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  • The Art of Jazz

    A Visual History

    de Alyn Shipton ...
    **A perfect gift for the musicians and artists in your life!The Art of Jazz explores how the expressionism and spontaneity of jazz spilled onto its album art, posters, and promotional photography, and even inspired standalone works of fine art.**Everyone knows jazz is on the cutting edge of music, but how much do you know about its influence in the visual arts? With album covers that took ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter

    The Life of a Singer-Songwriter

    de Alyn Shipton ...
    Paul McCartney and John Lennon described him as the Beatles' "favorite group," he won Grammy awards, wrote and recorded hit songs, and yet no figure in popular music is as much of a paradox, or as underrated, as Harry Nilsson. In this first ever full-length biography, Alyn Shipton traces Nilsson's life from his Brooklyn childhood to his Los Angeles adolescence and his gradual emergence as a ... Leer más

    $20.89 USD

  • On Jazz

    A Personal Journey

    de Alyn Shipton ...
    Few musical genres inspire the passionate devotion of jazz. Its mystique goes far beyond the melodies and rhythms, with its key players and singers discussed by aficionados with a respect that borders on reverence. Some books on jazz offer little more than theory or dry facts, thereby relinquishing the 'essence' of the music. This book is different. One of the most influential and internationally ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Jazz Life and Times: Fats Waller

    de Alyn Shipton ...
    Fats Waller (1904-1943) was an outsize man in all respects: five feet eleven inches tall, he weighed 285 pounds. He was the greatest of the Harlem "stride" pianists, he composed hundreds of songs, he led a band which made over 400 recordings and he wrote several Broadway shows. Waller is seen by jazz historians as a man of immense musical talent which was never fulfilled, in the interests of his ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • The Gerry Mulligan 1950s Quartets

    de Alyn Shipton ...
    Series series OXFORD STUDIES IN RECORDED JAZZ SERIES
    The Gerry Mulligan Quartet, founded in Los Angeles in 1952, was widely acclaimed as the first small ensemble in jazz that did not include a chordal instrument such as a piano or guitar. Using original scores and detailed transcriptions of Mulligan's work, The Gerry Mulligan 1950s Quartets offers an intimate look at Mulligan's musical development from the initial quartet with Chet Baker to its ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Jazz Makers

    Vanguards of Sound

    de Alyn Shipton ...
    Series series Oxford Profiles
    Jazz Makers gathers together short biographies of more than 50 of jazz's greatest stars, from its early beginnings to the present. The stories of these innovative instrumentalists, bandleaders, and composers reveal the fascinating history of jazz in six parts: * The Pioneers, including Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, and Bessie Smith * Swing Bands and Soloists, with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, ... Leer más

    $30.59 USD

  • Groovin' High

    The Life of Dizzy Gillespie

    de Alyn Shipton ...
    Dizzy Gillespie was one of the most important and best-loved musicians in jazz history. With his horn-rimmed glasses, goatee, jive talk, and upraised trumpet bell, he was the hipster who most personified bebop. The musical heir to Louis Armstrong, he created the modern jazz trumpet-playing style and dazzled aficionados and popular audiences alike for over 50 years. In this first full biography, ... Leer más

    $30.59 USD

  • Handful of Keys

    Conversations with 30 Jazz Pianists

    de Alyn Shipton ...
    In this collection, Shipton has drawn together conversations with some of the key jazz pianists. Spanning the period from the birth of bebop to the present, their collective experience is a major part of jazz piano history. Shipton's sympathetic yet probing interviews uncover the fascinating life stories of these legendary jazz performers. He also probes their technique, allowing them to describe ... Leer más

    $54.99 USD

  • Hi-de-ho:The Life of Cab Calloway

    The Life of Cab Calloway

    de Alyn Shipton ...
    Clad in white tie and tails, dancing and scatting his way through the "Hi-de-ho" chorus of "Minnie the Moocher," Cab Calloway exuded a sly charm and sophistication that endeared him to legions of fans. In Hi-de-ho, author Alyn Shipton offers the first full-length biography of Cab Calloway, whose vocal theatrics and flamboyant stage presence made him one of the highest-earning African American ... Leer más

    $30.59 USD

  • Hi-De-Ho : The Life Of Cab Calloway

    de Alyn Shipton ...
    Clad in white tie and tails, dancing and scatting his way through the "Hi-de-ho" chorus of "Minnie the Moocher," Cab Calloway exuded a sly charm and sophistication that endeared him to legions of fans. In Hi-de-ho, author Alyn Shipton offers the first full-length biography of Cab Calloway, whose vocal theatrics and flamboyant stage presence made him one of the highest-earning African American ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    On Jazz

    A Personal Journey

    de Alyn Shipton ...
    Narrado por Alyn Shipton ...

    Completo

    11 hora 16 minutos

    Few musical genres inspire the passionate devotion of jazz. Its mystique goes far beyond the melodies and rhythms, with its key players and singers discussed by aficionados with a respect that borders on reverence. Some books on jazz offer little more than theory or dry facts, thereby relinquishing the ‘essence’ of the music. This book is different. One of the most influential and internationally ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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  • The Essential Jazz Recordings

    101 CDs

    de Ross Porter ...
    A guide to the all-time must-have jazz recordings by a maven of the genre.Possibly the twentieth century’s greatest musical innovation, jazz is now more popular than it has been for the past fifty years. But with the plethora of new recordings and the phenomenon in jazz of the same standards being recorded seemingly by almost every artist and band or trio, it’s very hard to know where to start or ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD