Making the Scene : Contemporary New York City Big Band Jazz /

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The received wisdom of popular jazz history is that the era of the big band was the 1930s and 40s, when swing was at its height. But as practicing jazz musicians know, even though big bands lost the spotlight once the bebop era began, they never really disappeared. Making the Scene challenges conven...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Stewart, Alex, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Jazz
Musik
Big Band
Big bands.
Big band music.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Jazz.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Band & Orchestra.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > General.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Big Band & Swing.
Big bands > New York (État) > New York.
Big bands > New York (State) > New York.
Big band music > History and criticism.
New York <NY>
New York, NY
New York (State) > New York.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • New York City big band scenes
  • Behind the scenes : training, rehearsals, and gigs
  • The rise of repertory orchestras
  • On the inside : the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
  • Making it work : leaders and musical direction
  • New directions in jazz composition : three portraits
  • On the edge : Sue Mingus and the Mingus Big Band
  • "In the crack" to "totally outside" : avant-garde bands
  • Jazz and clave : Latin big bands
  • Going for it : all-women bands
  • Blood on the fields : Wynton Marsalis and the transformation of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
  • Outro.

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