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"Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards was published in 2012, author Ted Gioia has received almost non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global community of jazz enthusiasts and performers requesting crucial additions and corrections to the book. In this second edition, Gioia expands the scope of the book to include more songs, and features new recordings by rising contemporary artists. The Jazz Standards is an essential comprehensive...
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"Originally formed by singer-songwriter Ian Anderson in psychedelic 1968, the band Jethro Tull has been recording its own kind of rock and roll and touring the globe for more than three decades." "This is a history of the band through the present, written by an acquaintance of several of its members. The book includes a chronology of all of the band's recordings and information on all accompanying tours, with the author's critiques as well as the...
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"The Unreleased Beatles details the incredible breadth of music the Beatles recorded but did not release, as well as film footage of the group that hasn't been made commercially available. Beatles expert Richie Unterberger examines a huge array of material, including unreleased studio outtakes, BBC radio recordings from 1962-1965, live concert performances, home demo recordings, fan club Christmas recordings, and other informal demos done outside...
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"The Ultimate Guide To Great Reggae" celebrates (and helps you find) the greatest songs of reggae. It focuses on every style of reggae, from mento to Jamaican RetB, ska, rock steady, dub, DJ, roots, dancehall and more. It opens with an exceptionally comprehensive brief history of reggae. This is followed by 52 chapters, each devoted to in-depth descriptions of the greatest songs for a particular artist or style. Over 750 great songs are detailed,...
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This is the first detailed assessment of Berg, the man and composer, in any language. Its greater part is devoted to a critical analysis of Berg's music and to a thorough appraisal of the achievements of Arnold Schoenberg and its two chief disciples. But it is also a comprehensive biography of the man, Alban Berg, and much additional biographical matter is included in the analytical portions of the book. In two long chapters, the author discusses...
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Throughout his career as composer, conductor, and pianist, Sergei Rachmaninoff [Rachmaninov] (1873-1943) was an intensely private individual. This book lifts the veil of secrecy from several areas of Rachmaninoff's life, especially concerning the genesis of his compositions and how their critical reception affected him. The authors consult a number of people who knew Rachmaninoff, who worked with him, and who corresponded with him. Even with the availability...
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Bebop saxophonist Charlie "Yardbird" Parker (1920-1955), a man of extremes in his personal life, was a disciplined musical genius who expanded and transformed the boundaries of jazz. Richly illustrated with extensive musical notations, this in-depth study of hundreds of works in the Parker discography takes into account newly discovered recordings and CD reissues. The author meticulously documents each recording session and provides an array of musical...
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A discography with short biographical essays of Afro-American classical composers, vocalists, vocal groups, instrumentalists, and record companies. Also covers operas and musicals, and the spoken word. Archival collections and other resource material held by institutions in the US are noted when known. Good bibliographies. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
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Benny Goodman: Wrappin' It Up presents swing fans, jazz scholars, and collectors with newly discovered recordings, broadcasts, and engagements of the famed clarinetist unearthed since publication of Connor's original landmark work. The listings of hundreds of previously unknown recordings will delight collectors, while jazz fans will enjoy Connor's intimate recollections of his friendship with Goodman, which bring a human dimension to an artist often...
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