
Bebop
The Music and Its Players
Thomas Owens(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 10. October 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-19-510651-0 (ISBN)
Description
Created in the jazz clubs of New York City, and initially treated by most musicians and audiences as radical, chaotic, and bewildering: bebop has become, Thomas Owen writes, `the lingua franca of jazz, serving as the principal musical language of thousands of jazz musicians.'
In Bebop, Owens conducts us on an insightful, loving tour through the music, players, and recordings that changed American culture. Combining vivid portraits of bebop's gigantic personalities - among them Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis - with deft musical analysis, he offers an instrument-by-instrument look at the key players and their innovations.
In Bebop, Owens conducts us on an insightful, loving tour through the music, players, and recordings that changed American culture. Combining vivid portraits of bebop's gigantic personalities - among them Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis - with deft musical analysis, he offers an instrument-by-instrument look at the key players and their innovations.
Reviews / Votes
a book that deserves a place on the shelves of all jazz lovers * Stage & Television Today *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
music examples
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-510651-0 (9780195106510)
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E-Book
05/1996
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€13.49
Available for download
Person
Thomas Owens is Professor of Music at El Camino College in Torrance, California.