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  • The Story of Boogie-Woogie

    A Left Hand Like God

    par Peter J. Silvester ...
    The Story of Boogie-Woogie: A Left Hand Like God examines the socio-historical background of the boogie-woogie piano style, from its early appearances in the barrelhouses of lumber, turpentine, and railroad camps in the southern United States, to its emergence at rent parties in Chicago and St. Louis, to its rise as a popular form of music in the nightclubs of New York, to its status as an ... En savoir plus

    $142.99 CAD

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  • New Atlantis

    Musicians Battle for the Survival of New Orleans

    par John Swenson ...
    At its most intimate level, music heals our emotional wounds and inspires us. At its most public, it unites people across cultural boundaries. But can it rebuild a city? That's the central question posed in New Atlantis, journalist John Swenson's beautifully detailed account of the musical artists working to save America's most colorful and troubled metropolis: New Orleans. The city has been ... En savoir plus

    $24.79 CAD

  • Keith Jarrett's The Koln Concert

    par Peter Elsdon ...
    Collections series Oxford Studies in Recorded Jazz
    Keith Jarrett ranks among the most accomplished and influential pianists in jazz history. His The Köln Concert stands among the most important jazz recordings of the past four decades, not only because of the music on the record, but also because of the remarkable reception it has received from musicians and lay-listeners alike. Since the album's 1975 release, it has sold over three million copies ... En savoir plus

    $28.99 CAD

  • Jazz

    A Beginner's Guide

    par Stuart Nicholson ...
    Collections series Beginner's Guides
    This definitive guide includes a unique chapter-by-chapter playlist for the reader.Jazz: A Beginner’s Guide is a lively and highly accessible introduction to a global musical phenomenon. Award-winning music journalist and author Stuart Nicholson takes the reader on an entertaining journey from jazz's early stirrings in America’s south through to the present day, when almost every country in the ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

  • Love Songs

    The Hidden History

    par Ted Gioia ...
    The love song is timeless. From its beginnings, it has been shaped by bohemians and renegades, slaves and oppressed minorities, prostitutes, immigrants and other excluded groups. But what do we really know about the origins of these intimate expressions of the heart? And how have our changing perceptions about topics such as sexuality and gender roles changed our attitudes towards these songs? In ... En savoir plus

    $26.39 CAD

  • Music, the Arts, and Ideas

    Patterns and Predictions in Twentieth-Century Culture

    par Leonard B. Meyer ...
    Meyer makes a valuable statement on aesthetics, criteria for assessing great works of music, compositional practices and theories of the present day, and predictions of the future of Western culture. His postlude, written for the book's twenty-fifth anniversary, looks back at his thoughts on the direction of music in 1967. ... En savoir plus

    $40.69 CAD

  • Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings

    Volumes 3 and 4

    par Steve Sullivan ...
    Volumes 3 and 4 of the The Encyclopedia of More Great Popular Song Recordings provides the stories behind approximately 1,700 more of the greatest song recordings in the history of the music industry, from 1890 to today. In this masterful survey, all genres of popular music are covered, from pop, rock, soul, and country to jazz, blues, classic vocals, hip-hop, folk, gospel, and ethnic/world music. ... En savoir plus

    $271.99 CAD

  • The Origins of Cool in Postwar America

    par Joel Dinerstein ...
    An "entertaining" study of the enduring concept of coolness, and the mix of cultures and historical events that shaped it ( The New York Times).Cool. It was a new word and a new way to be, and in a single generation, it became the supreme compliment of American culture. The Origins of Cool in Postwar America uncovers the hidden history of this concept and its new set of codes that came to define a ... En savoir plus

    $25.59 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings

    Volumes 1 and 2

    par Steve Sullivan ...
    From John Philip Sousa to Green Day, from Scott Joplin to Kanye West, from Stephen Foster to Coldplay, The Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volumes 1 and 2 covers the vast scope of its subject with virtually unprecedented breadth and depth. Approximately 1,000 key song recordings from 1889 to the present are explored in full, unveiling the stories behind the songs, the recordings, ... En savoir plus

    $255.99 CAD

  • Words on Music

    Quotations from the greats of popular music

    par Brian Westland ...
    You've heard the music and read the biographies. Now gain insight to the greats of popular music through their own words. This book is a collection of some of the most memorable quotes from the premier artists of pop, rock, jazz, and the blues.Comments on the business of making music are found here as well as many fascinating and often surprising observations on life in general. ... En savoir plus

    $1.36 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz

    Modifié par the late Leonard Feather, Ira Gitler ...
    Do you want to know when Duke Ellington was king of The Cotton Club? Have you ever wondered how old Miles Davis was when he got his first trumpet? From birth dates to gig dates and from recordings to television specials, Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler have left no stone unturned in their quest for accurate, detailed information on the careers of 3.300 jazz musicians from around the world. We learn ... En savoir plus

    $51.99 CAD

  • The Standard Operas

    par George P. Upton ...
    First published in 1897. "The object of the compiler of this Handbook is to present to the reader a brief but comprehensive sketch of each of the operas contained in the modern repertory which are likely to be given during regular seasons. To this end he has consulted the best authorities, adding to the material thus collected his own observations, and in each case presented a necessarily brief ... En savoir plus

    $1.56 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus