Author

Publication

1995 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

80,500 words, Guess

Page Count

322 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing700473
  • Goodreads1912291

Classifications

  • DDC781.65/5
  • LCCML3506 .O95 1995

Description

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.

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Other Editions

  • Bebop: the music and its playersOxford University Press1995-01-01

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