Jazz masters in transition, 1957-69 / by Martin Williams.
| Author/creator | Williams, Martin |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Da Capo Press, [1982], ©1970. |
| Description | 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | A Da Capo paperback Macmillan jazz masters series. ^A646538 |
| Contents | Preface -- Thelonious Monk: a prelude to success -- Monk with Blakey -- Miles, Monk, Mulligan, Mingus, and Rollins -- Pee Wee rediscovered -- John Coltrane: mainstream '58 -- Charles and Jackson from below -- Brubeck in Eurasia -- Chet Baker, for example -- The Hawkins Phoenix -- Earl Hines, 1959 -- Composer's dilemma -- Writing for whom? -- Two faces of Ray Charles -- Rollins and the quartet -- A letter from Lenox, Massachusetts -- The real Art Tatum -- Some achievements of a decade -- Monk and Coltrane: echoes of 1957 -- Rex Stewart post-Ellington -- L, H, & R -- MJQ in Europe -- Rehearsing with Ornette -- The strange alliances of jazz -- Bill Evans, introspect -- Giuffre date -- Classic prez -- Concert: Rollins and Lewis -- Delta blues of Robert Johnson -- When the big bands played swing -- The return of Sonny Rollins -- Gillespie in concert -- Jazz clubs, jazz business, jazz styles in New York: a brief history and a cultural lag -- Stitt in the studio -- Mulligan and Desmond at work -- Charlie Parker made easy -- Whose bossa? -- Martial Solal -- Third stream problems -- A conversation with Martial Solal -- Mulligan rediscovered -- Record date - Art Farmer & Jim Hall -- Rehearsal diary -- Gospel at the box office -- Steve Swallow -- Mostly Mingus -- Contemporary blues -- Blues night -- Early MJQ -- Videotaping with Duke -- In praise of Jack Teagarden -- Ella and others -- The rediscovery of Earl Hines -- One cheer for rock and roll! -- Albert Ayler, for example -- Jazz in peek-a-boo -- Mostly about Morton -- The comic mask of Fats Waller -- Ornette Coleman in Stockholm -- More of the Ellington era -- Rehearsing with Monk -- In memoriam, Bud Powell -- New music on Blue Note -- The trials of Cecil Taylor -- Words for Sarah Vaughan -- Legacy of John Coltrane -- Monday night at the Village Vanguard -- Big bands and Miles -- Steve Kuhn, piano -- "Bash it!" a Jaki Byard recording date -- Pharoah's tale -- Henderson, Armstrong, and Noone -- Catching the advanced guard -- Columbia, Epic, and Crosby -- Easy as a conversation -- Will Charles Lloyd save jazz for the masses? -- Poems among the super oldies -- Still chasing the advance guard -- New jazz/big band/but ... -- Evans at Montreux -- Recording Miles Davis -- Coleman's raw emotion -- Getting along with Lunceford -- Quartets and cannonballs -- Ornette Coleman in concert -- Boogie woogie goes Latin -- Guitar by Charlie Christian -- New adventures of the jazz guitar. |
| Abstract | Collection of articles from various sources. Includes reviews, interviews, brief profiles, and narratives of such events as rehearsals, recording dates, television tapings, and evenings in night clubs. All were originally written between 1957 and 1969. |
| Local note | Little-345501--305131046434Y |
| Local note | Little-77381-- |
| General note | Reprint. Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1970. (The Macmillan jazz masters series) |
| LCCN | 82009964 |
| ISBN | 0306801752 (pbk.) : |
| ISBN | 9780306801754 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3507.W54 J3 1982 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |