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The Black Composer Speaks
written by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003; edited by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003 (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1978), 506 page(s)
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written by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003; edited by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003 (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1978), 506 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt, Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003
Author / Creator
David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt, Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003
Date Published / Released
1978
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
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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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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Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Biography
written by Stuart Nicholson (New York, NY: Routledge (Publisher), 2004), 370 page(s)
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written by Stuart Nicholson (New York, NY: Routledge (Publisher), 2004), 370 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Stuart Nicholson
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Routledge (Publisher)
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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His Musical Biography
written by Barry Tepperman and Vladimir Simosko, 1943-; in Eric Dolphy: A Musical Biography and Discography (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1996), 41-110
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written by Barry Tepperman and Vladimir Simosko, 1943-; in Eric Dolphy: A Musical Biography and Discography (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1996), 41-110
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Barry Tepperman, Vladimir Simosko, 1943-
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Person Discussed
Eric Dolphy, Jr., 1928-1964, Gerald Wilson, 1918-2014, John Coltrane, 1926-1967, Ornette Coleman, 1930-2000, Charles Mingus, 1922-1979, Freddie Hubbard, 1938-, Johnny Coles, 1926-1997, Gunther Schuller, 1925-2015
Topic / Theme
African American, Childhood, Musical ensembles, Humanitarian values, Songs, Musicians, Music education, Performance practice, Orchestration (Music), Performance influences, Audio recordings, Concerts, Performance criticism, Musical technique, Artistic collaboration, Recording sessions, Record labels, Improvisation, Saxophone, Alto, Flute
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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-WorkMoore, Dorothy Rudd
written by Helen Walker-Hill; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 7 page(s)
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written by Helen Walker-Hill; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 7 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Author / Creator
Helen Walker-Hill
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Person Discussed
Dorothy Rudd Moore, 1940-
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Music composition, Music theory, Performance criticism, Expression in performance, African American Music
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Moore, Dorothy Rudd
written by Helen Walker-Hill; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr; in International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-Work (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 240-246
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written by Helen Walker-Hill; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr; in International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-Work (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 240-246
Field of Study
American Music
Contributor
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Author / Creator
Helen Walker-Hill
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Person Discussed
Dorothy Rudd Moore, 1940-
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Music composition, Music theory, Performance criticism, Expression in performance, African American Music
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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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"Zorn" for "Anger"
written by Francis Davis, 1946-; in Jazz and its Discontents: A Francis Davis Reader (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2004), 161-167
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written by Francis Davis, 1946-; in Jazz and its Discontents: A Francis Davis Reader (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2004), 161-167
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Francis Davis, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Person Discussed
John Zorn, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Musicians, Adolescence, Audio recordings, Performance practice, Performance criticism, Performance influences, Improvisation, Saxophone
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Chapter 6: "My Teacher Is the Human Heart": The Human Music of Milford Graves
written by Paul Austerlitz and Milford Graves, 1941-; in Jazz Consciousness: Music, Race, and Humanity (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University, 2005), 189-215
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written by Paul Austerlitz and Milford Graves, 1941-; in Jazz Consciousness: Music, Race, and Humanity (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University, 2005), 189-215
Field of Study
American Music
Author / Creator
Paul Austerlitz, Milford Graves, 1941-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Wesleyan University
Person Discussed
Milford Graves, 1941-
Topic / Theme
Racism, Film and films, Cultural identity, Alternative medicine, Philosophy, Music education, Performance criticism, Musical meter and rhythm, Improvisation
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