At the jazz band ball [[electronic resource] ] : sixty years on the jazz scene / / Nat Hentoff ; foreword by Lewis Porter
| At the jazz band ball [[electronic resource] ] : sixty years on the jazz scene / / Nat Hentoff ; foreword by Lewis Porter |
| Autore | Hentoff Nat |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 |
| 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 |
| ISBN |
1-282-55613-4
9786612556135 0-520-94588-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792599803321 |
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 | ||
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Dear Mark Twain [[electronic resource] ] : letters from his readers / / edited by R. Kent Rasmussen
| Dear Mark Twain [[electronic resource] ] : letters from his readers / / edited by R. Kent Rasmussen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 p.) |
| Disciplina | 818/.409 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RasmussenR. Kent
TwainMark <1835-1910.> |
| Collana | Jumping frogs : undiscovered, rediscovered, and celebrated writings of Mark Twain |
| Soggetto topico |
Authors, American - 19th century
Authors and readers - United States Humorists, American - 19th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american literature
biography celebrated writings correspondents deeply moving engaging epistolary extensive research fan mail fascinating profiles feel good great writers heartfelt historical history jumping frogs letters and correspondence life lessons lively mark twain pathos pen pals perceptive insights personal stories published collection reader letters riotous humor samuel l clemens startling comments uplifting stories |
| ISBN | 0-520-95516-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Note on Texts -- 1861-1870 -- 1871-1880 -- 1881-1890 -- 1891-1900 -- 1901-1910 -- Note on Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index of Correspondents' Locations -- Index of Mark Twain Characters and Works -- General Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786228503321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 | ||
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