The jazz life of Dr. Billy Taylor / Dr. Billy Taylor ; with Teresa L. Reed.

Author/creator Taylor, Billy author.
Other author Reed, Teresa L., 1964- author.
Format Book
PublicationBloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013]
Descriptionxix, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010.
Jazz musicians--United States. --Biography.

Contents Chronology of the life of William Edward Taylor, Jr. -- Beginnings: 1921-1938 -- College years: 1938-1942 -- Making waves: 1943-1946 -- The subject is jazz: 1946-1958 -- From "Tobacco Tags" to the Urban Airwaves: 1959-1968 -- How it feels to be free: 1969-1990 -- Reflections.
Abstract It is the autobiography of the legendary jazz ambassador whose work spans more than six decades, from the heyday of 52nd Street in 1940s New York City to CBS Sunday Morning. Beginning with his childhood in segregation-era Washington, D.C., Billy Taylor recounts how he came of age as a jazz musician in smoke-filled clubs pulsating with the rhythms of bebop, and later climbed to world acclaim as an internationally recognized music educator and popular media figure. Through his life's work, Taylor fought not only for the recognition of jazz music as "America's classical music" but also for the recognition of black musicians as key contributors to the American music repertoire. Peppered with anecdotes detailing encounters with other jazz legends such as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Jelly Roll Morton, Art Tatum, Fats Waller, Dinah Washington, Ben Webster, and many others, this autobiography is not only the life story of a jazz musician and spokesman, but also a commentary on racism and jazz as a social force.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 213), discography (pages 201-212) and index.
LCCN 2012047536
ISBN9780253009098 (cloth : alkaline paper)
ISBN025300909X (cloth : alkaline paper)
Standard identifier# 40022264120

Availability

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Music Music Stacks ML417.T24 A3 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold