Author : Albert McCarthy
Publisher : Conran Octopus
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Music
ISBN : 0907408702
Big Band Jazz
Albert McCarthy
Big Band Jazz
Big Band Jazz Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Big Band Jazz book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Swingin' the Dream
Lewis A. Erenberg
Author : Lewis A. Erenberg
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1999-09-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780226215181
Swingin' the Dream by Lewis A. Erenberg Pdf
During the 1930s, swing bands combined jazz and popular music to create large-scale dreams for the Depression generation, capturing the imagination of America's young people, music critics, and the music business. Swingin' the Dream explores that world, looking at the racial mixing-up and musical swinging-out that shook the nation and has kept people dancing ever since. "Swingin' the Dream is an intelligent, provocative study of the big band era, chiefly during its golden hours in the 1930s; not merely does Lewis A. Erenberg give the music its full due, but he places it in a larger context and makes, for the most part, a plausible case for its importance."—Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World "An absorbing read for fans and an insightful view of the impact of an important homegrown art form."—Publishers Weekly "[A] fascinating celebration of the decade or so in which American popular music basked in the sunlight of a seemingly endless high noon."—Tony Russell, Times Literary Supplement
Swing Changes
David Ware Stowe
Author : David Ware Stowe
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Big band music
ISBN : 0674858263
Swing Changes by David Ware Stowe Pdf
Drawing on memoirs, oral histories, newspapers, magazines, recordings, photographs, literature, and films, Stowe looks at New Deal America through its music and shows us how the contradictions and tensions within swing--over race, politics, its own cultural status, the role of women--mirrored those played out in the larger society.
Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 19301943
Christopher Wilkinson
Author : Christopher Wilkinson
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781617031694
Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 19301943 by Christopher Wilkinson Pdf
The coal fields of West Virginia would seem an unlikely market for big band jazz during the Great Depression. That a prosperous African American audience dominated by those involved with the coal industry was there for jazz tours would seem equally improbable. Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930-1942 shows that, contrary to expectations, black Mountaineers flocked to dances by the hundreds, in many instances traveling considerable distances to hear bands led by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Andy Kirk, Jimmie Lunceford, and Chick Webb, among numerous others. Indeed, as one musician who toured the state would recall, "All the bands were goin' to West Virginia." The comparative prosperity of the coal miners, thanks to New Deal industrial policies, was what attracted the bands to the state. This study discusses that prosperity as well as the larger political environment that provided black Mountaineers with a degree of autonomy not experienced further south. Author Christopher Wilkinson demonstrates the importance of radio and the black press both in introducing this music and in keeping black West Virginians up to date with its latest developments. The book explores connections between local entrepreneurs who staged the dances and the national management of the bands that played those engagements. In analyzing black audiences' aesthetic preferences, the author reveals that many black West Virginians preferred dancing to a variety of music, not just jazz. Finally, the book shows bands now associated almost exclusively with jazz were more than willing to satisfy those audience preferences with arrangements in other styles of dance music.
Instrumental Jazz Arranging
Mike Tomaro,John Wilson
Author : Mike Tomaro,John Wilson
Publisher : Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Music
ISBN : 1423452747
Instrumental Jazz Arranging by Mike Tomaro,John Wilson Pdf
(Instructional). Instrumental Jazz Arranging consists of a systematic presentation of the essential techniques and materials of jazz arranging. Authors Mike Tomaro and John Wilson draw upon 50+ years of combined teaching experience to bring you a book that addresses all of the basic needs for beginning arrangers. Topics include counterpoint/linear writing, jazz harmony, compositional techniques, and orchestration. All topics serve to address issues concerned with true arranging in great detail. The book may be used in both individual and classroom instructional situations. The accompanying CDs 170 tracks in all! include many of the examples in the book, plus templates for assignments formatted for Finale .
Blue Rhythm Fantasy
John Wriggle
Author : John Wriggle
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252098826
Blue Rhythm Fantasy by John Wriggle Pdf
Behind the iconic jazz orchestras, vocalists, and stage productions of the Swing Era lay the talents of popular music's unsung heroes: the arrangers. John Wriggle takes you behind the scenes of New York City's vibrant entertainment industry of the 1930s and 1940s to uncover the lives and work of jazz arrangers, both black and white, who left an indelible mark on American music and culture. Blue Rhythm Fantasy traces the extraordinary career of arranger Chappie Willet--a collaborator of Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa, and many others--to revisit legendary Swing Era venues and performers from Harlem to Times Square. Wriggle's insightful music analyses of big band arranging techniques explore representations of cultural modernism, discourses on art and commercialism, conceptions of race and cultural identity, music industry marketing strategies, and stage entertainment variety genres. Drawing on archives, obscure recordings, untapped sources in the African American press, and interviews with participants, Blue Rhythm Fantasy is a long-overdue study of the arranger during this dynamic era of American music history.
The Big Bands
George T. Simon
Author : George T. Simon
Publisher : Schirmer Trade Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780857128126
The Big Bands by George T. Simon Pdf
In this book you will find an astounding 400 biographies that highlight the history and personnel of the great bands. It is organized into four sections: “The Big Bands--Then” (the scene, the leaders, the public, the musicians, vocalists, arrangers and businessmen, recordings, radio, movies and the press); “Inside the Big Bands” (profiles of 72 top bands); “Inside More of the Big Bands” (hundreds of additional profiles arranged by categories (“The Arranging Leaders,” “The Horn-playing Leaders,” etc.); and “The Big Bands Now.” The Big Bands is one of the best books on the subject. It is both readable and an invaluable reference source for the study of jazz standards since many were written by big band leaders or musicians or were popularized through their performances and recordings. The index is comprehensive with names but lists no songs. George T. Simon was one of the original organizers and members of the Glenn Miller Orchestra for which he played the drums. He was also one of the first writers for Metronome Magazine where he remained from 1935 until 1955.
The Uncrowned King of Swing
Jeffrey Magee
Author : Jeffrey Magee
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0195358147
The Uncrowned King of Swing by Jeffrey Magee Pdf
If Benny Goodman was the "King of Swing," then Fletcher Henderson was the power behind the throne. Now Jeffrey Magee offers a fascinating account of Henderson's musical career, throwing new light on the emergence of modern jazz and the world that created it. Drawing on an unprecedented combination of sources, including sound recordings and hundreds of scores that have been available only since Goodman's death, Magee illuminates Henderson's musical output, from his early work as a New York bandleader, to his pivotal role in building the Kingdom of Swing. He shows how Henderson, standing at the forefront of the New York jazz scene during the 1920s and '30s, assembled the era's best musicians, simultaneously preserving jazz's distinctiveness and performing popular dance music that reached a wide audience. Magee reveals how, in Henderson's largely segregated musical world, black and white musicians worked together to establish jazz, how Henderson's style rose out of collaborations with many key players, how these players deftly combined improvised and written music, and how their work negotiated artistic and commercial impulses. Whether placing Henderson's life in the context of the Harlem Renaissance or describing how the savvy use of network radio made the Henderson-Goodman style a national standard, Jeffrey Magee brings to life a monumental musician who helped to shape an era. "An invaluable survey of Henderson's life and music." --Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times "Magee has written an important book, illuminating an era too often reduced to its most familiar names. Goodman might have been the King of Swing, but Henderson here emerges as that kingdom's chief architect." --Boston Globe "Excellent.... Jazz fans have waited 30 years for a trained musicologist...to evaluate Henderson's strengths and weaknesses and attempt to place him in the history of American music." --Will Friedwald, New York Sun
Heart Full of Rhythm
Ricky Riccardi
Author : Ricky Riccardi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780190914134
Heart Full of Rhythm by Ricky Riccardi Pdf
Nearly 50 years after his death, Louis Armstrong remains one of the 20th century's most iconic figures. Popular fans still appreciate his later hits such as "Hello, Dolly!" and "What a Wonderful World," while in the jazz community, he remains venerated for his groundbreaking innovations in the 1920s. The achievements of Armstrong's middle years, however, possess some of the trumpeter's most scintillating and career-defining stories. But the story of this crucial time has never been told in depth until now. Between 1929 and 1947, Armstrong transformed himself from a little-known trumpeter in Chicago to an internationally renowned pop star, setting in motion the innovations of the Swing Era and Bebop. He had a similar effect on the art of American pop singing, waxing some of his most identifiable hits such as "Jeepers Creepers" and "When You're Smiling." However as author Ricky Riccardi shows, this transformative era wasn't without its problems, from racist performance reviews and being held up at gunpoint by gangsters to struggling with an overworked embouchure and getting arrested for marijuana possession. Utilizing a prodigious amount of new research, Riccardi traces Armstrong's mid-career fall from grace and dramatic resurgence. Featuring never-before-published photographs and stories culled from Armstrong's personal archives, Heart Full of Rhythm tells the story of how the man called "Pops" became the first "King of Pop."
