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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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Chapter IX: Dances of the American Negroes
written by Henry Edward Krehbiel, 1854-1923; in Afro American Folksongs (New York, NY: Frederick Ungar Publishing Company, 1962), 121-135
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written by Henry Edward Krehbiel, 1854-1923; in Afro American Folksongs (New York, NY: Frederick Ungar Publishing Company, 1962), 121-135
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Henry Edward Krehbiel, 1854-1923
Date Published / Released
1962
Publisher
Frederick Ungar Publishing Company
Topic / Theme
African, Dahomey, Creole, Dance and dancing, Musical meter and rhythm, Music theory, Traditional
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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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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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Deep River: Reflections on the Religious Insight of Certain of the Negro Spirituals
written by Howard Thurman, 1899-1981 (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1955), 95 page(s)
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written by Howard Thurman, 1899-1981 (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1955), 95 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Howard Thurman, 1899-1981
Date Published / Released
1955
Publisher
Harper and Brothers
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas
written by Beatrice Landeck (New York, NY: David McKay Company, 1961), 184 page(s)
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written by Beatrice Landeck (New York, NY: David McKay Company, 1961), 184 page(s)
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 Music, Folk Music
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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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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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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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A Common Language
written by Doug Ramsey; in Jazz Matters: Reflections on the Music and Some of Its Maker (Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 1989), 28-29
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written by Doug Ramsey; in Jazz Matters: Reflections on the Music and Some of Its Maker (Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 1989), 28-29
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
Musicians, Music education, Music theory, Improvisation
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