North Texas Lives of Musician Series – serie
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Living in the Woods in a Tree
Remembering Blaze Foley
Av Sybil Rosen
Häftad, 2017
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
232 kr
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Living in the Woods in a Tree is an intimate glimpse into the turbulent life of Texas music legend Blaze Foley (1949–1989), seen through the eyes of Sybil Rosen, the woman for whom he wrote his most widely known song, “If I Could Only Fly.” It captures the exuberance of their fleeting idyll in a …
Stan Kenton
This Is an Orchestra!
Häftad, 2011
166 kr
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Stan Kenton (1911–1979) formed his first full orchestra in 1940 and soon drew record-breaking crowds to hear and dance to his exciting sound. He continued to tour and record unrelentingly for the next four decades. Stan Kenton: This Is an Orchestra! sums up the mesmerizing bandleader at the height …
Jade Visions
The Life and Music of Scott LaFaro
Häftad, 2014
260 kr
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Jade Visions is the first biography of one of the twentieth century's most influential jazz musicians, bassist Scott LaFaro. Best known for his landmark recordings with Bill Evans, LaFaro played bass a mere seven years before his life and career were tragically cut short by an automobile accident …
View from the Back of the Band
The Life and Music of Mel Lewis
Av Chris Smith
Häftad, 2016
260 kr
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Mel Lewis (1929–1990) was born Melvin Sokoloff to Jewish Russian immigrants in Buffalo, New York. He first picked up his father’s drumsticks at the age of two and at seventeen he was a full-time professional musician. The View from the Back of the Band is the first biography of this legendary jazz …
All Over the Map
True Heroes of Texas Music
Häftad, 2017
223 kr
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A lavishly illustrated collection of forty-two profiles of Texas music pioneers, most underrated or overlooked, All Over the Map: True Heroes of Texas Music covers the musical landscape of a most musical state. The first edition was published in 2005 to wide acclaim. This second edition includes …
Life in Music from the Soviet Union to Canada
Memoirs of a Madrigal Ensemble Singer
Av Alexander Tumanov, Vladimir Tumanov
Inbunden, 2019
423 kr
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The musical career of Alexander Tumanov extends from Stalinist and Soviet Russia through contemporary Canada, and as such provides an inspiring portrait of one person's devotion to his art under trying circumstances. Tumanov was a founding member of Moscow's Madrigal Ensemble of early music, which …
Other Toscanini
The Life and Works of Héctor Panizza
Av Sebastiano De Filippi, Daniel Varacalli Costas
Inbunden, 2019
353 kr
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The Other Toscanini is the only book in English about the Argentine conductor and composer Héctor Panizza (1875-1967). Known all over the world by his Italian name - Ettore - the maestro was in fact born in Buenos Aires and developed an astonishing international career, becoming music director of, …
Beneath Missouri Skies
Pat Metheny in Kansas City, 1964-1972
Inbunden, 2021
304 kr
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The New Yorker recently referred to Pat Metheny as 'possibly the most influential jazz guitarist of the past five decades.' A native of Lee's Summit, Missouri, just southeast of Kansas City, Metheny started playing in pizza parlors at age fourteen. By the time he graduated from high school he was …
Times Remembered Volume 15
The Final Years of the Bill Evans Trio
Av Joe La Barbera, Charles Levin
Inbunden, 2021
295 kr
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In the late 1970s legendary pianist Bill Evans was at the peak of his career. He revolutionized the jazz trio (bass, piano, drums) by giving each part equal emphasis in what jazz historian Ted Gioia called a “telepathic level” of interplay. It was an ideal opportunity for a sideman, and after …
Art of Trumpet Teaching Volume 16
The Legacy of Keith Johnson
Inbunden, 2022
353 kr
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Keith Johnson retired in 2014 from the University of North Texas, where he was Regents Professor of Trumpet and was honored with the Distinguished Teaching Professor award. Johnson wrote more than thirty articles, two pedagogical texts, and two method books. During his career, he presented …
Soul Serenade Volume 17
King Curtis and His Immortal Saxophone
Inbunden, 2022
364 kr
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Although in 2000 he became the first sideman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, “King Curtis” Ousley never lived to accept his award. Tragically, he was murdered outside his New York City home in 1971. At that moment, thirty-seven-year-old King Curtis was widely regarded as the greatest R …
Beneath Missouri Skies
Pat Metheny in Kansas City, 1964-1972
Häftad, 2022
212 kr
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Selected as one of the Best Jazz Books of the Year (2021) by The New York City Jazz Record The New Yorker recently referred to Pat Metheny as “possibly the most influential jazz guitarist of the past five decades.” A native of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, just southeast of Kansas City, Metheny started …
Cedar
The Life and Music of Cedar Walton
Av Ben Markley
Inbunden, 2023
423 kr
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Grammy Award–winning pianist, bandleader, and composer Cedar Walton (1934–2013) is a major figure in jazz, associated with a variety of styles from bebop to funk and famous for composing several standards. Born and raised in Dallas, Walton studied music in Denver, where he jammed with musicians …
Right Back Where I Started Volume 19
A Memoir in Music
Av David Itkin
Inbunden, 2025
423 kr
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Right Back Where I Started is a musical odyssey of the heart, mind, and spirit, a journey from the innocent Pacific Northwest of the 1960s to China, Slovenia, Italy, Romania, the Middle East, and countless locations in America, crossing paths with the likes of Renee Fleming, Bill Clinton, James …
On the Way to the Sky Volume 20
Remembering Bob Brookmeyer
Inbunden, 2025
423 kr
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In On the Way to the Sky: Remembering Bob Brookmeyer, author Michael Stephans has created a rich, multifaceted paean to jazz icon Bob Brookmeyer, the much-beloved musical genius who passed away in 2011, four days short of his 82nd birthday. On the Way to the Sky is a hybrid book in that it’s part …
Have Horn, Will Travel Volume 21
The Life and Music of Herman "Junior" Cook
Inbunden, 2025
364 kr
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Have Horn, Will Travel is the first full-length biography of tenor saxophone virtuoso and in-demand sideman Herman “Junior” Cook, chronicling his life and impact from his Pensacola, Florida, origins to his New York City–based career. Best known for his association with pianist Horace Silver’s …
Day for Dancing
The Life and Music of Lloyd Pfautsch
Inbunden, 2014
295 kr
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After earning his theology degree from Union Seminary in New York, Lloyd Pfautsch (1921–2003) found his true calling in church music. He was invited to Southern Methodist University in 1958 to start their graduate program in sacred music and remained there for 34 years. Outside the university, he …
