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100 1 a| Williams, Martin,d| 1924-1992.=| ^A21289;

245 10 a| Jazz heritage /c| Martin Williams.;

260 a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,c| 1985.;

300 a| xiiv, 253 pages ;c| 22 cm;

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500 a| Includes index.;

505 0 a| Comments and questions. The rediscovery of Earl Hines ; In praise of Jack Teagarden ; The comic mask of Fats Waller ; What happened in Kansas City? ; Count Basie in the 1950s: horses in midstream ; Guitar by Charlie Christian ; Ella and her critics ; What does a jazz composer do? ; In memoriam, Bud Powell ; Honoring Bill Evans ; Third stream problems ; Albert Ayler, for example ; Talking with myself ; Four saxophonists ; Just asking -- Musicians at work. Rehearsing with Ornette ; Mulligan and Desmond in the studio ; Videotaping with Duke ; Monk at rehearsal ; Thad and Mel at the Vanguard ; Recording Miles Davis -- Annotations. The immortal Jelly Roll Morton ; The immortal King Oliver ; Cuttin' the boogie ; Benny Carter: further definitions ; Classic tenors: Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young ; Once there was Bird: Charlie Parker ; Miles Davis: walkin' ; Miles Davis and the modern jazz giants ; Thelonious Monk: the golden monk ; Thelonious Monk: the high priest ; Sonny Rollins: saxophone colossus ; The world of Cecil Taylor -- Critics, criticism, and scholarship. Jazz, the phonograph, and scholarship ; Cautions and congratulations ; Homage à Hodeir ; Cultural diggings.;

520 a| This book brings together twenty years' of reviews, musicians' profiles, and critical essays by the renowned critic Martin Williams. This companion volume to the prize-winning The Jazz Tradition includes profiles of great performers at work in studios and clubs, "liner notes" for many classic recordings, and Williams's acclaimed critical essays on the artistry of Charlie Parker, Cecil Taylor, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, and others. Consistently eye-opening and original, these pieces are essential reading for jazz musicians, students, scholars, and fans.;

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Jazz heritage / Martin Williams.

Author/creator	Williams, Martin
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Oxford University Press, 1985.
Description	xiiv, 253 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects	Jazz--History and criticism. Jazz musicians.

Contents	Comments and questions. The rediscovery of Earl Hines ; In praise of Jack Teagarden ; The comic mask of Fats Waller ; What happened in Kansas City? ; Count Basie in the 1950s: horses in midstream ; Guitar by Charlie Christian ; Ella and her critics ; What does a jazz composer do? ; In memoriam, Bud Powell ; Honoring Bill Evans ; Third stream problems ; Albert Ayler, for example ; Talking with myself ; Four saxophonists ; Just asking -- Musicians at work. Rehearsing with Ornette ; Mulligan and Desmond in the studio ; Videotaping with Duke ; Monk at rehearsal ; Thad and Mel at the Vanguard ; Recording Miles Davis -- Annotations. The immortal Jelly Roll Morton ; The immortal King Oliver ; Cuttin' the boogie ; Benny Carter: further definitions ; Classic tenors: Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young ; Once there was Bird: Charlie Parker ; Miles Davis: walkin' ; Miles Davis and the modern jazz giants ; Thelonious Monk: the golden monk ; Thelonious Monk: the high priest ; Sonny Rollins: saxophone colossus ; The world of Cecil Taylor -- Critics, criticism, and scholarship. Jazz, the phonograph, and scholarship ; Cautions and congratulations ; Homage à Hodeir ; Cultural diggings.
Abstract	This book brings together twenty years' of reviews, musicians' profiles, and critical essays by the renowned critic Martin Williams. This companion volume to the prize-winning The Jazz Tradition includes profiles of great performers at work in studios and clubs, "liner notes" for many classic recordings, and Williams's acclaimed critical essays on the artistry of Charlie Parker, Cecil Taylor, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, and others. Consistently eye-opening and original, these pieces are essential reading for jazz musicians, students, scholars, and fans.
Local note	Little-250484
General note	Includes index.
LCCN	85004815
ISBN	0195036115 :
ISBN	9780195036114

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