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Profiles in jazz : from Sidney Bechet to John Coltrane / Raymond Horricks.
| Author/creator | Horricks, Raymond |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Brunswick, U.S.A. : Transaction Publishers, ©1991. |
| Description | vi, 267 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Sidney Bechet -- Art Hodes: custodian of the blues -- Budd Johnson: workhorse into thoroughbred -- Charlie Shavers: firecracker -- Art Tatum / Ben Webster -- Freddie Green: Mister rhythm -- The courage of Arnett Cobb -- Aspects of George Gershwin -- Mel Powell: a jazz conundrum? -- Jimmy Blanton: a short life -- Classic Ellington -- 1956: a jazz annus mirabilis -- Birthdays Gil Evans/Dizzy Gillespie -- Clint Eastwood and bird! The movie -- Al Haig -- Other aspects of Miles Davis -- Buddy De Franco: in the studio with -- Sarah Vaughan -- Gerry Mulligan: three frontier posts -- Roy Haynes: a drummer for all seasons -- Sonny Rollins -- Britt Woodman: the modesty flaw -- Louie Bellson: in the studio with -- Wynton Kelly: groove master -- Clef/Verve: a company report -- Bill Evans and two of his masterpieces -- Phil Woods: the growth of an individual -- Claude Bolling -- Ornette Coleman: skies of America -- Eddie Jones Bass: Basie and business -- Gary Burton -- Gordon Beck: an interview -- Ray Swinfield and the artist/producer axis -- Johnny O'Neal -- Richard Davis -- John Coltrane: a love supreme. |
| Abstract | A highly personal collection of jazz portraits--centered around the towering figure of Duke Ellington--with the unabashedly didactic intent of publicizing, promoting, and encouraging listeners at all levels of sophistication to hear jazz anew. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 257-267). |
| LCCN | 91009434 |
| ISBN | 0887384323 (cloth) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML394 .H67 1991 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |