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Universal Tonality : The Life and Music of William Parker /

"William Parker is the most influential jazz bassist since Charles Mingus. Universal Tonality tells the story of his origins-traced from Africa to the Carolinas to Harlem-and then details his path to music. Universal Tonality chronicles Parker's career from his early days playing with Ceci...

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Autor principal: Bradley, Francis R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Origins. "Flowers Grow in My Room" : Realizing a Vision ; Enslavement and Resistance : From West Africa to the Carolinas to Harlem ; Struggle, Beauty, and Survival : Childhood in the South Bronx ; Consciousness : Art, Politics, and Self in the Mind of a Young Man
  • Part II. Early Work. The Loft Scene : Art, Community, and Self-Determination ; "Music That Will Give People Hope" : Centering Dance Music with Patricia Nicholson -; "Music Is Supposed to Change People" : Working with Cecil Taylor
  • Part III. Toward the Universal. "It Is the Job of the Artist to Incite Political Revolution" : In Order to Survive ; Into the Tone World : Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra ; Toward a Universal Sound : William Parker Quartet and Raining on the Moon ; Honoring the Elders : Tribute Projects and Other Bands ; All People Need Truth to Survive : Recent Work and Legacy.