Norman Granz : the White Moses of Black jazz / by Dempsey J. Travis.
| Author/creator | Travis, Dempsey J. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Chicago, IL : Urban Research Press, ©2003. |
| Description | xlii, 303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction / Studs Terkel -- Prologue: Welcome to Granz's world of jazz people -- Historical overview of the jazz culture -- 1. Ella Fitzgerald: How the ragamuffin from Yonkers, New York, became America's first lady of song -- 2. Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole -- 3. Billie Holiday: the motherless child -- 4. John Birkes 'Dizzy' Gillespie: a musical genius -- 5. Mary Lou Williams: the lady who swing the band -- 6. Clark Terry: the man who made the trumpet and flugelhorn mumble at each other -- 7. Lester 'Prez' Young: the coolest of the cool cats -- 8. Oscar Pererson: the pianist with forty fingers -- 9. Coleman 'Bean' Hawkins: Mr. Body and Soul -- 10. Ben Webster: the swinging brute -- 11. Charlie 'Yardbird' Parker: co-creator of be-bop with John 'Dizzy' Gillespie -- 12. Gene Krupa: the drummer man -- 13. HampL the champ of the vibraphone -- 14. Epilogue from the 'Duke" to the 'White Moses'. |
| Abstract | This book sets out more material on the jazz world, especially the Chicago jazz world, from mob to musicians. There is a modest amount of material here on Norman Granz, and a lot on Billie Holliday, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Krupa, Charlie Parker, Nat King Cole, Ben Webster, Mary Lou Williams, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Oscar Peterson, and Clark Terry. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-295). |
| ISBN | 0941484343 |
| ISBN | 9780941484343 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML419.G724 T73 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |