989 , four months after his 101st birthday , both songs were no longer protected by copyright , a rare if not unique instance of a composer forced to witness ...
... song its memorable “ punch . ” At the time of his death , on September 22 , 1989 , four months after his 101st birthday , both songs were no longer protected by copyright , a rare if not unique instance of a composer forced to witness ...
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... song , " Play a Simple Melody , " in which complementary melodies and lyrics were counterpoised -- the audience cheered , " Composer ! Compos- er ! " Berlin , who refused Hollywood's many importunities to film his life , was not yet ...
... song , " Play a Simple Melody , " in which complementary melodies and lyrics were counterpoised -- the audience cheered , " Composer ! Compos- er ! " Berlin , who refused Hollywood's many importunities to film his life , was not yet ...
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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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