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The encyclopedia of jazz & blues / by Shadwick, Keith,1951-2008.;
The artists: an A-Z of the best in jazz -- The artists: an A-Z of the best in blues.
Subjects: Jazz.; Blues (Music); Jazz musicians; Blues musicians;
© [2007, 2008], ©2001., Eagle editions,
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Nothing but the blues : the music and the musicians / by Cohn, Lawrence,1932-;
Discography: p. 410-413.Includes bibliographical references (p. 414-416) and index.Workin' on the building : roots and influences / Samuel Charters -- Goin' up the country : blues in Texas and the deep South / David Evans -- Country girls, classic blues, and vaudeville voices : women and the blues / Richard K. Spottswood -- Holy blues : the gospel tradition / Mark A. Humphrey -- Bright lights, big city : urban blues / Mark A. Humphrey -- Truckin' my blues away : East Coast Piedmont styles / Bruce Bastin -- A lighter shade of blue : white country blues / Charles Wolfe -- Don't leave me here : non-commercial blues : the field trips, 1924-60 / John H. Cowley -- Jump steady : the roots of R&B / Barry Pearson -- I once was lost, but now I'm found : the blues revival of the 1960s / Jim O'Neal -- Standing at the crossroads : the blues today / Mary Katherine Aldin.
Subjects: Blues (Music); Blues History; United States;
© c1993., Abbeville Press,
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Yankee blues : musical culture and American identity / by Moore, MacDonald Smith.cn;
Bibliography: p. 198-207.
Subjects: Music;
© c1985., Indiana University Press,
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Before Elvis : the prehistory of rock 'n' roll / by Birnbaum, Larry.;
This work surveys the origins of rock 'n' roll from the minstrel era to the emergence of Bill Haley and Elvis Presley. Unlike other histories of rock, it offers a far broader and deeper analysis of the influences on rock music. Dispelling common misconceptions, it examines rock's origins in hokum songs and big-band boogies as well as Delta blues, detailing the embrace by white artists of African-American styles long before rock 'n' roll appeared. This study ranges far and wide, highlighting not only the contributions of obscure but key precursors like Hardrock Gunter and Sam Theard but also the influence of celebrity performers like Gene Autry and Ella Fitzgerald. Too often, rock historians treat the genesis of rock 'n' roll as a bolt from the blue, an overnight revolution provoked by the bland pop music that immediately preceded it and created through the white appropriation of music till then played only by and for black audiences. Here the author argues a more complicated history and rock's evolution from a heady mix of ragtime, boogie-woogie, swing, country music, mainstream pop, and rhythm-and-blues, a melange that influenced one another along the way, from the absorption of blues and boogies into jazz and pop to the integration of country and Caribbean music into rhythm-and-blues. This work presents a bold argument about rock's origins.Includes bibliographical references and index.That's All Right. A white man sounds black ; Rock 'n' roll arrives ; The meaning of rock ; The revolution that wasn't. -- The Train Kept A-Rollin'. Stroll on ; Cow-cow boogie ; Johnny B. Goode ; Rolling on. -- One O' Them Things! Big Bill ; Handy vs. Morton ; Birth of the blues ; Recording the blues ; Roots of the blues ; Africa, Britain, and vaudeville. -- The Rocks. The walking bass ; A dash of hokum ; Big band boogie ; Boogie-woogie fever ; Coda. -- The Jumpin' Jive. Jump jazz ; The backbeat and the Jitterbug ; Jug bands and hokum ; Scat, jive, and harmony signing ; Big bands and shuffle rhythms ; The blues-jazz nexus ; From hokum to rhythm-and-blues ; Jive -- Big band jump ; Jum, jive, an' wail. -- Get With It. Country origins ; Early country recordings ; Blues and hokum ; Western swing ; Hillbilly boogie ; Country and R&B. -- Good Rockin' Tonight. R&B is born ; The door opens ; Horn honkers ; Strin slingers ; Shouters ; Rhythm-and-blues women ; Doo- wop ; The crescent city. -- Rock Love. Blue-eyed R&B ; Rock stars ; Mystery women ; Vocal groups ; Caribbean rhythms.
Subjects: Popular music; Popular music; Popular music; Rhythm and blues music; Rock music;
© 2013., Scarecrow Press,
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The chronicle of jazz / by Cooke, Mervyn.;
Includes discography (pages 264-265), bibliographical references (page 266), and indexes.Introduction. A century of jazz -- 1895-1916 : Origins. 1895-1905 : Ragtime era begins ; 1906-9 : New Orleans : the musical melting pot ; 1910-13 : Impact of the blues ; 1914-16 : On the verge of jazz -- 1917-1929 : From New Orleans to the east coast. 1917 : All that jazz ; 1918 : Ragtime goes abroad ; 1919 : Jazz on tour ; 1920 : Branching out from Dixie ; 1921 : Striding ahead ; 1922 : King Oliver in Chicago ; 1923 : First flowering ; 1924 : Jazz in the concert hall ; 1925 : Satchmo ; 1926 : New virtuosity ; 1927-28 : Harlem, Chicago and Kansas City ; 1929 : Empress of the blues -- 1930-1945 : Swing. 1930-31 : Dance bands ; 1932 : Paris ; 1933 : Satchmo and the Duke in Europe ; 1934 : Stompin' at the Savoy ; 1935 : Kings of swing ; 1936 : Billie and Ella ; 1937 : Nazi ban ; 1938 : New respectability ; 1939 : War ; 1940 : Seeds of revolution ; 1941 : Enter Bird ; 1942 : Industrial action ; 1943 : Black, brown, and beige ; 1944 : All-American all-stars ; 1945 : Restless peace -- 1946-1958 : Style and idea. 1946-47 : Latin tinge ; 1948 : First jazz festival ; 1949 : Migration to France ; 1950 : Parker in Scandinavia ; 1951 : Modern jazz ; 1952 : West coast travels east ; 1953 : Reviving the big bands ; 1954 : East and west ; 1955 : Disaster at Birdland ; 1956 : Ellington at Newport ; 1957 : Cinema and third stream ; 1958 : Jazz Messengers -- 1959-1969 : Birth of modern jazz. 1959 : Giant steps ; 1960 : Freedom principle ; 1961 : Duke meets the Count ; 1962 : Through the Iron Curtain ; 1963-64 : Technology and spirituality ; 1965 : 'Trane ascendant ; 1966 : Greenwich Village ; 1967 : Ends and beginnings ; 1968 : New talents ; 1969 : New horizons -- 1970-1999 : Innovation and reaction. 1970 : Forecast unsettled ; 1971 : Death of a legend ; 1972 : Old and the new ; 1973-74 : Headhunters ; 1975 : Davis bows out ; 1976-78 : Consolidation ; 1979 : Mingus legacy ; 1980 : Complementary pathways ; 1981 : Japan moves center stage ; 1982 : After Monk ; 1983-85 : Prodigies ; 1986-88 : Envoi to the last of the great leaders ; 1989-90 : Messengers retrospective ; 1991 : Farewell, prince of darkness ; 1992-95 : Diversity ; 1996 : Women in jazz ; 1997-98 : Coleman honored ; 1999 : Ellington's century -- 2000- : Millennium blues. 2000-1 : Jazz in America ; 2002 : Appreciating jazz ; 2003 : A world treasure ; 2004 : Farewell, Artie ; 2005 : The way up ; 2006 : Rebuilding the cradle ; 2007 : Losses ; 2008 : Returning to forever ; 2009- : Henceforward... -- Reference section. Biographical index of musicians ; Glossary of musical terms ; International jazz festivals : a select list.A year-by-year history of people and events, this lively multi-layered account tells the whole story of jazz music and its personalities. The Chronicle of Jazz charts the evolution of jazz from its roots in Africa and the southern United States to the myriad urban styles heard around the world today, Mervyn Cooke gives us a narrative rich with innovation, experimentation, controversy, and emotion. The book is completely up to date, exploring the exciting recent developments in the world of jazz, from the rise of modern Big Bands and the renaissance of the piano trio to the popular appeal of Jamie Cullum and HBO's Treme. Featuring hundreds of rare images, from record-cover artwork to pictures of live performances, each chronologically arranged section contains special box features on such topics as the unique tonal qualities of the bass clarinet, jazz clubs in Paris, personality sketches, and seminal gigs and albums. A substantial reference section features information on international jazz festivals, a glossary of musical terms, biographies of musicians, and extensive discography, and further reading. A celebration of the most imaginative and enduring music of the last 120 years, The Chronicle of Jazz is an essential work of reference for all music lovers.
Subjects: Jazz; Jazz; Jazz; Jazz; Jazz; Rhythm and blues music; Jazz musicians; African Americans; Nightclubs; African American jazz musicians; African American musicians;
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The drummer's bible : how to play every drum style from Afro-Cuban to Zydeco / by Berry, Mick.; Gianni, Jason.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181) and discography (p. 176-180).Acid jazz -- African contemporary -- Afro-Cuban -- Blues -- Brazilian -- Cajun/Zydeco -- Caribbean -- Country -- Disco -- Drum & bass/Jungle -- Flamenco -- Funk -- Gospel -- Heavy metal -- Hip hop/Rap -- Jazz -- Klezmer -- Latin rock -- March -- Middle Eastern -- Odd time -- Polka -- Punk -- Rock -- Surf -- Techno -- Wedding dances -- Miscellaneous grooves -- Fills -- Polyrhythms.Provides more than four hundred drum grooves in standard drum notation for more than a dozen styles of music, including blues, rock, jazz, country, reggae, heavy metal, polka, and punk, along with information on the history and development of music styles.
Subjects: Drum set;
© 2004., See Sharp Press,
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Negro folk music U.S.A. by Courlander, Harold,1908-;
Bibliography: p. [299]-301; Discography: p. [302]-308.Discusses the essence and development of various forms of Negro folk music, both vocal and instrumental, including ballads, blues, spirituals, worksongs, Louisiana Creole songs, cries, dances, and game songs. Includes words and music for forty-three songs, and discographies.
Subjects: African Americans; Folk music; Folk songs, English; African Americans; Music; Folk songs.;
© 1963., Columbia University Press,
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Before Motown : a history of jazz in Detroit, 1920-60 / by Bjorn, Lars,1944-; Gallert, Jim,1950-;
Includes discography (p. 213-214) and indexes.Music of black Detroit before big band jazz -- Detroit and the creation of big band jazz -- 1930s: Paradise Valley days -- Detroit and the birth of bop -- West side modern: Detroit jazz clubs in the 1950s -- 1950s: the golden age of jazz in Detroit -- Detroit rhythm and blues: from jump blues to Motown -- Social history of Detroit jazz: a summary.
Subjects: Jazz;
© c2001., University of Michigan Press,
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Musicophilia : tales of music and the brain / by Sacks, Oliver W.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-367) and index.Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. It can get us dancing to its beat. But the power of music goes much, much further. Indeed, music occupies more areas of our brain than language does--humans are a musical species. Oliver Sacks's compassionate, compelling tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed the way we think of our own brains, and of the human experience. Here, he examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians, and everyday people. Music is irresistible, haunting, and unforgettable, and Oliver Sacks tells us why.--From publisher description.Haunted by music. A bolt from the blue : sudden musicophilia ; A strangely familiar feeling : musical seizures ; Fear of music : musicogenic epilepsy ; Music on the brain : imagery and imagination ; Brainworms, sticky music and catchy tunes ; Musical hallucinations -- A range of musicality. Sense and sensibility : a range of musicality ; Things fall apart : amusia and dysharmonia ; Papa blows his nose in G : absolute pitch ; Pitch imperfect : cochlear amusia ; In living stereo : why we have two ears ; Two thousand operas : musical savants ; An auditory world : music and blindness ; The key of clear green : synesthesia and music -- Memory, movement, and music. In the moment : music and amnesia ; Speech and song : aphasia and music therapy ; Accidental davening : dyskinesia and cantillation ; Come together : music and Tourette's Syndrome ; Keeping time : rhythm and movement ; Kinetic melody: Parkinson's disease and music therapy -- Phantom fingers: the case of the one-armed pianist ; Athletes of the small muscles : musician's dystonia -- Emotion, identity, and music. Awake and asleep : musical dreams ; Seduction and indifference ; Lamentations : music and depression ; The case of Harry S. : music and emotion ; Irrepressible : music and the temporal lobes ; A hypermusical species : Williams Syndrome ; Music and identity : dementia and music therapy.
Subjects: Music; Music; Musique; Musique;
© 2007., Alfred A. Knopf,
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Anything goes : a history of American musical theatre / by Mordden, Ethan,1947-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The First Age. Source material ; The age of burlesque ; At the turn of the century. -- The Second Age. The witch of the wood and the bamboo tree ; Victor Herbert ; The new music ; The variety show. -- The Third Age. The structure of twenties musical comedy ; The structure of twenties operetta ; Dancing in the dark ; Blue Monday blues ; The Rodgers and Hammerstein handbook ; Something to dance about ; After West Side story ; The Sondheim handbook. -- The Fourth Age. Devolution ; That is the state of the art.This work offers a history of American musical theater from the 1920s through to the 1970s. After six volumes on the musical's history, decade by decade from the 1920s through the 1970s, the author takes an entirely fresh look at the musical, from 'The Beggar's Opera' to 'Wicked'. Looking at the 'Star Comic', the 'Sweetheart Heroine', the war between musical comedy and operetta, the rise of the sexy story in the 1920s, the wedding of ballet and hoofing in the 1930s, the Oklahoma! and Carousel "musical play" in the 1940s, the Novelty Star in the 1950s, and other developments, the author takes us from George Gershwin to Ethel Merman to Jerome Robbins to the director-choreographer and the offbeat contemporary show: 'Porgy and Bess', 'Gypsy', 'Fiddler on the Roof', 'Chicago', 'A Chorus Line', 'Grand Hotel', 'Grey Gardens', 'Rent'. The author emphasizes not only the writing of musicals but the performing of them, taking the reader virtually into the theatre to experience what a great show is like, whether Victor Herbert's 'The Red Mill' or Stephen Sondheim's 'Follies'.Offers a history of American musical theater from the 1920s through to the 1970s, and includes such famous works as "Oklahoma!," "The Red Mill," and "Porgy and Bess."
Subjects: Musicals;
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