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Bird Lives!: The High Life and Hard Times of Charlie (Yardbird) Parker
written by Ross Russell, 1909-2000 (New York: Da Capo Press, 1996), 432 page(s)
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written by Ross Russell, 1909-2000 (New York: Da Capo Press, 1996), 432 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Ross Russell, 1909-2000
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Ben Sidran, 1943-
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Person Discussed
Count Basie, 1904-1984, Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Roy Eldridge, 1911-1989, Charlie Parker, 1920-1955
Topic / Theme
African American, Discrimination, Lower-classes, Islam, Blindness, Music, Politics, Cultural identity, Social movements, Racism, Riots, Music composition, Conformity, Recreational drugs, Language and linguistics, Musical meter and rhythm, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Music theory, African American Music, Saxophone, Drum
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The Modern Scene
written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014; in Blues People: The Negro Experience in White America and the Music that Developed from It. (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1963), 187-248
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written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014; in Blues People: The Negro Experience in White America and the Music that Developed from It. (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1963), 187-248
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
William Morrow and Company
Person Discussed
John Coltrane, 1926-1967, Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Count Basie, 1904-1984, Lester Young, 1909-1959, Miles Davis, 1926-1991, Ornette Coleman, 1930-2000, Cecil Percival Taylor, 1929-2018, Coleman Hawkins, 1904-1969, Charlie Parker, 1920-1955, Thelonious Monk, 1917-1982
Topic / Theme
Caucasian American, African American, Cultural identity, Discrimination, Racial integration, Segregation, Nomenclature, Musical ensembles, Fads, Cultural life, Musicians, Performance influences, Performance practice, Music arrangement, Musical technique, Musical meter and rhythm, Bars and saloons, Performance criticism, Music criticism, Improvisation, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean Conflict, 1950...
Caucasian American, African American, Cultural identity, Discrimination, Racial integration, Segregation, Nomenclature, Musical ensembles, Fads, Cultural life, Musicians, Performance influences, Performance practice, Music arrangement, Musical technique, Musical meter and rhythm, Bars and saloons, Performance criticism, Music criticism, Improvisation, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, Beat Generation, 1950's-1960's, Saxophone, Piano, Drum kit, Big band, Bass, double, Trumpet
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Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker
written by Gary Giddins, 1948- (New York, NY: Beech Tree Books, 1987), 128 page(s)
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written by Gary Giddins, 1948- (New York, NY: Beech Tree Books, 1987), 128 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Gary Giddins, 1948-
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
Beech Tree Books
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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The Color of Jazz: Race and Representation in Postwar American Culture
written by Jon Panish (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 160 page(s)
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written by Jon Panish (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 160 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Jon Panish
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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Two: Dark Voices In The Night (1930-50)
written by Nelson George, 1957-; in The Death of Rhythm and Blues (New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1988), 24-66
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written by Nelson George, 1957-; in The Death of Rhythm and Blues (New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1988), 24-66
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Nelson George, 1957-
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Person Discussed
Dave Clark, 1909-1995, Louis Jordan, 1908-1975, Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Willard McMurry, Lillian McMurry, 1921-1999, Don D. Robey, 1903-1975, Bobby Robinson, 1917-, Jesse Stone, 1901-1999, Al Benson, Jack Gibson, Bill Cook, Roy Hamilton, 1929-1969, Nat D. Williams, 1907-1983, B. B. King, 1925-2015, Doctor Daddy-O, 1911-1993
Topic / Theme
African American, Radio programs, Social conflict, Racism, Racial integration, Wages and salaries, Audio recordings, Marketing and advertising, Business affairs, Baseball, Minority-owned businesses, Broadcasts, Deejays, African American Music, Rhythm & Blues
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Blowin' the Blues Away with Jug and B
written by Stan Britt; in Dexter Gordon: A Musical Biography (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1989), 69-79
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written by Stan Britt; in Dexter Gordon: A Musical Biography (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1989), 69-79
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Stan Britt
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Person Discussed
Dexter Gordon, 1923-1990, Billy Eckstine, 1914-1993, Sarah Vaughan, 1924-1990, Earl Hines, 1905-1983, Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Art Blakey, 1919-1990, Johnny Griffin, 1928-2008
Topic / Theme
Musicians, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Musical ensembles, Concerts, Performance criticism, African American Music
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Dizzy Gillespie & Arturo Sandoval: To a Finland Station
composed by Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Dizzy Gillespie & Arturo Sandoval: To a Finland Station (Fantasy, 1992)
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composed by Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Dizzy Gillespie & Arturo Sandoval: To a Finland Station (Fantasy, 1992)
Field of Study
Jazz
Author / Creator
Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Fantasy
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Dizzy Gillespie: Dizzy's Party
composed by Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Dizzy Gillespie: Dizzy's Party (Pablo, 1994)
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composed by Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Dizzy Gillespie: Dizzy's Party (Pablo, 1994)
Field of Study
Jazz
Author / Creator
Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Pablo
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Act Five: Dramatis Felidae
written by Duke Ellington, 1899-1974; in Duke Ellington: Music is My Mistress (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1973), 235-275
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written by Duke Ellington, 1899-1974; in Duke Ellington: Music is My Mistress (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1973), 235-275
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Duke Ellington, 1899-1974
Date Published / Released
1973
Publisher
Doubleday & Company
Person Discussed
Cat Anderson, 1916-1981, Joya Sherrill, 1927-, Kay Davis, 1920-, Marie Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton, 1917-1994, Paul Gonsalves, 1920-1974, Shorty Baker, 1914-1966, Russell Procope, 1908-1981, Betty Roché, 1920-1999, Al Hibbler, 1915-2001, Wini (Winnie) Brown, Louie Bellson, 1924-2009, Jimmy Woode, 1926-2005, Sam Woodyard, 1925-1988, Jimmy Grissom, John Derek Sanders, 1933-2003, Willie Cook, 1923-200...
Cat Anderson, 1916-1981, Joya Sherrill, 1927-, Kay Davis, 1920-, Marie Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton, 1917-1994, Paul Gonsalves, 1920-1974, Shorty Baker, 1914-1966, Russell Procope, 1908-1981, Betty Roché, 1920-1999, Al Hibbler, 1915-2001, Wini (Winnie) Brown, Louie Bellson, 1924-2009, Jimmy Woode, 1926-2005, Sam Woodyard, 1925-1988, Jimmy Grissom, John Derek Sanders, 1933-2003, Willie Cook, 1923-2000, Clark Terry, 1920-2015, Ernie Shepard, Big Joe Turner, 1911-1985, Jimmy Rushing, 1901-1972, Stepin Fetchit, 1902-1985, Jimmy Jones, 1918-1982, Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971, Joe Glaser, Ella Fitzgerald, 1917-1996, Norman Granz, 1918-2001, Frank Sinatra, 1915-1998, Orson Welles, 1915-1985, Jo Jones, 1911-1985, Big Joe Williams, 1903-1982, Charles Mingus, 1922-1979, Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Miles Davis, 1926-1991, John Coltrane, 1926-1967, Frank Holzfeind, Irving Townsend, fl. 1959, George Wein, 1925-, Jimmy Lyons, 1931-1986, Timme Rosenkranz, Tony Bennett, 1926-, Billy Eckstine, 1914-1993, Mahalia Jackson, 1911-1972, Coleman Hawkins, 1904-1969
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Topic / Theme
African American, American, Musicians, Songs, Race relations, Wages and salaries, Musical technique, Expression in performance, Performance practice, Concerts, Artistic collaboration, Bars and saloons, Theater buildings, Music agents, Music festivals, African American Music, Jazz
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