Meet the Great Jazz Legends: Short Sessions on the Lives, Times & Music of the Great Jazz Legends

Type

Book

Authors

Ronald C. McCurdy

ISBN 10

0739030949

ISBN 13

9780739030943

Tags

Jazz, Reference, Instruction & Study, Music

Description

Introduce a new generation of music enthusiasts to 17 legendary jazz artists who have enriched the world with their incredible talents. Dr. McCurdy's illuminating stories about the lives, times and music of these great jazz musicians span the entire twentieth century, from early New Orleans Jazz through the Golden Age of Swing plus the avant-garde and jazz fusion eras. Includes units on Louis Armstrong, James P. Johnson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Clifford Brown, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, and Herbie Hancock. - from Amzon

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