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A jazz retrospect / Max Harrison.
| Author/creator | Harrison, Max |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Newton Abbot [England] : David & Charles ; Boston : Crescendo Publishing Co., 1976. |
| Description | 223 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Some attitudes to improvisation: four viewpoints. Charlie Parker's Savoy recordings ; Some early Fats Waller piano solos ; Thelonious Monk ; Lionel Hampton's RCA recordings -- Group relations: five commentaries. Teddy Charles ; Bunk Johnson ; Hal McKusick ; Jimmy Lunceford ; The "Music for brass: LP -- Interlude I: Continental jazz, notes on two anthologies -- Extending the language: four instances. James P. Johnson ; Dizzy Gillespie ; David Mack and serial jazz ; Two pieces on Ornette Coleman -- Improving the form: four cases. Tadd Dameron's Gountainebleau ; Reflections on some of Duke Ellington's long work ; Some Jelly Roll Morton piano solos ; Gil Evans -- Interlude II : A review of Sidney Finkelstein's Jazz : a people's music -- Individual voices : five examples. Martial Solal ; Miff Mole's Okeh recordings ; Serge Chaloff ; The "Spirituals to swing" concerts ; Lennie Niehaus -- Cross-influences: three directions. Improvisations for jazz band and symphony orchestra by Matyas Seiber and John Dankworth ; The Brandeis festival LP ; Around Paul Whiteman. |
| Abstract | This is a classic of jazz literature which has been unavailable for many years. Max Harrison has been long acknowledged as Britain's most distinguished and provocative jazz critic. His contributions to the deeper understanding of this art form have opened many fresh perspectives on its master musicians--challenging countless received opinions on the development and interpretation of jazz. The author casts a unique critical perspective over a wide range of jazz idioms, from the piano solos of Fats Waller and James P. Johnson to the bristling innovations of Ornette Coleman. He eloquently explores the gamut of jazz form and tradition, its neglected paths and its undervalued triumphs. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 77351080 |
| ISBN | 0875971016 (Crescendo) : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3508 .H37 1976 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |