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Pressed for All Time

Producing the Great Jazz Albums from Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday to Miles Davis and Diana Krall

By: Michael Jarrett

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Pressed for All Time

Producing the Great Jazz Albums from Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday to Miles Davis and Diana Krall

By: Michael Jarrett

In histories of music, producers tend to fall by the wayside--generally unknown and seldom acknowledged. But without them and their contributions to the art form, we'd have little on record of some of the most important music ever created. Discover the stories behind some of jazz's best-selling and most influential albums in this collection of oral histories gathered by music scholar and writer Michael Jarrett. Drawing together interviews with over fifty producers, musicians, engineers, and label executives, Jarrett shines a light on the world of making jazz records by letting his subjects tell their own stories and share their experiences in creating the American jazz canon. Packed with fascinating stories and fresh perspectives on over 200 albums and artists, including legends such as Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis, as well as contemporary artists such as Diana Krall and Norah Jones, Pressed for All Time tells the unknown stories of the men and women who helped to shape the quintessential American sound.

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UNC Press Books

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1469630591

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9781469630595

Men & Masculinities [2 volumes]

A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

By: Michael S. Kimmel,Amy B. Aronson

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Men & Masculinities [2 volumes]

A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

By: Michael S. Kimmel,Amy B. Aronson

The first encyclopedia to analyze, summarize, and explain the complexities of men's lives and the idea of modern manhood. The process of "making masculinity visible" has been going on for over two decades and has produced a prodigious and interesting body of work. But until now the subject has had no authoritative reference source. Men & Masculinities, a pioneering two-volume work, corrects the oversight by summarizing the latest historical, biological, cross-cultural, psychological, and sociological research on the subject. It also looks at literature, art, and music from a gender perspective. The contributors are experts in their specialties and their work is directed, organized, and coedited by one of the premier scholars in the field, Michael Kimmel. The coverage brings together for the first time considerable knowledge of men and manhood, focusing on such areas as sexual violence, intimacy, pornography, homophobia, sports, profeminist men, rituals, sexism, and many other important subjects. Clearly, this unique reference is a valuable guide to students, teachers, writers, policymakers, journalists, and others who seek a fuller understanding of gender in the United States.

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920

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1576077756

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9781576077757

Living Space

John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital

By: Michael E. Veal

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Living Space

John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital

By: Michael E. Veal

Living Space: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital fuses biography and style history in order to illuminate the music of two jazz icons, while drawing on the discourses of photography and digital architecture to fashion musical insights that may not be available through the traditional language of jazz analysis. The book follows the controversial trajectories of two jazz legends, emerging from the 1959 album Kind of Blue. Coltrane's odyssey through what became known as "free jazz" brought stylistic (r)evolution and chaos in equal measure. Davis's spearheading of "jazz-rock fusion" opened a door through which jazz's ongoing dialogue with the popular tradition could be regenerated, engaging both high and low ideas of creativity, community, and commerce. Includes 42 illustrations.

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384

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Wesleyan University Press

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0819500895

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9780819500892

Go Slow

The Life of Julie London

By: Michael Owen

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Go Slow

The Life of Julie London

By: Michael Owen

It has been said that the records of singer and actress Julie London were purchased for their provocative, full-color cover photographs as frequently as they were for the music contained in their grooves. During the 1950s and 1960s, her piercing blue eyes, strawberry-blonde hair, and shapely figure were used to sell the world an image of cool sexuality that stoked the fevered dreams of many men. The contrast between that image and reality, the public and the private, is at the heart of Julie London's story. Through years of research, extensive interviews with family, friends, and musical associates, and access to rarely seen or heard archival material, author Michael Owen reveals the impact that her image had on the direction of her career and how it influenced the choices she made, including the decision to walk away from performing. Go Slow follows Julie London's life and career through its many stages: her transformation from 1940s movie starlet to the coolly defiant singer of the classic torch ballad "Cry Me a River" of the 1950s, and her journey from Las Vegas hotel entertainer during the rock and roll revolution of the 1960s to the no-nonsense nurse of the 1970s hit television series Emergency!

