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Part I: 4) Trials of Manhood
written by Ross Russell, 1909-2000; in Bird Lives!: The High Life and Hard Times of Charlie (Yardbird) Parker (New York: Da Capo Press, 1996), 67-75
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written by Ross Russell, 1909-2000; in Bird Lives!: The High Life and Hard Times of Charlie (Yardbird) Parker (New York: Da Capo Press, 1996), 67-75
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Ross Russell, 1909-2000
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Person Discussed
Lester Young, 1909-1959, Charlie Parker, 1920-1955
Topic / Theme
African American, Performance influences, Performing arts life, Wages and salaries, Embarrassment, Musical technique, Bars and saloons, Contests and competitions, Music education, Improvisation
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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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Youth
written by Gary Giddins, 1948-; in Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker (New York, NY: Beech Tree Books, 1987), 21-50
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written by Gary Giddins, 1948-; in Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker (New York, NY: Beech Tree Books, 1987), 21-50
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Gary Giddins, 1948-
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
Beech Tree Books
Person Discussed
Tom Pendergast, 1873-1945, Rebecca Parker, 1918-, Charlie Parker, 1920-1955
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Social conflict, Family, Childhood, Romantic relationships, Adolescence, Recreational drugs, Marriage, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Music education, Bars and saloons, Improvisation, Saxophone, Alto
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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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Chapter Seven: 1946-1947
written by Stuart Nicholson; in Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Biography (New York, NY: Routledge (Publisher), 2004), 107-124
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written by Stuart Nicholson; in Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Biography (New York, NY: Routledge (Publisher), 2004), 107-124
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Stuart Nicholson
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Routledge (Publisher)
Person Discussed
Ella Fitzgerald, 1917-1996, Leo Watson, 1898-1950, Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Ray Brown, 1926-2002, Milt Gabler, 1911-2001
Topic / Theme
African American, Music origins, Songs, Racism, Personal appearance, Marriage, Popular culture, Wages and salaries, Community service, Orphanages, Sexual intercourse, Audio recordings, Performance influences, Expression in performance, Artistic collaboration, Bars and saloons, Performance practice, Performance criticism, Concerts, Music theory, Recording sessions, Improvisation, Voice
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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
Sections
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Chapter 2: Early Years in New York
written by Garvin Bushell and Mark Tucker, 1954-2000; in Jazz from the Beginning (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1998), 35-50
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written by Garvin Bushell and Mark Tucker, 1954-2000; in Jazz from the Beginning (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1998), 35-50
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Garvin Bushell, Mark Tucker, 1954-2000
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Person Discussed
Garvin Bushell, Mamie Smith, Johnny Dunn
Topic / Theme
African American, City life, Employment, Performing ensembles, Race relations, Musicians, Social classes, Songs, Performance influences, Artistic collaboration, Theater buildings, Bars and saloons, Concerts, Recording sessions, Contests and competitions, Improvisation, Piano, Clarinet, Voice, Trumpet
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The 1970s, Religious and Circus
written by Francis Davis, 1946-; in Like Young: Jazz and Pop, Youth and Middle Age (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2001), 153-168
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written by Francis Davis, 1946-; in Like Young: Jazz and Pop, Youth and Middle Age (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2001), 153-168
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Francis Davis, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Person Discussed
William P. Gottlieb, 1917-2006, Henry Pleasants, 1910-2000, John Coltrane, 1926-1967, Ornette Coleman, 1930-2000, Anthony Braxton, 1945-, Julius Hemphill, 1938-1995, David Murray, 1955-, Hamiet Bluiett, 1940-, Arthur Blythe, 1940-
Topic / Theme
Jazz music, Musicians, Popular culture, Performance practice, Performance criticism, Musicology, Audio recordings, Bars and saloons, Avant-garde, Improvisation, Saxophone
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Everybody from New Orleans Can Do That Thing
written by Max Jones, 1920-1993 and John James Chilton, 1932-; in Louis: The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900-1971 (Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1971), 57-64
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written by Max Jones, 1920-1993 and John James Chilton, 1932-; in Louis: The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900-1971 (Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1971), 57-64
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Max Jones, 1920-1993, John James Chilton, 1932-
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Person Discussed
King Oliver, 1881-1938, Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971
Topic / Theme
Musicians, Jealousy, Audiences, Bars and saloons, Performance practice, Performance influences, Improvisation, Cornett
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9. Myself When I Am Real
written by Brian Priestley, 1946-; in Mingus: A Critical Biography (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1983), 220-241
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written by Brian Priestley, 1946-; in Mingus: A Critical Biography (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1983), 220-241
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Brian Priestley, 1946-
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Person Discussed
Charles Mingus, 1922-1979, Susan Mingus, Cat Anderson, 1916-1981, Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, George Adams, 1940-1992, Dannie Richmond, 1931-1988, Hamiet Bluiett, 1940-, Jack Walrath, 1946-, Jimmy Knepper, 1927-
Topic / Theme
Musicians, Marriage, General medical conditions, Music composition, Performance practice, Concerts, Musical ensembles, Bars and saloons, Record labels, Audio recordings, Music theory, Improvisation, Bass, double
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