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Classic Blues
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), 93-106
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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), 93-106
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
Bessie Smith, 1894-1937, Ma Rainey, 1886-1939
Topic / Theme
African American, Caucasian American, Singers, Characterization, Performing ensembles, Segregation, Christianity, Women, Music careers, Performance influences, Minstrel shows, Music criticism, Lyrics, Performance practice, Accompaniment, African American Music, Blues, Voice, Piano, Band
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Minstrel Songs
written by Beatrice Landeck; in Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas (New York, NY: David McKay Company, 1961), 175-182
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written by Beatrice Landeck; in Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas (New York, NY: David McKay Company, 1961), 175-182
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Beatrice Landeck
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
David McKay Company
Topic / Theme
African American, Performance practice, Performance influences, African American Music, Folk Music, Banjo, Percussion, various, Voice
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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
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Francis Davis, 1946-
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Hyperion
Person Discussed
Mamie Smith, W. C. Handy, 1873-1958, Marion Harrison, Greil Marcus, 1945-, Bert Williams, 1874-1922, Perry Bradford, 1893-1970
Topic / Theme
African American, Caucasian American, Musicians, Songs, Composers, Music criticism, Music arrangement, Music industry, Audio recordings, Performance practice, Performance influences, African American Music, Blues
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Pentecostalism And Black Secular Music
written by Teresa L. Reed, fl. 2004; in The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music (University of Kentucky Press), 23-46
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written by Teresa L. Reed, fl. 2004; in The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music (University of Kentucky Press), 23-46
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Teresa L. Reed, fl. 2004
Publisher
University of Kentucky Press
Person Discussed
Charles F. Parham, 1873-1929, William Joseph Seymour, 1870-1922, Charles Harrison Mason, 1866-1961, Louis Jordan, 1908-1975, Tina Turner, 1939-
Topic / Theme
African American, Worship, Religious revivals, Churches, Church services, Religious practices, Music history, Spiritual possession, Pentecostalism, Musicology, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Pop, Voice
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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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6: Ragtime
written by Ross Russell, 1909-2000; in Jazz Style in Kansas City and the Southwest (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1971), 59-70
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written by Ross Russell, 1909-2000; in Jazz Style in Kansas City and the Southwest (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1971), 59-70
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Ross Russell, 1909-2000
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
University of California Press
Person Discussed
Scott Joplin, 1868-1917, James Sylvester Scott, 1885-1938, John Philip Sousa, 1854-1932
Topic / Theme
African American, Performance influences, Popular culture, Music origins, Music theory, Audio recordings, Improvisation, Piano
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Jelly Roll, Bix and Hoagy: Gennett Studios and the Birth of Recorded Jazz
written by Rick Kennedy (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1994), 233 page(s)
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written by Rick Kennedy (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1994), 233 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Rick Kennedy
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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Epilogue
written by William M. Gaines, 1922-1992 and Howard Reich, fl. 2003; in Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton (Da Capo Press, 2003), 251-256
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written by William M. Gaines, 1922-1992 and Howard Reich, fl. 2003; in Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton (Da Capo Press, 2003), 251-256
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
William M. Gaines, 1922-1992, Howard Reich, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Person Discussed
William "Bill" Russell, 1905-1992, Jelly Roll Morton, 1890-1941
Topic / Theme
African American, Composers, Jazz music, Music composition, African American Music, Blues
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King Joe Oliver
written by Brian A. L. Rust, 1922- and Walter Carl Allen, 1920- (Fjaltring, Central Jutland: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1958), 224 page(s)
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written by Brian A. L. Rust, 1922- and Walter Carl Allen, 1920- (Fjaltring, Central Jutland: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1958), 224 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Brian A. L. Rust, 1922-, Walter Carl Allen, 1920-
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Sidgwick & Jackson
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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