Preservation Hall
Music from the Heart
Published on 1. October 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-304-70517-7 (ISBN)
Description
On St. Peter street, in the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans, stands Preservation Hall, an institution unique in American cultural and musical life. In a historic building, the pioneers of traditonal jazz have played their music nearly every night since the 1960s. William Carter tells the story of the hall itself, the personalities who ran it and, above all, the music and musicians of New Orleans.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
b&w photographs
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-304-70517-7 (9780304705177)
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Previous edition
Book
11/1995
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
€50.95
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Content
Part 1 The preserved: those rags and them blues; sunburst of the soul; that was a wonderful life; those marvellous dance halls. Part 2 The preservers: Mr Larry's art store; Kid Thomas's boogie; the enduring Louis Nelson; smitten with kaleidoscopic variegation; a world you couldn't expect; play with pride; each one is right; happy inside. Part 3 The preserving: hallelujahs and humbugs; before anything else; those great old guys from New Orleans; a night on tour; tales of Emma; the lineage; report from New Orleans. Postscript - on the road with Preservation Hall.