1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462900003321

Autore

Ramsey Guthrie P

Titolo

The amazing Bud Powell [[electronic resource] ] : black genius, jazz history, and the challenge of bebop / / Guthrie P. Ramsey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA, : University of California Press, 2013

ISBN

0-520-95515-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (376 p.)

Collana

Music of the African diaspora ; ; 17

Disciplina

786.2/165092

Soggetti

Jazz - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "Cullud Boys with Beards": Serious Black Music and the Art of Bebop -- 2. Something Else: The Tests and Triumphs of a Modernist -- 3. Notes and Tones: Black Genius in the Social Order -- 4. Making the Changes: Jazz Manhood, Bebop Virtuosity, and a New Social Contract -- 5. Exploding Narratives and Structures in the Art of Bud Powell -- Coda: Cultural Validation and Requiem for a Heavyweight -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Bud Powell was not only one of the greatest bebop pianists of all time, he stands as one of the twentieth century's most dynamic and fiercely adventurous musical minds. His expansive musicianship, riveting performances, and inventive compositions expanded the bebop idiom and pushed jazz musicians of all stripes to higher standards of performance. Yet Powell remains one of American music's most misunderstood figures, and the story of his exceptional talent is often overshadowed by his history of alcohol abuse, mental instability, and brutalization at the hands of white authorities. In this first extended study of the social significance of Powell's place in the American musical landscape, Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr. shows how the pianist expanded his own artistic horizons and moved his chosen idiom into new realms. Illuminating and multi-layered, The Amazing Bud Powell centralizes Powell's contributions as it details the collision of two vibrant political economies: the discourses of art and the practice of



blackness.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787755403321

Autore

Marchand Michael E

Titolo

The river of life : sustainable practices of native Americans and Indigenous peoples / / Michael E. Marchand [and nine others]; with contributions by Wendell George [and five others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

3-11-027588-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 p.)

Collana

Ecosystem Science and Applications

Altri autori (Persone)

GeorgeWendell

Disciplina

970.004/97

Soggetti

Indian philosophy - North America

Indians of North America - Science

Indigenous peoples - Ecology - North America

Sustainable development - North America

Sustainable living - North America

Traditional ecological knowledge - North America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Boxes -- Sustainability: Learning from the Past -- 1. The Context for Our Sustainability Story -- 2. Battles to Eliminate Native American Traditions and Cultures -- A Lens on Cultures and Traditions of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities -- 3. Introduction to Folklore and Cultural Survival -- Portfolio for Sustainability: Native American Behavior Blended with Western Science -- 4. The Nuts and Bolts of A Sustainability Portfolio -- 5. Portfolio Element I: How to Connect Society with Nature -- 6. Portfolio Element II : How to Make Practical and Realistic Decisions -- 7. Portfolio Element III : Follow a Native American Business Model -- 8. Portfolio Element IV : Creative Governance from Consensual Flexible Partnerships -- Culture as the Core of Native American Resource Leadership -- 9. Traditions Are Not Just Writings Found in Library



Archives: Native Americans Driving and Controlling Resources Today -- 10. Final Words on Essential Native American Leadership -- 11. Summary of All Book Coyote Essentials -- References -- Index -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

Sustainability defines the need for any society to live within the constraints of the land's capacity to deliver all natural resources the society consumes. This book compares the general differences between Native Americans and western world view towards resources. It will provide the 'nuts and bolts' of a sustainability portfolio designed by indigenous peoples. This book introduces the ideas on how to link nature and society to make sustainable choices. To be sustainable, nature and its endowment needs to be linked to human behavior similar to the practices of indigenous peoples. The main go