Modern Jazz Voicings
Ted Pease,Ken Pullig
Author : Ted Pease,Ken Pullig
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001-04-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781476867298
Modern Jazz Voicings by Ted Pease,Ken Pullig Pdf
(Berklee Guide). The definitive text used for the time-honored Chord Scales course at Berklee College of Music, this book concentrates on scoring for every possible ensemble combination and teaches performers and arrangers how to add color, character and sophistication to chord voicings. Topics covered include: selecting appropriate harmonic tensions, understanding jazz harmony, overcoming harmonic ambiguity, experimenting with unusual combinations and non-traditional alignments, and many more. The accompanying audio includes performance examples of several different arranging techniques.
Jazz Arranging Techniques
Gary Lindsay
Author : Gary Lindsay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Arrangement (Music)
ISBN : 0976027305
Jazz Arranging Techniques by Gary Lindsay Pdf
Sittin' in with the Big Band, Vol 1
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Music
ISBN : 0739045156
Sittin' in with the Big Band, Vol 1 by Anonim Pdf
Sittin In with the Big Band: Jazz Ensemble Play-Along is written at the easy to medium-easy level. It provides an opportunity to play along with a professional jazz ensemble to improve your playing 24/7. As you play along and listen to the outstanding players in the band, youll learn about blend, style, phrasing, tone, dynamics, technique, articulation, and playing in time, as well as a variety of Latin, swing, ballad and rock styles. Performance tips and suggestions are included in each book. Books are available for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, guitar and drums.Titles include: Vehicle, Sax to the Max, Nutcracker Rock, Fiesta Latina, Now What, Goodbye My Heart, Two and a Half Men, Burritos to Go, Drummin Man, Swingin Shanty and Play That Funky Music.Features: Eleven big-band charts arranged by a variety of top writersPlay-along CD with demo trackSolo improvisation opportunities
Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930–1942
Christopher Wilkinson
Author : Christopher Wilkinson
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781628467512
Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930–1942 by Christopher Wilkinson Pdf
Association of Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence Best Research in Recorded Jazz Music–Certificate of Merit (2013) The coal fields of West Virginia would seem an unlikely market for big band jazz during the Great Depression. That a prosperous African American audience dominated by those involved with the coal industry was there for jazz tours would seem equally improbable. Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930-1942 shows that, contrary to expectations, black Mountaineers flocked to dances by the hundreds, in many instances traveling considerable distances to hear bands led by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Andy Kirk, Jimmie Lunceford, and Chick Webb, among numerous others. Indeed, as one musician who toured the state would recall, "All the bands were goin' to West Virginia." The comparative prosperity of the coal miners, thanks to New Deal industrial policies, was what attracted the bands to the state. This study discusses that prosperity as well as the larger political environment that provided black Mountaineers with a degree of autonomy not experienced further south. Author Christopher Wilkinson demonstrates the importance of radio and the black press both in introducing this music and in keeping black West Virginians up to date with its latest developments. The book explores connections between local entrepreneurs who staged the dances and the national management of the bands that played those engagements. In analyzing black audiences' aesthetic preferences, the author reveals that many black West Virginians preferred dancing to a variety of music, not just jazz. Finally, the book shows bands now associated almost exclusively with jazz were more than willing to satisfy those audience preferences with arrangements in other styles of dance music.
Composing for the Jazz Orchestra
William Russo
Author : William Russo
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-31
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780226353463
Composing for the Jazz Orchestra by William Russo Pdf
"Although it will be of primary interest to those who are engaged in composition themselves, [this] book is also recommended for readers who may wish to gain further insight into just what makes jazz composition so different from traditional approaches."—Malcolm Bessom, The Music Magazine
Arranged by Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle
Author : Nelson Riddle
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Music
ISBN : 1457467925
Arranged by Nelson Riddle by Nelson Riddle Pdf
The definitive study of arranging by America's premiere composer, arranger and conductor. A "must" for every musician interested in a greater understanding of arranging. Includes chapters on instrumentation, orchestration and Nelson Riddle's work with Sinatra, Cole and Garland.
