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Jazz Makers: Vanguards of Sound (Oxford Profiles)

By Alyn Shipton

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
9780195126891, 9781423774419, 0195126890
LCC
ML394 .S46 2002
Open Library ID
OL23272228M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
27 MB (28357735 bytes)
Pages
272\270
Topic
Education
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Jazz Makers gathers together short biographies of more than 50 of jazz's greatest stars, from its early beginnings to the present. The stories of these innovative instrumentalists, bandleaders, and composers reveal the fascinating history of jazz in six parts: * The Pioneers, including Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, and Bessie Smith * Swing Bands and Soloists, with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday * The Piano Giants, featuring Fats Waller, Art Tatum, and Mary Lou Williams * Birth of Bebop, including Dizzy Gillepsie, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis * Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, and Fusion, with John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and Stan Getz * A Century of Jazz, featuring Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, and other contemporary greats.

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