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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785741703321

Autore

Petersen Leif Bo <1942->

Titolo

The music and life of Theodore "Fats" Navarro [[electronic resource] ] : infatuation / / Leif Bo Petersen, Theo Rehak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2009

ISBN

1-283-60148-6

9786613913937

0-8108-6722-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (396 p.)

Collana

Studies in jazz ; ; no. 59

Altri autori (Persone)

RehakTheo

Disciplina

788.9/2165092 B

Soggetti

Jazz musicians - United States

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 (p. [357]-364) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Musical Examples; Series Foreword; Preface; Intro - Key West; Chorus One: Theme - The Birth of a Jazz Musician; Cody; On the Road Up North; Chorus Two: Tutti - Big Band Apprenticeship; Wheelin' with Andy Kirk; Recordings with Andy Kirk, 1943-45; Fat Boy in B's Band; Recordings, Early 1945-46; Chorus Three: Solos - Fats Blows; Bebop Boy; Recordings, Second Half of 1946; Climbing up the Scene; Recordings, 1947; Interlude - The Romance of Junk; Chorus Four: More Solos - Lady Be Good; Hot House

Recordings with HamptonThe Roost and Rena; Recordings, August-October 1948; Move; Recordings, November 1948-February 1949; Chorus Five: Outchorus - Twilight; Dance of the Infidels; Recordings, Second Half of 1949; Birdland Nights; Recordings, 1950; The Final Note; Coda-The Significance of Fats Navarro; Appendix A: Recording Techniques in the Navarro Era; Appendix B: Discographical Terms; Appendix C: Nomenclature for Navarro Recordings; Appendix D: The Compositions of Theodore Navarro; Appendix E: A Chronological Overview; Sources and Literature; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first comprehensive study of the music and life of Theodore 'Fats' Navarro. It provides biographical, discographical, and analytical information on the trumpeter and his recorded legacy, offering new



perspectives on Navarro's role in the history and emergence of Bebop.