Sophisticated giant : the life and legacy of Dexter Gordon /

"Sophisticated Giant presents the life and legacy of tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon (1923-1990), one of the major innovators of modern jazz. In a context of biography, history, and memoir, Maxine Gordon has completed the book that her late husband began, weaving his "solo" turns with...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gordon, Maxine (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Griffin, Farah Jasmine (writer of foreword.), Shaw, Woody Louis Armstrong, III (writer of afterword.)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Sujets:
Gordon, Dexter, > 1923-1990.
Gordon, Dexter, > 1923-1990
Saxophonists > United States > Biography.
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
Saxophonistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Musiciens de jazz > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > Woodwinds.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Jazz.
Jazz musicians
Saxophonists
United States
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Intro; Subvention; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; 1. The Saga of Society Red; 2. An Uncommon Family; 3. Education of an Eastside Altar Boy; 4. Leaving Home; 5. Pops; 6. Blowin' the Blues Away; 7. Business Lessons; 8. Mischievous Lady; 9. Central Avenue Bop; 10. Trapped; 11. Resurgence; 12. New Life; 13. Very Saxily Yours; 14. Trouble in Paris; 15. The Khalif of Valby; 16. Homecoming; 17. Bebop at Work; 18. Round Midnight; 19. A Night at the Oscars; 20. Cadenza; Afterword; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

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