The sound of surprise : 46 pieces on jazz / Whitney Balliett.

Author/creator Balliett, Whitney
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoNew York : Dutton, 1959.
Descriptionxiii, 237 pages ; 20 cm
Subjects

Contents Part one: 1954-1956. Pandemonium pays off -- Artistry in limbo -- The bibulous aunt -- Part two: 1957. Progress and prudence -- The duke at play -- Pastoral -- Hot -- Avaunt -- Colossus -- Djinni -- Mammoth -- The M.J.Q. -- The olden days -- Cootie -- Hot night, little light -- The three Louis -- Stress and strain -- Mingus breaks through -- The resurgence of Red Allen -- Hot and cold -- Part three: 1958. Epitaph -- Melee -- Vic Dickenson and the P.J.Q. -- Monk -- This whiskey is lovely -- Close, but no cigar -- Out of focus -- Chameleon -- The M.J.Q. (continued) -- Ben Webster -- Big Sid -- Mammoth (continued) -- The olden days (continued) -- One step forward, two steps back -- M. Bechet -- Morpheus at bay -- The great things -- The best medicine -- An evening in Brooklyn -- Morello the mighty -- The devil and the deep blue sea -- The secrets of the past -- Part four: 1959. Mingus among the unicorns -- The last of the Mohicans -- P.W. Russell, poet -- Roach, Blakey & P.J. Jones, Inc.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 59005832

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML3561.J3 B25 1959 ✔ Available Place Hold