Lester Young, the legendary tenor sax player known as Pres, created earth-shattering music for nearly 25 years. Now for the first time, the many Presophiles around the globe and kindred jazz aficionados will have access to a complete guide to Young's recorded legacy in this exhaustive discography. This companion volume to Buchmann-Moller's You Just Fight for Your Life, the longest and most accurate biography of Young's life to date, details 251 recording sessions. Listed chronologically, each session has its own introduction that contains title, personnel, date and place of...
Lester Young, the legendary tenor sax player known as Pres, created earth-shattering music for nearly 25 years. Now for the first time, the many Pr...
Praise for Lester Young ." . . a schematic of unparalleled insight and detail." ---Down Beat "A monumental work." ---Dizzy Gillespie ." . . a major contribution to jazz scholarship . . . for its illumination of Lester Young's music and for setting the biographical record straight." ---Dan Morgenstern Several new biographies of Lester Young have been published in the years since Lewis Porter's Lester Young first appeared, but none have supplanted or even attempted the in-depth study that Porter brings to his subject's music. With the same care and...
Praise for Lester Young ." . . a schematic of unparalleled insight and detail." ---Down Beat "A monumental work." ---Dizzy...
Few jazz musicians have had lasting influence or attracted as much scholarly study as John Coltrane. This title acts as a guide to the life and music of John Coltrane. It features a day-by-day chronology, which extends from 1926-1967, detailing Coltrane's early years and various live performances given by Coltrane as either a sideman or leader.
Few jazz musicians have had lasting influence or attracted as much scholarly study as John Coltrane. This title acts as a guide to the life and music ...
Nat Hentoff, renowned jazz critic, civil liberties activist, and fearless contrarian I m a Jewish atheist civil-libertarian pro-lifer has lived through much of jazz s history and has known many of jazz s most important figures, often as friend and confidant. Hentoff has been a tireless advocate for the neglected parts of jazz history, including forgotten sidemen and -women. This volume includes his best recent workshort essays, long interviews, and personal recollections. From Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong to Ornette Coleman and Quincy Jones, Hentoff brings the jazz greats to life and...
Nat Hentoff, renowned jazz critic, civil liberties activist, and fearless contrarian I m a Jewish atheist civil-libertarian pro-lifer has lived throug...
Dave Liebman is one of the leading forces in contemporary jazz. Prominently known for performing with Miles Davis and Elvin Jones, he has exerted considerable influence as a saxophonist, bandleader, composer, author, and educator. In addition to his recent recognition as a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, he has received the Order of Arts and Letters from France and holds an honorary doctorate from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. He has mentored many of today's most notable young jazz musicians worldwide and is a prolific writer on jazz. In What It Is: The Life of a...
Dave Liebman is one of the leading forces in contemporary jazz. Prominently known for performing with Miles Davis and Elvin Jones, he has exerted cons...
