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Africa and the Blues
written by Gerhard Kubik, 1934- (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1999), 240 page(s)
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written by Gerhard Kubik, 1934- (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1999), 240 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Gerhard Kubik, 1934-
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Blues
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Genre:
Negro Spiritual, Kwela, Bebop, Hard-Bop
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Black Music
written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1968), 225 page(s)
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written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1968), 225 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014
Date Published / Released
1968
Publisher
William Morrow and Company
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Black Talk
written by Ben Sidran, 1943- (New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1971), 201 page(s)
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written by Ben Sidran, 1943- (New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1971), 201 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Ben Sidran, 1943-
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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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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Jazz, Bebop, Swing, Hard-Bop, Cool Jazz, Avant-Garde, Blues, Poetry
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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
Sections
Genre:
Bebop
Genre:
Bebop, Swing, 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
Genre
Blues, Swing, Bebop, Rhythm & Blues
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A Survey of the Jazz Pianists and Their Tradition
written by Len Lyons, fl. 1983; in The Great Jazz Pianists: Speaking of Their Lives and Music (New York, NY: Quill, 1983), 16-52
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written by Len Lyons, fl. 1983; in The Great Jazz Pianists: Speaking of Their Lives and Music (New York, NY: Quill, 1983), 16-52
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Len Lyons, fl. 1983
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Quill
Person Discussed
Scott Joplin, 1868-1917, Eubie Blake, 1887-1983, Luckey Roberts, 1895-1968, Willie Smith, 1897-1973, James P. Johnson, 1894-1955, Fats Waller, 1904-1943, Earl Hines, 1905-1983, Count Basie, 1904-1984, Duke Ellington, 1899-1974, Teddy Wilson, 1912-1986, Nat King Cole, 1917-1965, Earl "Bud" Powell, 1924-1966, Dave Brubeck, 1920-2012, Erroll Garner, 1921-1977, Lennie Tristano, 1919-1978, George Russe...
Scott Joplin, 1868-1917, Eubie Blake, 1887-1983, Luckey Roberts, 1895-1968, Willie Smith, 1897-1973, James P. Johnson, 1894-1955, Fats Waller, 1904-1943, Earl Hines, 1905-1983, Count Basie, 1904-1984, Duke Ellington, 1899-1974, Teddy Wilson, 1912-1986, Nat King Cole, 1917-1965, Earl "Bud" Powell, 1924-1966, Dave Brubeck, 1920-2012, Erroll Garner, 1921-1977, Lennie Tristano, 1919-1978, George Russell, 1923-2009, Paul Bley, 1932-2016, Alice Coltrane, 1927-2007, Ornette Coleman, 1930-2000, Sun Ra, 1914-1993, Bill Evans, 1929-1980, Mary Lou Williams, 1910-1981, Jelly Roll Morton, 1890-1941, Charlie Parker, 1920-1955, Art Tatum, 1909-1956, Thelonious Monk, 1917-1982
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Topic / Theme
Musicians, Jazz music, Composers, Music origins, Performance practice, Musical meter and rhythm, Expression in performance, Tempo (Music), Improvisation, Piano, Piano, electric
Genre
Jazz, Ragtime, Stride Piano, Boogie-Woogie, Modern Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, Hard-Bop
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Jazz: America's Classical Music
written by Grover Sales, 1920-2004 (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1984), 246 page(s)
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written by Grover Sales, 1920-2004 (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1984), 246 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Front/back matter
Author / Creator
Grover Sales, 1920-2004
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
Prentice-Hall
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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Jazz and its Discontents: A Francis Davis Reader
written by Francis Davis, 1946- (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2004), 336 page(s)
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written by Francis Davis, 1946- (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2004), 336 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Francis Davis, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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Jazz Matters: Reflections on the Music and Some of Its Maker
written by Doug Ramsey (Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 1989), 338 page(s)
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written by Doug Ramsey (Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 1989), 338 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Doug Ramsey
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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