Drummin' men : the heartbeat of jazz : the bebop years / Burt Korall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Korall, Burt.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drummers (Musicians)--United States--Biography.

Drummers (Musicians).

Jazz musicians--United States--Biography.

Jazz musicians.

Bop (Music)--History and criticism.

Bop (Music).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Drumming men

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Burt Korall is widely recognized as the most authoritative writer on jazz drumming. His first book Drummin' Men--The Heartbeat of Jazz: The Swing Era is considered a classic. Now, in this exciting sequel, Korall offers a richly informative history of drumming in the Bebop era. Korall looks at this music through the eyes of the musicians themselves, covering a whole range of important jazz drummers, but focusing upon the most original and significant--principally Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, and Art Blakey. Korall provides a knowledgeable background about the history of bebop--and the unfortunate

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1. Bebop; 2. from Swing to Bop-The Visionaries; 3. Transitional figures; 4. The Innovators; 5. Into the 1950's; 6. Other significant figures; APPENDIX 1 Drum Rudiments; APPENDIX 2 Transcriptions of Drum Solos; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; DISCOGRAPHY; THE INTERVIEWEES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-276), discography (p. [277]-281), and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-70418-7

0-19-534651-3

OCLC:

437109065