wyszukanych pozycji: 15
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Fats Waller
ISBN: 9780826476197 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Fats Waller (1904-1943) was an outsize man in all respects: five feet, eleven inches tall, he weighed 285 pounds. The greatest of the Harlem "stride" pianists, he composed hundreds of songs, he led a band that made over 400 recordings, and he wrote several Broadway shows. Waller's gargantuan appetites have been celebrated in anecdotes and earlier biographies. He is seen by jazz historians as a man of immense musical talent that was never fulfilled. In this fully revised and updated biography of Waller, Alyn Shipton re-examines his career, arguing that his talents as a songwriter, show... Fats Waller (1904-1943) was an outsize man in all respects: five feet, eleven inches tall, he weighed 285 pounds. The greatest of the Harlem "strid... |
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100,50 zł |
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I Feel a Song Coming on: The Life of Jimmy McHugh
ISBN: 9780252034657 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This first biography of Jimmy McHugh captures a lively and significant contributor to American songwriting. Creator of favorite tunes such as "I'm in the Mood for Love" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street," McHugh was a one-man history of twentieth-century popular music: in his prolific composing career, he wrote songs for Duke Ellington, Shirley Temple, Bobby Breen, Carmen Miranda, Deanna Durbin, Frank Sinatra, Ethel Waters, Adelaide Hall, and scores of other entertainers. His last works were turned into smash hits by Pat Boone and Fats Domino, making McHugh one of the few musicians to... This first biography of Jimmy McHugh captures a lively and significant contributor to American songwriting. Creator of favorite tunes such as "I'm ... |
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165,90 zł |
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Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie
ISBN: 9780195144109 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Dizzy Gillespie was one of the most important and best-loved musicians in jazz history. With his horn-rimmed glasses, goatee, jive talk, and upraised trumpet bell, he was the hipster who most personified bebop. The musical heir to Louis Armstrong, he created the modern jazz trumpet-playing style and dazzled aficionados and popular audiences alike for over 50 years.
In this first full biography, Alyn Shipton covers all aspects of Dizzy's remarkable life and career, taking us through his days as a flashy trumpet player in the swing bands of the 1930s, his innovative bebop work in the... Dizzy Gillespie was one of the most important and best-loved musicians in jazz history. With his horn-rimmed glasses, goatee, jive talk, and upraised ...
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101,50 zł |
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Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter
ISBN: 9780199756575 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Paul McCartney and John Lennon described him as the Beatles' "favorite group," he won Grammy awards, wrote and recorded hit songs, and yet no figure in popular music is as much of a paradox, or as underrated, as Harry Nilsson. In this first ever full-length biography, Alyn Shipton traces Nilsson's life from his Brooklyn childhood to his Los Angeles adolescence and his gradual emergence as a uniquely talented singer-songwriter. With interviews from friends, family, and associates, and material drawn from an unfinished autobiography, Shipton probes beneath the enigma to discover the real...
Paul McCartney and John Lennon described him as the Beatles' "favorite group," he won Grammy awards, wrote and recorded hit songs, and yet no figure i...
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194,39 zł |
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On Jazz: A Personal Journey
ISBN: 9781108834230 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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102,69 zł |
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Hi-De-Ho: The Life of Cab Calloway
ISBN: 9780199931743 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Clad in white tie and tails, dancing and scatting his way through the "Hi-de-ho" chorus of "Minnie the Moocher," Cab Calloway exuded a warm charm and sophistication that endeared him to legions of fans. In Hi-de-ho: The Life of Cab Calloway, author Alyn Shipton sheds new light on Calloway's life and career, explaining how he traversed racial and social boundaries to become one of the country's most beloved entertainers. Drawing on first-hand accounts from Calloway's family, friends, and fellow musicians, the book traces the roots of this music icon. Beginning in obscure Baltimore...
Clad in white tie and tails, dancing and scatting his way through the "Hi-de-ho" chorus of "Minnie the Moocher," Cab Calloway exuded a warm charm and ...
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151,52 zł |
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Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter
ISBN: 9780190263546 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Paul McCartney and John Lennon described him as the Beatles' "favorite group," he won Grammy awards, wrote and recorded hit songs, and yet no figure in popular music is as much of a paradox, or as underrated, as Harry Nilsson.
In this first ever full-length biography, Alyn Shipton traces Nilsson's life from his Brooklyn childhood to his Los Angeles adolescence and his gradual emergence as a uniquely talented singer-songwriter. With interviews from friends, family, and associates, and material drawn from an unfinished autobiography, Shipton probes beneath the enigma to discover the real... Paul McCartney and John Lennon described him as the Beatles' "favorite group," he won Grammy awards, wrote and recorded hit songs, and yet no figure i...
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cena:
94,36 zł |
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Out of the Long Dark: The Life of Ian Carr
ISBN: 9781845532222 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Few British jazz musicians have been at the cutting edge of as many movements as Ian Carr. A pioneer bebop player in his youth, a colleague of Eric Burdon and John McLaughlin in the R'n'B explosion of the 60s, co-leader of one of Britain's most innovative jazz groups, the Rendell-Carr Quintet, a free-jazz colleague of John Stevens and Trevor Watts, and the founding father of jazz rock in the UK with his band Nucleus, Carr's musical career alone is truly remarkable, and a one-man history of British jazz in the 60s and 70s. Add to that his work as a member of the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble...
Few British jazz musicians have been at the cutting edge of as many movements as Ian Carr. A pioneer bebop player in his youth, a colleague of Eric Bu...
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136,86 zł |
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A Life in Jazz
ISBN: 9780917860713 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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164,43 zł |
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Do You Want to Know a Secret?: The Autobiography of Billy J. Kramer
ISBN: 9781800504639 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Billy J. Kramer's record of Lennon and McCartney's "Do You Want To Know A Secret?" topped the New Musical Express charts in 1963, he became the first singer in the world to have a number one hit with a Beatles song, apart from the Fab Four themselves. This success propelled the teenage Kramer into the fast lane, and he followed it with another five top twenty singles within the space of two years. In this autobiography Billy J. Kramer (born William Ashton) tells his rags to riches story, from his working class childhood in Liverpool, via a British Rail engineering apprenticeship in...
When Billy J. Kramer's record of Lennon and McCartney's "Do You Want To Know A Secret?" topped the New Musical Express charts in 1963, he became the f...
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cena:
81,90 zł |
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The Art of Jazz: A Visual History
ISBN: 9781623545048 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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144,06 zł |
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Buddy Bolden and the Last Days of Storyville
ISBN: 9780826457028 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The first volume of Barker's memoirs, A Life in Jazz, followed him from New Orleans into the big bands of Cab Calloway and Benny Carter. He was working on this-the second volume-for some years before his death in 1994. Beginning with an extended portrait of Buddy Bolden as recalled by the likes of Jelly Roll Morton and Bunk Johnson as well as Barker himself, this book draws together a lifetime of stories and the vivid characters who populated "Storyville."Danny Barker (1909-1994) sang and played the guitar and banjo on over 1,000 jazz, swing, blues, and bebop records. He is a member of the... The first volume of Barker's memoirs, A Life in Jazz, followed him from New Orleans into the big bands of Cab Calloway and Benny Carter. He was wor... |
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196,01 zł |
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The Gerry Mulligan 1950s Quartets
ISBN: 9780197579763 / Miękka / 2023 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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68,17 zł |
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The Gerry Mulligan 1950s Quartets
ISBN: 9780197579756 / Twarda / 2023 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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263,49 zł |
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Handful of Keys: Conversations with 30 Jazz Pianists
ISBN: 9780415972574 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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cena:
175,91 zł |