Bebop : the music and its players /

In Bebop, Owens conducts us on an insightful, loving tour through the music, players, and recordings that changed American culture. Combining vivid portraits of bebop's gigantic personalities with deft musical analysis, he ranges from the early classics of modern jazz (starting with the 1943 On...

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Main Author: Owens, Thomas, 1938-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Summary:In Bebop, Owens conducts us on an insightful, loving tour through the music, players, and recordings that changed American culture. Combining vivid portraits of bebop's gigantic personalities with deft musical analysis, he ranges from the early classics of modern jazz (starting with the 1943 Onyx Club performances of Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Oscar Pettiford, Don Byas, and George Wallington) through the central role of Charlie Parker, to an instrument-by-instrument look at the key players and their innovations.
Item Description:Hardcover edition published: February 9, 1995.
"First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1996" --Title page verso.
Physical Description:xvi, 322 pages : music ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-297) and index.
ISBN:0195106512 (pbk.)
9780195106510 (pbk.)
0195052870
9780195052879