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237

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Chicago Review Press

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1613738595

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9781613738597

Experiencing Jazz

A Listener's Companion

By: Michael Stephans

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Experiencing Jazz

A Listener's Companion

By: Michael Stephans

In Experiencing Jazz: A Listener’s Companion, writer, teacher, and renowned jazz drummer Michael Stephans offers a much-needed survey in the art of listening to and enjoying this dynamic, ever-changing art form. More than mere entertainment, jazz provides a pleasurable and sometimes dizzying listening experience with an extensive range in structure and form, from the syncopated swing of big bands to the musical experimentalism of small combos. As Stephans illustrates, listeners and jazz artists often experience the essence of the music together—an experience unique in the world of music. Experiencing Jazz demonstrates how the act of listening to jazz takes place on a deeply personal level and takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the genre, instrument by instrument—offering not only brief portraits of key musicians like Joe Lovano and John Scofield, but also their own commentaries on how best to experience the music they create. Throughout, jazz takes center stage as a personal transaction that enriches the lives of both musician and listener. Written for anyone curious about the genre, this book encourages further reading, listening, and viewing, helping potential listeners cultivate an understanding and appreciation of the jazz art and how it can help—in drummer Art Blakey’s words—“wash away the dust of everyday life.”

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Scarecrow Press

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0810882906

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9780810882904

Different Drummers

Jazz in the Culture of Nazi Germany

By: Michael H. Kater

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Different Drummers

Jazz in the Culture of Nazi Germany

By: Michael H. Kater

For the architects of the third reich, jazz was an especially threatening form of expression, because of its essence: spontaneity, improvisation and individuality. Jazz survived persecution and became a powerful symbol of political disobedience and resistance in wartime Germany.

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324

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Oxford : Oxford University Press

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0195165535

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9780195165531

Stan Kenton

This is an Orchestra!

By: Michael Sparke

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Stan Kenton

This is an Orchestra!

By: Michael Sparke

An expert on Stan Kenton, Sparke delivers a comprehensive history of Kenton's activities as a bandleader and creative force in jazz. Based largely on interviews with Kenton and members of the various incarnations of his orchestra, the book shows how the "Kenton sound" evolved over four decades, focusing on the role that Kenton himself played in that development. While Sparke's style is sometimes a bit florid, his vast knowledge and enthusiasm for his subject is evident throughout the book. Likely to become the standard history of Kenton's orchestra, this book will be enjoyed by any reader interested in the history of big-band jazz. Annotation ♭2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

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378

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University of North Texas Press

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1574412841

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9781574412840

Blue Note Jazz Photography of Francis Wolff

By: Francis Wolff,Michael Cuscuna,Charlie Lourie,Oscar Schnider

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Blue Note Jazz Photography of Francis Wolff

By: Francis Wolff,Michael Cuscuna,Charlie Lourie,Oscar Schnider

This collection of previously-unseen photos by Blue Note Records co-founder Francis Wolff was taken between 1941 and 1965, and features images of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and more. Color and b&w photos.

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Universe Publishing(NY)

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0789304937

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9780789304933

Blue Note Jazz Photography of Francis Wolff

By: Francis Wolff,Michael Cuscuna,Charlie Lourie,Oscar Schnider

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Blue Note Jazz Photography of Francis Wolff

By: Francis Wolff,Michael Cuscuna,Charlie Lourie,Oscar Schnider

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Pressed for All Time

Pressed for All Time

Men & Masculinities [2 volumes]

Men & Masculinities [2 volumes]

Living Space

Living Space

Go Slow

Go Slow

Experiencing Jazz

Experiencing Jazz

Different Drummers

Different Drummers

Stan Kenton

Stan Kenton

Blue Note Jazz Photography of Francis Wolff

Blue Note Jazz Photography of Francis Wolff

Blue Note Jazz Photography of Francis Wolff

Blue Note Jazz Photography of Francis Wolff

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