Surveying the range of Sun Ra’s extraordinary creativity, this book explores how the father of Afrofuturism brought “space music” to a planet in need of transformation, supporting the aspirations of black people in an inhospitable white world.
Sun Ra said he came from Saturn. Known on earth for his inventive music and extravagant stage shows, he pioneered free-form improvisation in an ensemble setting with the devoted band he called the “Arkestra.” Sun Ra took jazz from the inner city to outer space, infusing traditional swing with far-out harmonies, rhythms, and sounds. Described as the father of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra created “space music” as a means of building a better future for American blacks here on earth.
A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism offers a spirited introduction to the life and work of this legendary but underappreciated musician, composer, and poet. Paul Youngquist explores and assesses Sun Ra’s wide-ranging creative output—music, public preaching, graphic design, film and stage performance, and poetry—and connects his diverse undertakings to the culture and politics of his times, including the space race, the rise of technocracy, the civil rights movement, and even space-age bachelor-pad music. By thoroughly examining the astro-black mythology that Sun Ra espoused, Youngquist masterfully demonstrates that he offered both a holistic response to a planet desperately in need of new visions and vibrations and a new kind of political activism that used popular culture to advance social change. In a nation obsessed with space and confused about race, Sun Ra aimed not just at assimilation for the socially disfranchised but even more at a wholesale transformation of American society and a more creative, egalitarian world.
Автор: Green Sharony Andrews Название: Grant Green: Rediscovering the Forgotten Genius of Jazz Guitar ISBN: 087930698X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780879306984 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2619.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Now in softcover This heartfelt biography celebrates the life and music of unsung hero Grant Green the late jazz guitar genius who played on nearly 100 albums from the early '60s to the late '70s but narrowly missed celebrity. Today his music has inspired numerous acid-jazz and hip-hop recordings and his legend continues to grow. A straight-ahead jazzman turned funk wizard Grant is best known for his rhythmic and driving tone as a session leader and sideman for Blue Note Records. The book paints a personal portrait of Grant's internal struggles through the eyes of his family friends and fellow musicians.
Автор: Svorinich Victor Название: Listen to This: Miles Davis and Bitches Brew ISBN: 1628461942 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781628461947 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 13794.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Listen to This stands out as the first book exclusively dedicated to Davis's watershed 1969 album, Bitches Brew. Victor Svorinich traces its incarnations and inspirations for ten-plus years before its release. The album arrived as the jazz scene waned beneath the rise of rock and roll and as Davis (1926-1991) faced large changes in social conditions affecting the African-American consciousness. This new climate served as a catalyst for an experiment that many considered a major departure. Davis's new music projected rock and roll sensibilities, the experimental essence of 1960s' counterculture, yet also harsh dissonances of African-American reality. Many listeners embraced it, while others misunderstood and rejected the concoction.Listen to This is not just the story of Bitches Brew. It reveals much of the legend of Miles Davis--his attitude and will, his grace under pressure, his bands, his relationship to the masses, his business and personal etiquette, and his response to extraordinary social conditions seemingly aligned to bring him down. Svorinich revisits the mystery and skepticism surrounding the album, and places it into both a historical and musical context using new interviews, original analysis, recently found recordings, unearthed session data sheets, memoranda, letters, musical transcriptions, scores, and a wealth of other material. Additionally, Listen to This encompasses a thorough examination of producer Teo Macero's archives and Bitches Brew's original session reels in order to provide the only complete day-to-day account of the sessions.
Автор: Tapscott Horace, Tapscott Horace, Tapscott Название: Songs of the Unsung: The Musical and Social Journey of Horace Tapscott ISBN: 0822362716 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780822362715 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3129.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Despite his importance and influence, jazz musician, educator, and community leader Horace Tapscott remains relatively unknown to most Americans. In Songs of the Unsung Tapscott shares his life story, recalling his childhood in Houston, moving with his family to Los Angeles in 1943, learning music, and his early professional career. He describes forming the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra in 1961 and later the Union of God's Musicians and Artists Ascension to preserve African American music and serve the community. Tapscott also recounts his interactions with the Black Panthers and law enforcement, the Watts riots, his work in Hollywood movie studios, and stories about his famous musician-activist friends. Songs of the Unsung is the captivating story of one of America’s most unassuming heroes as well as the story of L.A.'s cultural and political evolution over the last half of the twentieth century.
Описание: A Memoir, in the form of a conversation, which describes the life journey, career, personal and spiritual development of the musician (guitarist and composer) John Zaradin. 99 illustrations including photographs and artwork.
Автор: Yanow, Scott Cali, Joseph Название: Jazz singers ISBN: 0879308257 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780879308254 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3447.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: JAZZ SINGERS: THE TOP 500
Автор: Hershorn Tad Название: Norman Granz: The Man Who Used Jazz for Justice ISBN: 0520267826 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780520267824 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4752.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Norman Granz, who died in 2001, was iconoclastic, independent, influential, often thoroughly unpleasant - and one of jazz`s true giants. This biography recounts Granz`s story: creator of the legendary jam session concerts known as Jazz at the Philharmonic; founder of the Verve record label; and manager and recording producer for numerous stars.
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