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Marigold : the music of Billy Mayerl / Peter Dickinson.

Author/creator Dickinson, Peter, 1934-
Format Book, Print, and Musical Sound Recording
Publication InfoOxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Descriptionxviii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction -- Early life and environment -- From Southampton to the Savoy -- London, marriage, and jazz confusions -- Syncopation at the Queen's Hall -- The music of the Savoy years -- Mayerl on stage -- The music around Marigold -- The song-writer -- The Billy Mayerl school -- The club: piano transcriptions -- Other music of the 1930s -- The 1940s and 1950s -- The man and his legacy -- Appendices. Queen's Hall programmes ; Analysis of Mayerl's BBC broadcasts ; Mayerl's Performing Right Society earnings, 1926-1998 ; Mayerl's Desert Island Discs.
Contents Compact disc: The jazz master (2:54)(24 Sept. 1925) -- The jazz mistress (2:28)(24 Sept. 1925) -- Eskimo shivers (2:25) (24 Sept. 1925) -- All-of-a-twist (2:33)(24 Sept. 1925) -- Virginia creeper (2:33)(12 Nov. 1925) -- Jazzaristrix (2:52)(12 Nov. 1925) -- Loose elbows (3:16)(3 Mar. 1926) -- Antiquary (2:44)(3 Mar. 1926) -- Jack-in-the-box (2:25)(26 Aug. 1926) -- Sleepy piano (2:27)(26 Aug. 1926) -- Marigold: solo (2:25)(7 Oct. 1927) -- Marigold: duet with Mrs. Mayerl (2:49)(31 Aug. 1934) -- Chop-sticks (1:44)(7 Oct. 1927) -- Hollyhock (1:40)(7 Oct. 1927) -- Honky-tonk (2:36)(11 Oct. 1928) -- Golliwog (1:40)(25 Aug. 1927) -- Judy (2:11)(25 Aug. 1927) -- Punch (2:08)(7 Oct. 1927) -- Limehouse blues: transcription of song by Philip Braham (2:21)(1 May 1936) -- Ace of clubs (1:38)(12 Dec. 1933) -- Ace of diamonds (0:50)(12 Dec. 1933) -- Ace of hearts (1:36)(12 Dec. 1933) -- Ace of spades (2:16)(12 Dec. 1933) -- Railroad rhythm (2:35)(19 May 1939) -- Harp of the winds (2:54)(19 May 1939) -- Wedding of an ant (1:21)(6 May 1940) -- Ladybird lullaby (1:53)(6 May 1940) -- Praying mantis (2:06)(6 May 1940) -- Beetle in the bottle (0:58)(6 May 1940).
Abstract Billy Mayerl, as pianist-composer-celebrity-educator, was one of the most brilliant figures in British music from the 1920s to the 1950s. Born in London, he became known in childhood as the Wonder Boy Pianist playing for silent films and was captivated by American popular music. With the Savoy Havana Band, he made an immediate impact in the earliest days of broadcasting and was known as the pianist with the lightning fingers. This book which contains a full CD of Mayerl's historic playing is the first detailed study of his work and should ensure a permanent place for Mayerl and his music.
Local noteJoyner-MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING CD-4520.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 279-283), discography (pages 237-255) and indexes.
LCCN 00511464
ISBN0198162138

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