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Notes on Literature, Film, and Jazz
Author: Howard EilandPublisher:
ISBN: 9781949966022
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
"There is the old debate about the difference between silent film and sound film. The former goes through a rapid development, freeing itself from the framework of the theater, and reaches a brief but rich maturity before yielding its audience to the latter, which, with its return to theater via spoken dialogue, initially entails a regression in artistry. The unique formal language of silent film at its best - a language of gestures and of faces in constant permutation, hieratic and mask-like at times, given to passages of extreme acceleration and of near paralysis, with spatial layering as a rule and the sometimes scarcely perceptible proliferation of decor"--
Eric Dolphy
Author: Vladimir SimoskoPublisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Dolphy, Eric
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
"In his tragically short life (1928-1964), Eric Dolphy was a titanic force in the development of the sixties avant-garde (or ""new thing"") from the hard bop of the late fifties. The searing intensity an"
Author: Yusef Lateef
Author: Raymond HorricksAnatole
Author: Eve TitusPublisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375839011
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Anatole is a most honorable mouse. When he realizes that humans are upset by mice sampling their leftovers, he is shocked! He must provide for his beloved family--but he is determined to find a way to earn his supper. And so he heads for the tasting room at the Duvall Cheese Factory. On each cheese, he leaves a small note--"good," "not so good," "needs orange peel"--and signs his name. When workers at the Duvall factory find his notes in the morning, they are perplexed--but they realize that this mysterious Anatole has an exceptional palate and take his advice. Soon Duvall is making the best cheese in all of Paris! They would like to give Anatole a reward--if only they could find him...
Jackson Street After Hours
Author: Paul De BarrosPublisher:
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
"Vintage photographs and 24 contemporary portraits capture the style and flavor of Jackson Street and its jazz legacy. Based on extensive interviews with jazz musicians, this significant new volume documents the smokey rooms, Prohibition antics, wartime parties, and unforgettable riffs that characterized great moments in Pacific Northwest jazz." -- Amazon.com viewed July 8, 2020.
Author: Peter WestbrookWest Coast Jazz
Author: Ted GioiaPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520217294
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Ted Gioia tells the story of jazz as it has never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolved. Gioia provides readers with lively portraits of great musicians, intertwined with vibrant commentary on the music they created. 9 photos.
Patterns for Improvisation
Author: Oliver NelsonPublisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781562243043
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
One of the world's most popular patterns books, many jazz greats have fond memories of practicing from this great resource! It features an exhaustive collection of improvisational jazz patterns in various meters and feels. Comments and suggestions are included by the author---a legendary composer, arranger, conductor, and instrumentalist. This is a very popular book because it helps spell out some of the basic building blocks of the jazz language. It is regarded by many jazz teachers as one of the essential texts for their students.
