The Jazz Life of Dr. Billy Taylor /

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This is the autobiography of the legendary jazz ambassador whose work spans more than six decades, from the heyday of 52nd Street in 1940s New York City to CBS Sunday Morning. Beginning with his childhood in segregation-era Washington D.C., Taylor recounts how he came of age as a jazz musician in sm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010 (Author), Reed, Teresa L., 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Taylor, Billy, > 1921-2010.
Jazz musicians.
MUSIC > Individual Composer & Musician.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Jazz.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
Musiciens de jazz > États-Unis > Biographies.
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Biography
Autobiography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Beginnings : 1921-1938
  • College years : 1938-1942
  • Making waves : 1943-1946
  • The subject is jazz : 1946-1958
  • From "tobacco tags" to the urban airwaves : 1959-1968
  • How it feels to be free : 1969-1990
  • Reflections.

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