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At the jazz band ball : sixty years on the jazz scene / / Nat Hentoff ; foreword by Lewis Porter



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Autore: Hentoff Nat Visualizza persona
Titolo: At the jazz band ball : sixty years on the jazz scene / / Nat Hentoff ; foreword by Lewis Porter Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (267 p.)
Disciplina: 781.6509
Soggetto topico: Music - History and criticism
Jazz - History and criticism
Soggetto non controllato: american music
american society
art
biographical
blues music
civil liberties
civil rights
contrarian
duke ellington
engaging
famous jazz musicians
feel good
free expression
gospel
health care
interviews
jazz band ball
jazz critics
jazz history
jazz lovers
jazz music
jazz musicians
jazz scene
louis armstrong
musicians
nonfiction
ornette coleman
personal history
political activists
quincy jones
retrospective
short essays
social justice issues
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. What am I here for? : the rules of my jazz odyssey -- pt. 2. In the presence of Ellington -- pt. 3. Jazz credentials -- pt. 4. The jazz life on and off the road -- pt. 5. Who is a jazz singer? -- pt. 6. The life force of the music -- pt. 7. Finding the first American groove -- pt. 8. Roots -- pt. 9. The survivors -- pt. 10. The regenerators -- pt. 11. The master teachers.
Sommario/riassunto: Nat Hentoff, renowned jazz critic, civil liberties activist, and fearless contrarian-"I'm a Jewish atheist civil-libertarian pro-lifer"-has lived through much of jazz's history and has known many of jazz's most important figures, often as friend and confidant. Hentoff has been a tireless advocate for the neglected parts of jazz history, including forgotten sidemen and -women. This volume includes his best recent work-short essays, long interviews, and personal recollections. From Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong to Ornette Coleman and Quincy Jones, Hentoff brings the jazz greats to life and traces their art to gospel, blues, and many other forms of American music. At the Jazz Band Ball also includes Hentoff's keen, cosmopolitan observations on a wide range of issues. The book shows how jazz and education are a vital partnership, how free expression is the essence of liberty, and how social justice issues like health care and strong civil rights and liberties keep all the arts-and all members of society-strong.
Titolo autorizzato: At the jazz band ball  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-55613-4
9786612556135
0-520-94588-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910823596903321
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