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ISBN
0195074181
EAN
9780195074185
Date of Publication
1999-11-18
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Type
Hardback
Release Title
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz
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Gitler, Ira
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195074181
ISBN-13
9780195074185
eBay Product ID (ePID)
830150

Product Key Features

Edition
2
Book Title
Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz
Number of Pages
744 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Jazz
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Music, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Ira Gitler
Format
Hardcover

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2 in
Item Weight
52.9 Oz
Item Length
7.4 in
Item Width
10.2 in

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LCCN
98-015485
Dewey Edition
21
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"An indispensable reference source for its comprehensiveness and quality of scholarship."--Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin, "An indispensable research tool for jazz writers, record collectors, musicians, and fans, Leonard Feather's series of biographical dictionaries has served a wide variety of needs for the last 45 years....In this present edition, we find thoroughly updated biographical sketches....All periodsand styles of jazz are covered, from early New Orleans jazz to avant garde and free."--JazzTimes, "An invaluable and distinguished contribution to jazz research andscholarship."--Dan Morgenstern, Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies,Rutgers University, "An invaluable and distinguished contribution to jazz research and scholarship."--Dan Morgenstern, Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University, "An indispensable research tool for jazz writers, record collectors,musicians, and fans, Leonard Feather's series of biographical dictionaries hasserved a wide variety of needs for the last 45 years....In this present edition,we find thoroughly updated biographical sketches....All periods and styles ofjazz are covered, from early New Orleans jazz to avant garde andfree."--JazzTimes, "With more than 3,300 entries, this comprehensive guide puts a century ofjazz at readers' fingertips."--Miami Herald, "A welcome sight for musicians, fans, and educators....Feather and Gitler's magnum opus is a fitting capstone to a magnificent century of swing, and a prophecy book foretelling the shapers of jazz to come."--DownBeat, "An indispensable reference source for its comprehensiveness and qualityof scholarship."--Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin, "As with its predecessors, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz makes anindelible contribution to the documentation of the lives of the individuals whomake the music."--Stanley Crouch, "As with its predecessors, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz makes an indelible contribution to the documentation of the lives of the individuals who make the music."--Stanley Crouch, "With more than 3,300 entries, this comprehensive guide puts a century of jazz at readers' fingertips."--Miami Herald, "Recommended...for public and academic libraries, especially those supporting strong music collections."--Library Journal, "Recommended...for public and academic libraries, especially thosesupporting strong music collections."--Library Journal
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Synopsis
Do you want to know when Duke Ellington was king of The Cotton Club? Have you ever wondered how old Miles Davis was when he got his first trumpet? From birth dates to gig dates and from recordings to television specials, Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler have left no stone unturned in their quest for accurate, detailed information on the careers of 3.300 jazz musicians from around the world. We learn that Duke Ellington worked his magic at The Cotton Club from 1927 to 1931, and that on Miles Davis's thirteenth birthday, his father gave him his first trumpet. Jazz is fast moving, and this edition clearly and concisely maps out an often dizzying web of professional associations. We find, for instance, that when Miles Davis was a St. Louis teenager he encountered Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie for the first time. This meeting proved fateful, and by 1945 a nineteen-year-old Davis had left Juilliard to play with Parker on 52nd Street. Knowledge of these professional alliances, along with the countless others chronicled in this book, are central to tracing the development of significant jazz movements, such as the "cool jazz" that became one of Miles Davis's hallmarks. Arranged alphabetically according to last name, each entry of this book chronologically lists the highlights of every jazz musician's career. Highly accessible and vigorously researched, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz is, quite simply, the most comprehensive jazz encyclopedia available.
LC Classification Number
ML102.J3F39 1999

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