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  20. Jimmy Dorsey
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  23. Jazz Gentry
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  25. The Ladies Who Sing with the Band
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Studies in Jazz #52: Music and the Creative Spirit: Innovators in Jazz, Improvisation, and the Avant Garde

by Lloyd Peterson

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ISBN13: 9780810852846
ISBN10: 0810852845
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Music and the Creative Spirit is a book of interviews with today's innovators in Jazz, Improvisation, and the Avant Garde, including Pat Metheny, Regina Carter, Fred Anderson, John Zorn, Joshua Redman, and others.

Book News Annotation:

Focusing on music innovators, this book contains interviews with 41 jazz artists who discuss their ideas about music, gender, audiences, composition and inspiration, musical and social influences, philosophy, teaching students, improvisation, and other subjects. Artists interviewed include Regina Carter, Marilyn Crispell, Bill Frisell, Christian McBride, Brad Mehldau, Pat Metheny, Joshua Redman, Maria Schneider, and Derek Bailey. Some b&w photos are incorporated. There is no bibliography. Peterson is a contributor to Downbeat and Earshot magazines. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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ISBN:
9780810852846
Subtitle:
Innovators in Jazz, Improvisation, and the Avant Garde
Author:
Peterson, Lloyd
Publisher:
Scarecrow Press
Subject:
General
Subject:
Composers & Musicians - Jazz
Subject:
Jazz musicians
Subject:
Creation (literary, artistic, etc.)
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Jazz
Subject:
Instruction & Study - Appreciation
Series:
Studies in Jazz
Series Volume:
52
Publication Date:
July 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
333
Dimensions:
9.02x5.96x.90 in. 1.29 lbs.
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