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Author : Joshua Berrett
Publisher : Schirmer Trade Books
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Jazz
ISBN : UOM:39015048240538
Drawing on the rich resources of the Louis Armstrong Archives, jazz historian Joshua Berrett has compiled a wonderful tribute to the multitalented trumpeter, vocalist, and "Ambassador of Jazz". 20 photos.
Author : Joshua Berrett
Publisher : Schirmer Trade Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022952845
Drawing on the rich resources of the Louis Armstrong Archives, jazz historian Joshua Berrett has compiled a wonderful tribute to the multitalented trumpeter, vocalist, and "Ambassador of Jazz". 20 photos.
Author : Bernett
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0028647181
Author : Joshua Berrett
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300127478
In Louis Armstrong and Paul Whiteman the jazz scholar Joshua Berrett offers a provocative revision of the history of early jazz by focusing on two of its most notable practitioners—Whiteman, legendary in his day, and Armstrong, a legend ever since. Paul Whiteman’s fame was unmatched throughout the twenties. Bix Beiderbecke, Bing Crosby, and Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey honed their craft on his bandstand. Celebrated as the “King of Jazz” in 1930 in a Universal Studios feature film, Whiteman’s imperium has declined considerably since. The legend of Louis Armstrong, in contrast, grows ever more lustrous: for decades it has been Armstrong, not Whiteman, who has worn the king’s crown. This dual biography explores these diverging legacies in the context of race, commerce, and the history of early jazz. Early jazz, Berrett argues, was not a story of black innovators and white usurpers. In this book, a much richer, more complicated story emerges—a story of cross-influences, sidemen, sundry movers and shakers who were all part of a collective experience that transcended the category of race. In the world of early jazz, Berrett contends, kingdoms had no borders.
Author : Scott Allen Nollen
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0786418575
Louis Armstrong was not only a virtuoso musician, singer, composer and actor, but also a dedicated writer who typed hundreds of letters and reminiscences, carrying a typewriter with him on his constant travels around the globe. The man never stopped creating, and constantly communicated with friends and acquaintances. His unique verbal, musical and visual content and style permeated everything he touched. Included in this extensive career biography are the major events of his life, his artistic innovations and cultural achievements, a detailed survey of his recordings and live performances, and in-depth discussions of his screen performances--not only his Hollywood feature film appearances, but his performances in short films, European concert films, and dozens of television shows broadcast from Hollywood, New York and Europe.
Author : Michael A. Schuman
Publisher : Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766027007
Depicts the life and career of the popular jazz musician and describes his contributions to American music.
Author : Gene Henry Anderson
Publisher : Pendragon Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : African American jazz musicians
ISBN : 1576471209
Between 1925 and 1928 the Hot Five--the incomparable Louis Armstrong and four seasoned practitioners of the burgeoning jazz style--recorded fifty-five performances in Chicago for the OKeh label. Oddly enough, the quintet immortalized on vinyl with recent technology rarely performed as a unit in local nightspots. And yet, like other music now regarded as especially historic, their work in the studio summarized approaches of the past and set standards for the future. Remarkable both for popularity among the members of the public and for influence on contemporary musicians, these recordings helped make "Satchmo" a familiar household name and ultimately its bearer an adored public figure. They showcased Armstrong's genius, notably his leadership in transforming the practice of jazz as an ensemble improvisation into jazz as the art of the improvising soloist. In his study Professor Anderson--for the first time--provides a detailed account of the origins of this pioneering enterprise, relates individual pieces to existing copyright deposits, and contextualizes the music by offering a reliable timeline of Armstrong's professional activities during these years. All fifty-five pieces, moreover, are described in informed commentary [Publisher description].
Author : Gene H. Anderson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780190268756
Biography of jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong. This ebook is a static version of an article from Grove Music Online, a continuously updated online resource, offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s music written by leading scholars. For more information, visit www.oxfordmusiconline.com.
Author : Thomas Brothers,Thomas David Brothers
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393065824
Picking up where Louis Armstrong's New Orleans left off, this biographical account of the legendary jazz trumpet virtuoso highlights the historical role Armstrong played in the creation of modern music and also his encounters with racism.
Author : Mike Forbes
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781326375812
During the last 25 years of his life Louis Armstrong fronted his All Stars Dixieland jazz band, usually five additional musicians and a female singer. While much has been written about Louis there has been much less coverage of his All Stars. This book has four parts: 1. Louis's early years and the lead-up to the formation of the All Stars. 2. The All Stars through the years; A timeline of the band including changes in its composition, major recordings and concerts, overseas tours. 3. The Musicians; biographies of the 46 musicians who were members of the All Stars, the detail depending on the percieved significance of each. 4. Life with Louis; especially where it impacted on the All Stars: touring, on stage, relationships with management. There is a comprehensive list of references and a detailed index.
Author : Brian Harker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195388404
In Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings, Brian Harker strikes a unique balance between 1920s views of jazz and those of today. For the first time Armstrong's technical achievements are placed in a meaningful cultural context, yielding unexpected insights into these seminal documents of early jazz.
Author : Ricky Riccardi
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307379238
In this richly detailed and prodigiously researched book, jazz scholar and musician Ricky Riccardi reveals for the first time the genius and remarkable achievements of the last 25 years of Louis Armstrong’s life, providing along the way a comprehensive study of one of the best-known and most accomplished jazz stars of our time. Much has been written about Armstrong, but the majority of it focuses on the early and middle stages of his career. During the last third of his career, Armstrong was often dismissed as a buffoonish if popular entertainer. Riccardi shows us instead the inventiveness and depth of his music during this time. These are the years of his highest-charting hits, including “Mack the Knife” and “Hello, Dolly"; the famed collaborations with Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington; and his legendary recordings with the All Stars. An eminently readable and insightful book, What a Wonderful World completes and enlarges our understanding of one of America’s greatest and most beloved musical icons.
Author : Bill Kirchner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 865 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005-07-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780195183597
"Essays cover major historical trends and figures, discuss jazz in different countries, review the role of most instruments and consider the place of jazz in other arts, like dance, literature and film." N.Y. Times Book Rev. "This work is an effective single-volume device, leading current listeners to the music while including enough newer scholarship to retain the interest of connoisseurs." Libr J.
Author : Terry Teachout
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : African American jazz musicians
ISBN : 0151010897
Certain to be the definitive word on Louis Armstrong, "Pops" paints a gripping portrait of the man, his world, and his music. Drawing on a cache of new sources, the author has crafted a sweeping new narrative biography of this towering figure.
Author : John S. Davis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781538128152
Jazz is a music born in the United States and formed by a combination of influences. In its infancy, jazz was a melting pot of military brass bands, work songs and field hollers of the United States slaves during the 19th century, European harmonies and forms, and the rhythms of Africa and the Caribbean. Later, the blues and the influence of Spanish and French Creoles with European classical training nudged jazz further along in its development. As it moved through the swing era of the 1930s, bebop of the 1940s, and cool jazz of the 1950s, jazz continued to serve as a reflection of societal changes. During the turbulent 1960s, freedom and unrest were expressed through Free Jazz and the Avant Garde. Popular and world music have been incorporated and continue to expand the impact and reach of jazz. Today, jazz is truly an international art form. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Jazz contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,500 cross-referenced entries on musicians, styles of jazz, instruments, recording labels, bands and bandleaders, and more. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Jazz.