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Born to play : the Ruby Braff discography and directory of performances /

Ruby Braff's uncompromising standards, musical taste, and creative imagination informed his consummate artistry in creating music beautifully played. He achieved swiftly what few musicians accomplish in a lifetime by developing a unique and immediately recognizable style. Although prepared in d...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hustad, Thomas P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2012.
Colección:Studies in jazz ; no. 67.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Series Editor's Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1 A Beginning
  • Chapter 2 The Earliest Days: Boston, Trips to New York, and Building a Relationship with George Wein
  • Chapter 3 Ruby Braff Meets John Hammond: At the Threshold of Jazz Stardom
  • Chapter 4 Ruby's Growing Reputation: Recording with Teagarden, Goodman, and the Buck Clayton Jam Sessions for Major Record Labels
  • Chapter 5 Ruby on Broadway and Television: John Hammond Introduces Ruby to Richard Rodgers and Ruby's Vanguard Recordings
  • Chapter 6 Ruby's Growing Jazz Stardom: Frequent Recordings
  • Chapter 7 The Growing Role of Festivals and the Newport Jazz Festival All Stars: George Wein's Festivals and International Tours: July 1959- October 1964
  • Chapter 8 The Growing Role of Festivals and the Newport Jazz Festival All Stars: George Wein's Festivals and International Tours: May 1965
  • December 1967
  • Chapter 9 The Growing Role of Festivals and the Newport Jazz Festival All Stars: George Wein's Festivals and International Tours: January 1968-May 1970
  • Chapter 10 Tony Bennett and New York Clubs: Ruby Reaches New Audiences
  • Chapter 11 Ruby Braff and Two of His Next Champions: Carl Jefferson and Hank O'Neal-Beginning the Relationships with Concord Jazz and Chiaroscuro Records
  • Chapter 12 The Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet: One of the Finest Small Groups in the History of Jazz
  • Chapter 13 New York Clubs and International Tributes to Louis Armstrong
  • Chapter 14 Ruby Braff: European Tours
  • Chapter 15 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: November 1977-June 1979
  • Chapter 16 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: July 1979-February 1982
  • Chapter 17 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: February 1982-September 1986
  • Chapter 18 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: October 1986-August 1988.
  • Chapter 19 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: September 1988-September 1993
  • Chapter 20 Ruby Braff and Mat Domber: Finding Creative Freedom at Arbors Records
  • Chapter 21 Reflecting on a Wonderful Career: Ruby's Final Studio Recordings
  • Chapter 22 Ruby's Final Tour: Honoring His Audience until the End
  • Appendix: Album Notes: Recovered Treasures
  • About the Author.