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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973001203321

Autore

Liebman Dave

Titolo

What it is : the life of a jazz artist / / Dave Liebman in conversation with with Lewis Porter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2012

ISBN

9798765185841

1-280-67977-8

9786613656704

0-8108-8254-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Collana

Studies in jazz ; ; 66

Altri autori (Persone)

PorterLewis <1951->

Disciplina

788.7/165092

B

Soggetti

Jazz musicians - United States

Saxophonists - United States

Jazz - History and criticism

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

WHAT IT IS; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Chapter 1: The Delicacy of Youth: Beginnings; Chapter 2: The Call: I Find Music, It Finds Me; Chapter 3: Breakaway: Finding Myself; Chapter 4: Arrival: Becoming an Artist; Chapter 5: The Energy of the Chance: Going for It; Chapter 6: Guided Dream: Playing with the Masters; Chapter 7: It's Different Out There: On the Job with the Prince of Darkness; Chapter 8: Beyond the Line: My Own World; Chapter 9: Passages: The Ups and Downs; Chapter 10: Turn It Around: Solidifying Art and Life

Chapter 11: While We're on the Subject: On OthersChapter 12: Tomorrow's Expectations: The Legacy; Appendix I: Selected Discography; Appendix II: Selected Educational Materials; Appendix III: Two Compositions by Dave Liebman; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Dave Liebman is one of the leading forces in contemporary jazz. Prominently known for performing with Miles Davis and Elvin Jones, he has exerted considerable influence as a saxophonist, bandleader, composer, author, and educator. In What It Is: The Life of a Jazz Artist,



friend, pianist, and noted jazz scholar Lewis Porter conducts a series of in-depth interviews with Liebman, who discusses his professional, personal, and musical relationships with notable musicians, as well as such personal matters as contracting polio as a child. Featuring rare photos from Liebman's personal collection, thi