Toward jazz /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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New York :
Da Capo Press,
1976 [c1962]
New York, N.Y. : 1986, c1962 New York, N.Y. : 1986, ©1962 |
| Series: | Da Capo paperback
Roots of jazz |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Part one: On jazzmen. The bird is gone ; Why do they age so badly? ; Why did Ellington "remake" his masterpiece?
- Part two: On criticism. Letter on evolutionism and the role of criticism ; "Where the last come first..." ; Letter on the blues, improvisation, and the essence ; A formidable Wagner
- Part three: On group relations. Environment ; Freedom and its limitations in improvisation and composition ; Toward jazz
- Part four: On works. The Count Basie riddle ; Basie's way ; Benny Carter as I see him ; The "genius" of Art Tatum ; Bags' microgroove ; A rebirth of the Ellington spirit ; Monk or the misunderstanding
- Part five: Listening notes. Commentaries on five improvisations
- Part six: Prospectives of jazz. Popularity or recognition?
- Appendix: Self-critical notes and other particulars