LEADER 05075nam 2201069Ia 450 001 9910824430103321 005 20240410100211.0 010 $a1-282-36044-2 010 $a9786612360442 010 $a0-520-94142-X 010 $a1-59875-929-9 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520941427 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246842 035 $a(EBL)254867 035 $a(OCoLC)63813966 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000191434 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11185075 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000191434 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10184663 035 $a(PQKB)10305726 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC254867 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30626 035 $a(DE-B1597)519312 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520941427 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL254867 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10110316 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL236044 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246842 100 $a20050722d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLet's get to the nitty gritty$b[electronic resource] $ethe autobiography of Horace Silver /$fHorace Silver ; edited, with afterword, by Phil Pastras 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley, Calif. $cUniversity of California Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (297 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-25392-2 311 $a0-520-24374-9 320 $aIncludes discography, bibliographical references, and index. 327 $aChildhood -- Dreaming my dreams : teenage years -- Lady music and the messengers : early adult years -- The quintet -- Westward bound : middle years -- Off the merry-go-round : later years. 330 $aHorace Silver is one of the last giants remaining from the incredible flowering and creative extension of bebop music that became known as "hard bop" in the 1950's. This freewheeling autobiography of the great composer, pianist, and bandleader takes us from his childhood in Norwalk, Connecticut, through his rise to fame as a musician in New York, to his comfortable life "after the road" in California. During that time, Silver composed an impressive repertoire of tunes that have become standards and recorded a number of classic albums. Well-seasoned with anecdotes about the music, the musicians, and the milieu in which he worked and prospered, Silver's narrative-like his music-is earthy, vernacular, and intimate. His stories resonate with lessons learned from hearing and playing alongside such legends as Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, and Lester Young. His irrepressible sense of humor combined with his distinctive spirituality make his account both entertaining and inspiring. Most importantly, Silver's unique take on the music and the people who play it opens a window onto the creative process of jazz and the social and cultural worlds in which it flourishes. Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty also describes Silver's spiritual awakening in the late 1970's. This transformation found its expression in the electronic and vocal music of the three-part work called The United States of Mind and eventually led the musician to start his own record label, Silveto. Silver details the economic forces that eventually persuaded him to put Silveto to rest and to return to the studios of major jazz recording labels like Columbia, Impulse, and Verve, where he continued expanding his catalogue of new compositions and recordings that are at least as impressive as his earlier work. 606 $aJazz musicians$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aPianists$zUnited States$vBiography 610 $a20th century american culture. 610 $a20th century american music history. 610 $aafrican american culture. 610 $aafrican american music. 610 $aamerican composer. 610 $aamerican jazz pianist. 610 $aamerican music history. 610 $aart blakey. 610 $aartists. 610 $aautobiography. 610 $abandleader. 610 $abands. 610 $abebop. 610 $ablues. 610 $abop music. 610 $acharlie parker. 610 $aentertainment. 610 $agospel music. 610 $ahard bop. 610 $ajazz music. 610 $ajazz. 610 $alester young. 610 $amusic arranger. 610 $amusic. 610 $amusicians. 610 $aperforming arts. 610 $arecord label. 610 $arhythm and blues. 610 $asilverto. 610 $asingers. 610 $aspiritual awakening. 610 $aspirituality. 610 $athe united states of mind. 615 0$aJazz musicians 615 0$aPianists 676 $a781.65/092 676 $aB 700 $aSilver$b Horace$f1928-$01645648 701 $aPastras$b Philip$01645649 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824430103321 996 $aLet's get to the nitty gritty$93992232 997 $aUNINA