Listening to Prestige chronicling its classic jazz recordings, 1949-1972 / Tad Richards.
| Author/creator | Richards, Tad |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Albany : State University of New York, 2025. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Excelsior editions |
| Contents | Preamble. How This Book Came About -- Introduction. Bob Weinstock and Prestige -- Postwar Independent Jazz Record Labels -- Weinstock's Beginnings : New Jazz -- Early Artists on New Jazz -- The Birth of the Prestige Label -- The First Jazz on LP -- Wardell Gray, James Moody and King Pleasure -- Miles Davis -- Thelonious Monk -- Enter Rudy Van Gelder and Recording More Monk -- The Modern Jazz Quartet -- Cover Art, and a Dual Role for Esmond Edwards -- Sonny Rollins -- Miles Davis Back and Ready to Work : the Contractual Marathon -- Changing Times and Technologies at Prestige -- Other '50s-era Prestige Recording Artists -- Miles's Sidemen and John Coltrane -- Mose Allison and Yusef Lateef -- A New Era : Soul Jazz -- Prestige's Satellite Labels. |
| Abstract | "Listening to Prestige presents the author's lifelong enthusiasm for the label and its artists. It takes a deep dive into Prestige's impressive catalog, documenting the key artists who shaped postwar American jazz"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025020826 |
| ISBN | 9798855804942 hardcover |
| ISBN | epub |
| ISBN | 9798855806885 PDF |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |