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Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Sonny Rollins has long been considered an enigma. Known as the "Saxophone Colossus," he is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz improvisers of all time, winning Grammys, the Austrian Cross of Honor, Sweden's Polar Music Prize and a National Medal of Arts. A bridge from bebop to the avant-garde, he is a lasting link to the golden age of jazz, pictured in the iconic "Great Day in Harlem" portrait. His seven-decade career has been well documented,...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Seventh of 10 episodes tracing the history of Jazz from its roots in the African-American community of New Orleans, this video is set in the early 1940's. When America enters World War II in 1941, jazz music goes to war too, and swing becomes a symbol of democracy. Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw take their music to the men and women of the armed forces overseas.
Publisher
The Mary Lou Williams Project
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
She was ahead of her time, a genius. During an era when Jazz was the nation's popular music, Mary Lou Williams was one of its greatest innovators. As both a pianist and composer, she was a font of daring and creativity who helped shape the sound of 20th century America. And like the dynamic, turbulent nation in which she lived, Williams seemed to redefine herself with every passing decade. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking...
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
One of 10 episodes tracing the history of Jazz from its roots in the African-American community of New Orleans to its heights and continuing presence, this video features Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Chick Webb, and other artists.
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
One of 10 episodes tracing the history of Jazz from its roots in the African-American community of New Orleans to its heights and continuing presence, this video features Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Chick Webb, and other artists.
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
One of 10 episodes tracing the history of Jazz from its roots in the African-American community of New Orleans to its heights and continuing presence, this video features Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Chick Webb, and other artists.
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
One of 10 episodes tracing the history of Jazz from its roots in the African-American community of New Orleans to its heights and continuing presence, this video features Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Chick Webb, and other artists.
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
One of 10 episodes tracing the history of Jazz from its roots in the African-American community of New Orleans to its heights and continuing presence, this video features Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Chick Webb, and other artists.
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
One of 10 episodes tracing the history of Jazz from its roots in the African-American community of New Orleans to its heights and continuing presence, this video features Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Chick Webb, and other artists.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources"--
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
In the 1960s, jazz fragments into the avant-garde and many divided schools of thought. Many jazz musicians like Dexter Gordon are forced to leave America in search of work while other use the music as a form of social protest: Max Roach, Charles Mingus, and Archie Shepp make overtly political musical statements. John Coltrane appeals to a broad audience before his untimely death. Saxophonist Stan Getz helps boost a craze for bossa nova music, but...
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