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Author:   David Dicaire
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780786420971

ISBN 10:   0786420979
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   03 March 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction      PART ONE: THE BOP REVOLUTION      Kenny Clarke (1914–1985) Klook’s Blues      Dizzy Gillespie (1917–1993) The Bop Catalyst      Thelonious Monk (1917–1982) Epistrophy Blues      Charlie Parker (1920–1955) Bird’s Blues      Oscar Pettiford (1922–1960) Deep Passion      Barney Kessel (1923–2004) Guitar Goes Bop      J. J. Johnson (1924–2001) Trombone Goes Bop      Bud Powell (1924–1966) Hot House Blues      Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990) The Divine Miss V      Oscar Peterson (1925–) Canadian Suite      Sonny Rollins (1930–) The Cutting Edge      PART TWO: HARD BOP AND COOL JAZZ      Art Blakey (1919–1990) Freedom Rider      Dave Brubeck (1920–) Take Five      Charles Mingus (1922–1979) The Boss of the Bass      Dexter Gordon (1923–1990) West Coast Tenorman      Wes Montgomery (1923–1968) Little Brother      Max Roach (1925–) Driva Man      Jimmy Smith (1925–2005) Funky Cool Blues      Miles Davis (1926–1991) The Cool One      Horace Silver (1928–) Finger Poppin’ Jazz      Herbie Mann (1930–2003) Flute Soufflé      Jackie McLean (1932–) Jackie’s Bag      PART THREE: FREE JAZZ AND THE AVANT-GARDE      Sun Ra (1914–1993) Cosmic Tones      Yusef Lateef (1926–) An Eastern Taste      John Coltrane (1926–1967) Giant Steps      Elvin Jones (1927–2004) Heavy Sounds      Eric Dolphy (1928–1964) Outward Bound      Cecil Taylor (1929–) The Note Painter      Ornette Coleman (1930–) Tone Dialing      Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936–1977) Saxophone Concerto      Archie Shepp (1937–) The Articulate Spokesman      Charlie Haden (1937–) Haunted Hearts      Anthony Braxton (1945–) The Professor’s Approach      PART FOUR: JAZZ FUSION      Wayne Shorter (1933–) Ju Ju’s Blues      Herbie Hancock (1940–) The Chameleon      Chick Corea (1941–) Man on a Mission      John McLaughlin (1942–) Mahavishnu Blues      Larry Coryell (1943–) The Electric Jazz Warrior      Tony Williams (1945–1997) The Powerhouse      Billy Cobham (1946–) The Panamanian Percussionist      Stanley Clarke (1951–) Individual Strings      Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987) The Brazilian Bass Man      PART FIVE: CONTEMPORARY JAZZ      Kenny Kirkland (1955–1998) The New Piano Thing      Jeff “Tain” Watts (1960– ) Citizen Tain      Branford Marsalis (1960– ) The First Family of Jazz      Wynton Marsalis (1961– ) The Young Lion      John Medeski (1965– ) Acid Jazz Grooves      Diana Krall (1965– ) Frim Fram Sauce Blues      Mark Whitfield (1967– ) The Marksman      Christian McBride (1972– ) Freewheeling Bass      Bibliography      Index     

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David Dicaire is the author of numerous works about music history. He lives in Leamington, Ontario, Canada.

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