At the jazz band ball : sixty years on the jazz scene / Nat Hentoff ; foreword by Lewis Porter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hentoff, Nat.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--History and criticism.

Music.

Jazz--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nat Hentoff, renowned jazz critic, civil liberties activist, and fearless contrarian-"I'm a Jewish atheist civil-libertarian pro-lifer"-has lived through much of jazz's history and has known many of jazz's most important figures, often as friend and confidant. Hentoff has been a tireless advocate for the neglected parts of jazz history, including forgotten sidemen and -women. This volume includes his best recent work-short essays, long interviews, and personal recollections. From Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong to Ornette Coleman and Quincy Jones, Hentoff brings the jazz greats to life and traces their art to gospel, blues, and many other forms of American music. At the Jazz Band Ball also includes Hentoff's keen, cosmopolitan observations on a wide range of issues. The book shows how jazz and education are a vital partnership, how free expression is the essence of liberty, and how social justice issues like health care and strong civil rights and liberties keep all the arts-and all members of society-strong.

Contents:

pt. 1. What am I here for? : the rules of my jazz odyssey

pt. 2. In the presence of Ellington

pt. 3. Jazz credentials

pt. 4. The jazz life on and off the road

pt. 5. Who is a jazz singer?

pt. 6. The life force of the music

pt. 7. Finding the first American groove

pt. 8. Roots

pt. 9. The survivors

pt. 10. The regenerators

pt. 11. The master teachers.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612556135

9781282556133

1282556134

9780520945883

0520945883

OCLC:

613205833