Browse Titles - 14 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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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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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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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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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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6: Ragtime
written by Ross Russell, 1909-2000; in Jazz Style in Kansas City and the Southwest (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1971), 59-70
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written by Ross Russell, 1909-2000; in Jazz Style in Kansas City and the Southwest (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1971), 59-70
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Ross Russell, 1909-2000
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
University of California Press
Person Discussed
Scott Joplin, 1868-1917, James Sylvester Scott, 1885-1938, John Philip Sousa, 1854-1932
Topic / Theme
African American, Performance influences, Popular culture, Music origins, Music theory, Audio recordings, Improvisation, Piano
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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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