Hard bop : jazz and Black music 1955-1965 / David H. Rosenthal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosenthal, David H., 1945-1992.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz--1951-1960--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Jazz--1961-1970--History and criticism.

African Americans--Music--History and criticism.

African Americans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It's nineteen fifty-something, in a dark, cramped, smoke-filled room. Everyone's wearing black. And on-stage a tenor is blowing his heart out, a searching, jagged saxophone journey played out against a moody, walking bass and the swish of a drummer's brushes. To a great many listeners--from African American aficionados of the period to a whole new group of fans today--this is the very embodiment of jazz. It is also quintessential hard bop. In this, the first thorough study of the subject, jazz expert and enthusiast David H. Rosenthal vividly examines the roots, traditions, explorations and per

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Introduction; 1. Bebop; 2. Hard Bop Begins; 3. A New Mainstream; 4. The Scene; 5. The Lyricists; 6. Tenors and Organs; 7. The Power of Badness; 8. Hard Bop Heterodoxy: Monk, Mingus, Miles, and Trane; 9. Changes; 10. The Last of Hard Bop; Notes; Selected Hard Bop Discography; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes discography and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-987974-5

9786610760381

0-19-802249-2

0-19-505869-0

1-280-76038-9

0-19-535899-6

OCLC:

457290641