Browse Titles - 10 results
Improvising the Text: Euro America and African American Approaches to Jazz Narrative
written by Jon Panish; in The Color of Jazz: Race and Representation in Postwar American Culture (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 139-161
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written by Jon Panish; in The Color of Jazz: Race and Representation in Postwar American Culture (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 139-161
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Jon Panish
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Person Discussed
Jack Kerouac, 1922-1969, Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014, John Clellon Holmes, 1926-1988, Charlie Parker, 1920-1955
Topic / Theme
Caucasian American, African American, Writers, Literary criticism, Fiction, Performance criticism, Racial identity, Musicians, Fictional characters, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Music arrangement, Performance influences, Improvisation, Beat Generation, 1950's-1960's
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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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Herbie Hancock
written by Len Lyons, fl. 1983; in The Great Jazz Pianists: Speaking of Their Lives and Music (New York, NY: Quill, 1983), 266-279
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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), 266-279
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Len Lyons, fl. 1983
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Quill
Person Discussed
Herbie Hancock, 1940-, Miles Davis, 1926-1991
Topic / Theme
Musicians, Songs, Music careers, Religious beliefs, Music composition, Music education, Audio recordings, Performance practice, Improvisation, Piano, Piano, electric
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The Popular Song
written by Grover Sales, 1920-2004; in Jazz: America's Classical Music (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1984), 32-34
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written by Grover Sales, 1920-2004; in Jazz: America's Classical Music (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1984), 32-34
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Grover Sales, 1920-2004
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
Prentice-Hall
Person Discussed
Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750, Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809, Jimmy McHugh, 1893-1969, James Moody, 1925-2010, Billie Holiday, 1915-1959, Teddy Wilson, 1912-1986
Topic / Theme
Music composition, Music theory, Improvisation, Pop
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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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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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Like Young: Jazz and Pop, Youth and Middle Age
written by Francis Davis, 1946- (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2001), 348 page(s)
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written by Francis Davis, 1946- (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2001), 348 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Francis Davis, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
Sections
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Louis on Record
written by John James Chilton, 1932-; in Louis: The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900-1971 (Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1971), 219-245
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written by John James Chilton, 1932-; in Louis: The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900-1971 (Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1971), 219-245
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
John James Chilton, 1932-
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Person Discussed
Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971
Topic / Theme
Musicians, Songs, Music arrangement, Orchestration (Music), Music industry, Audio recordings, Expression in performance, Performance influences, Artistic collaboration, Recording sessions, Musical technique, Improvisation, Jazz orchestra, Big band, Band, Trumpet, Voice
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Riding on a Blue Note: Jazz and American Pop
written by Gary Giddins, 1948- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1981), 313 page(s)
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written by Gary Giddins, 1948- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1981), 313 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Gary Giddins, 1948-
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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