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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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Epilogue: The Mirrored Self
written by Duke Ellington, 1899-1974; in Duke Ellington: Music is My Mistress (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1973), 470-491
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written by Duke Ellington, 1899-1974; in Duke Ellington: Music is My Mistress (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1973), 470-491
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Duke Ellington, 1899-1974
Date Published / Released
1973
Publisher
Doubleday & Company
Person Discussed
Duke Ellington, 1899-1974
Topic / Theme
African American, American, Music criticism, Colleges and universities, Foods, Composers, Music composition, Performance influences, Music education, Expression in performance, Improvisation
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Chapter Sixteen: 1978-1993
written by Stuart Nicholson; in Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Biography (New York, NY: Routledge (Publisher), 2004), 259-279
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written by Stuart Nicholson; in Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Biography (New York, NY: Routledge (Publisher), 2004), 259-279
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, Tommy Flanagan, 1930-2001, Norman Granz, 1918-2001, Count Basie, 1904-1984, Jimmy Rowles, 1918-1996, Billie Holiday, 1915-1959
Topic / Theme
Heart diseases, Aging, Songs, Character traits, Music criticism, Musicians, Retirement, Diabetes, Hospital buildings, Amputations, Popular culture, Loneliness, Awards, Blindness, Hospices, Death, Audio recordings, Performance practice, Artistic collaboration, Performance criticism, Publishing, Concerts, Music festivals, Recording sessions, Improvisation, Voice
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The Great Jazz Pianists: Speaking of Their Lives and Music
written by Len Lyons, fl. 1983 (New York, NY: Quill, 1983), 321 page(s)
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written by Len Lyons, fl. 1983 (New York, NY: Quill, 1983), 321 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Len Lyons, fl. 1983
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Quill
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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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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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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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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Jane Ira Bloom
written by Janis Stockhouse, fl. 2004 and Wayne Enstice, fl. 1965; in Jazzwomen: Conversations with Twenty-one Musicians (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2004), 1-15
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written by Janis Stockhouse, fl. 2004 and Wayne Enstice, fl. 1965; in Jazzwomen: Conversations with Twenty-one Musicians (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2004), 1-15
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Janis Stockhouse, fl. 2004, Wayne Enstice, fl. 1965
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Person Discussed
Jane Ira Bloom, 1955-, Joe Viola, 1920-2001
Topic / Theme
Music careers, Space, Musicians, Gender discrimination, Music composition, Expression in performance, Teachers, Music education, Performance influences, Record labels, Audio recordings, Performance practice, Music festivals, Music theory, Improvisation, Electronic, Saxophone, Soprano, Trumpet
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written by Bill Cole (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2001), 272 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Bill Cole
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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