The amazing Bud Powell
black genius, jazz history, and the challenge of bebop
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Author
Publication
2013 - University of California Press, Berkeley, California
Language
English
Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27153021M
- ISBN-139780520243910
- ISBN-100520243919
- OCLC Control Number812018051
- Library of Congress Control Number2012039182
Classifications
- DDC786.2/165092
- LCCML417.P73 R36 2013
Description
Bud Powell was not only one of the greatest bebop pianists of all time, he stands as one of the twentieth century's most dynamic and fiercely adventurous musical minds. His expansive musicianship, riveting performances, and inventive compositions expanded the bebop idiom and pushed jazz musicians of all stripes to higher standards of performance. Yet Powell remains one of American music's most misunderstood figures, and the story of his exceptional talent is often overshadowed by his history of alcohol abuse, mental instability, and brutalization at the hands of white authorities. In this firs.
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People
Series Statement
- Music of the African diaspora -- 17
Other Editions
- The amazing Bud Powell
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