The guitar in jazz : an anthology / edited by James Sallis.

Other author Sallis, James, 1944-2026 editor.
Format Book
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1996.
Descriptionxiv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Jazz--History and criticism.
Guitar music (Jazz)--History and criticism.
Guitarists.
Jazz musicians.

Contents Guitar in jazz / Leonard Feather -- Nick Lucas / Nick Lucas and Jas Obrecht -- Eddie Lang / James Sallis -- From blues to jazz guitar / Dan Lambert -- Jazz guitar duet: a fifty-year history / Richard Lieberson -- Charlie Christian / Bill Simon -- Django's blues / Dan Lambert -- Oscar Moore / Michael H. Price -- Jazz guitar and western swing / Michael H. Price -- Swing guitar: the acoustic chordal style / Richard Lieberson -- Middle ground: Herb Ellis, Howard Roberts, Jim Hall, Kenny Burrell, Joe Pass, and Tal Farlow / James Sallis -- Joe Pass / Wayne Enstice and Paul Rubin -- Fingerstyle jazz revolution / Howard Morgen -- Unforgettable jazz guitar / Jim Ferguson -- Guitar / Joachim E. Berendt -- Six string rapport: Jim Hall and Mike Stern / Bill Milkowski -- Ralph Towner: a chorus of inner voices / Charles Mitchell.
Abstract This book presents in rich, entertaining detail the history and development of the guitar as a jazz instrument. In a series of essays by some of jazz's leading historians and critics, the volume traces the impressive evolution of jazz guitar playing, from the pioneering styles of Nick Lucas and Eddie Lang through the recent innovations of such contemporary masters as Jim Hall and Ralph Towner. Editor James Sallis has included essays that focus on individual. Guitarists, including Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, and Joe Pass. Other chapters vividly describe important jazz guitar styles, such as swing guitar and fingerstyle guitar. In all, The Guitar in Jazz provides a full and captivating portrait of the guitar's place in jazz history. The book also offers insights into the larger history of jazz--its development, the social contexts in which the music came into being, and its eventual recognition as "the American classical music." The essays will appeal to guitar players and enthusiasts, and to all jazz lovers.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index.
LCCN 95038563
ISBN0803242506 (cl : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3507 .G85 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold