Dance of the infidels : a portrait of Bud Powell / Francis Paudras ; translated from the original French by Rubye Monet ; English translation edited by Warren Bernhardt ; foreword by Bill Evans.
| Author/creator | Paudras, Francis |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Da Capo Press edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Da Capo Press, 1998. |
| Description | xii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Danse des infideĢles. English |
| Contents | Willow Grove -- All God's chillun got rhythm -- Ups 'n' downs -- Webb city -- Parisian thoroughfare -- Strictly confidential -- Embraceable you -- Time waits -- Deep night -- Bouncing with Bud -- Buttercup -- 'Round midnight -- Blues in the closet -- Lullaby for a believer -- Oblivion -- John's abbey -- Dusky 'n' sandy -- Dance of the infidels -- For my friends -- Wail -- It never entered my mind -- Some soul -- Get happy -- Tune for Duke -- Hot house -- Rue de Clichy -- Un poco loco -- Glass enclosure -- Moment's notice -- Thelonious -- Audrey -- The scene changes -- So sorry please -- In the mood for a classic -- Perdido -- Blues for bouffemont -- Una noche con Francis -- Lush life -- Happy blues in Edenville -- The last time I saw Paris -- Mediocre -- The fruit -- Hallucinations -- Topsy turvy -- The best thing for you -- Star eyes -- Margareta -- Marshall's tower -- Autumn in New York -- The gonest thing -- Celia -- Bud's bubble -- I didn't know what time it was -- Tempus fugue-it -- Dry soul -- Casket in the sea -- Eternity. |
| Abstract | What Charlie Parker was to the saxophone, Bud Powell (1924-1966) was to the piano: No jazz pianist can rival his brilliance. But his life was filled with tragedy, including years of electroshock therapy in psychiatric institutions, illnesses, physical and mental abuse from people who fed him dangerous drugs to control him, and the indifference of his contemporaries to his genius. The author, a young jazz fan who met Powell in the late 1950s, released him from his unfavorable surroundings, encouraged him to create some of his finest music, and took care of him as if he were his child. Powell's story is one of the most moving of jazz memoirs and served as the basis for Bertrand Tavernier's film 'Round Midnight, starring Dexter Gordon. Here, for the first time in English, is a portrait of a friendship as surprising and heartbreaking as Bud Powell's timeless music. |
| Local note | Little-303462--305131009165Y |
| LCCN | 97051909 |
| ISBN | 0306808161 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML417.P73 P413 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |