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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Scarecrow Press,
2012.
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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.