At the jazz band ball : sixty years on the jazz scene / Nat Hentoff ; foreword by Lewis Porter.
"Nat Hentoff, renowned jazz critic, civil liberties activist, and fearless contrarian -- 'I'm a Jewish atheist civil-libertarian pro-lifer' -- has lived through much of jazz's history and has known many of jazz's most important figures, often as friend and confidant. Hentoff has been a tireless advocate for the neglected parts of jazz history, including forgotten sidemen and - women. This volume includes his best recent work -- short essays, long interviews, and personal recollections. From Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong to Ornette Coleman and Quincy Jones, Hentoff brings the jazz greats to life and traces their art to gospel, blues, and many other forms of American music. At the Jazz Band Ball also includes Hentoff's keen, cosmopolitan observations on a wide range of issues. The book shows how jazz and education are a vital partnership, how free expression is the essence of liberty, and how social justice issues like health care and strong civil rights and liberties keep all the arts -- and all members of society -- strong." -- Book jacket.
A collection of essays, interviews, and personal recollections in which Nat Hentoff reflects on the inside history of jazz music and the people who shaped its development.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780520261136 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0520261135
- Physical Description: xvii, 246 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Roth Family Foundation music in America imprint"--Prelim. p. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-226) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | What am I here for? The rules of my jazz odyssey -- In the presence of Ellington -- Jazz credentials -- The jazz life on and off the road -- Who is a jazz singer? -- The life force of the music -- Finding the first amendment groove -- Roots -- The survivors -- The regenerators -- The master teachers. |
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Subject: | Music > History and criticism. Jazz > History and criticism. |
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At the Jazz Band Ball : Sixty Years on the Jazz Scene
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Table of Contents
At the Jazz Band Ball : Sixty Years on the Jazz Scene
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Foreword Lewis Porter | p. xi | |
Acknowledgments | p. xvii | |
Introduction | p. 1 | |
Part 1 | What Am I Here for? The Rules of My Jazz Odyssey | |
1 | Who Owns Jazz? | p. 9 |
2 | My Debt to Artie Shaw | p. 11 |
3 | The Family of Jazz | p. 12 |
4 | Beyond the Process | p. 14 |
5 | Playing Changes on Jazz Interviews | p. 16 |
Part 2 | In the Presence of Ellington | |
6 | Inside the Ellington Band | p. 21 |
7 | Duke Ellington's Posthumous Revenge | p. 23 |
8 | Essentially Duke (and Wynton) | p. 24 |
9 | Ellington's Band Is Heavenly in These "Live" Forties Recordings | p. 26 |
Part 3 | Jazz Credentials | |
10 | Is Jazz Black Music? | p. 31 |
11 | No One Else Sounded Like "Pee Wee" Russell | p. 33 |
12 | Just Call Him Thelonious | p. 35 |
13 | Remembering Dizzy | p. 40 |
14 | Oscar Peterson: A Jazz "Behemoth" Moves On | p. 42 |
15 | A Great Night in Providence for Jazz and Snow | p. 43 |
16 | The Perfect Jazz Club | p. 45 |
17 | Anita O'Day: The Life of a Music Legend | p. 47 |
18 | The Music of the 1930s Is Back in Full Swing | p. 49 |
19 | The Expansive Jazz Journey of Marian McPartland | p. 52 |
20 | Going Inside Jazz with Wynton | p. 54 |
Part 4 | The Jazz Life on and off the Road | |
21 | Memories are Made of This: A Conversation with Clark Terry | p. 59 |
22 | Man, I'm So Lucky to Be a Jazz Musician: Phil Woods | p. 66 |
23 | Conventional Unwisdom about Jazz | p. 74 |
Part 5 | Who is a Jazz Singer? | |
24 | Are Krall and Monheit Jazz Singers? | p. 79 |
25 | Billie Holiday, Live: A Biography in Music | p. 80 |
26 | This Daughter of Jazz Is One Cool Cat | p. 83 |
27 | The Springtime of Frank Sinatra | p. 85 |
28 | Sinatra Sings in Vegas, and You are There | p. 87 |
29 | She's on the Road to Renown | p. 89 |
30 | Bing and Guests Swing on the Air | p. 91 |
Part 6 | The life force of the music | |
31 | The Joyous Power of Black Gospel Music | p. 97 |
32 | The Healing Power of Jazz | p. 99 |
33 | Old Country Jewish Blues and Ornette Coleman | p. 101 |
34 | The Jewish Soul of Willie "The Lion" Smith | p. 103 |
Part 7 | Finding the First Amendment Groove | |
35 | Satchmo's Rap Sheet | p. 109 |
36 | The Constitution of a Jazzman | p. 111 |
37 | How Jazz Helped Hasten the Civil Rights Movement | p. 113 |
38 | The Congressman from the Land of Jazz | p. 117 |
39 | Jazz Musicians in the Public Square | p. 119 |
40 | Quincy Jones-Past, Present and Future | p. 121 |
Part 8 | Roots | |
41 | King Oliver in the Groove(s) | p. 127 |
42 | Giants at Play | p. 129 |
43 | Barrelhouse Chuck Goering Keeps the Blues Alive | p. 131 |
44 | Jazz's History Is Living in Queens... | p. 133 |
45 | Uncovering Jazz Trails | p. 136 |
46 | Expanding the Map | p. 138 |
Part 9 | The Survivors | |
47 | The Thoreau of Jazz | p. 143 |
48 | A Living Memory of Dr. Art | p. 145 |
49 | Barren Days | p. 146 |
50 | Keeping Jazz-and Its Musicians-Alive | p. 148 |
51 | In New Orleans, the Saints are Marching In Again | p. 150 |
52 | The Beating Heart of Jazz | p. 152 |
Part 10 | The Regenerators | |
53 | Bridging Generations | p. 157 |
54 | The Rebirth of the Hot Jazz Violin | p. 159 |
55 | The Newest Jazz Generation | p. 161 |
56 | Born in Israel | p. 163 |
57 | Theo Croker Arrives | p. 164 |
58 | The Ladies Who Swung the Band | p. 167 |
59 | Nineteen-Year-Old Saxophonist Verifies Future of Jazz | p. 172 |
Part 11 | The Master Teachers | |
60 | A Complete Jazzman | p. 177 |
61 | The Lifetime Teacher: Jon Faddis | p. 178 |
62 | A House of Swing-for All Ages | p. 193 |
63 | Inside the Jazz Experience: Ron Carter | p. 196 |
64 | These Little Kids Think Coltrane Is Cool | p. 210 |
Epilogue: My Life Lessons from the Jazz "Souls on Fire" | p. 213 | |
Credits | p. 223 | |
Index | p. 227 |