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What it is : the life of a jazz artist / Dave Liebman in conversation with with Lewis Porter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Liebman, Dave.
- Series:
- Studies in jazz ; no. 66.
- Studies in jazz ; 66
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jazz musicians--United States--Interviews.
- Jazz musicians.
- Saxophonists--United States--Interviews.
- Saxophonists.
- Jazz--History and criticism.
- Jazz.
- Liebman, Dave--Interviews.
- Liebman, Dave.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (401 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Dave Liebman is one of the leading forces in contemporary jazz. Prominently known for performing with Miles Davis and Elvin Jones, he has exerted considerable influence as a saxophonist, bandleader, composer, author, and educator. In What It Is: The Life of a Jazz Artist, friend, pianist, and noted jazz scholar Lewis Porter conducts a series of in-depth interviews with Liebman, who discusses his professional, personal, and musical relationships with notable musicians, as well as such personal matters as contracting polio as a child. Featuring rare photos from Liebman's personal collection, thi
- Contents:
- WHAT IT IS; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Chapter 1: The Delicacy of Youth: Beginnings; Chapter 2: The Call: I Find Music, It Finds Me; Chapter 3: Breakaway: Finding Myself; Chapter 4: Arrival: Becoming an Artist; Chapter 5: The Energy of the Chance: Going for It; Chapter 6: Guided Dream: Playing with the Masters; Chapter 7: It's Different Out There: On the Job with the Prince of Darkness; Chapter 8: Beyond the Line: My Own World; Chapter 9: Passages: The Ups and Downs; Chapter 10: Turn It Around: Solidifying Art and Life
- Chapter 11: While We're on the Subject: On OthersChapter 12: Tomorrow's Expectations: The Legacy; Appendix I: Selected Discography; Appendix II: Selected Educational Materials; Appendix III: Two Compositions by Dave Liebman; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9798765185841
- 1-280-67977-8
- 9786613656704
- 0-8108-8254-X
- OCLC:
- 845245497
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