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Bezig met laden... As Serious As Your Life: The Story of the New Jazz (Five Star) (origineel 1977; editie 1992)door Valerie Wilmer
Informatie over het werkAs Serious As Your Life: The Story of the New Jazz (Five Star) door Valerie Wilmer (1977)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Pretty good. Covers in detail lots of people who don't generally get coverage of drummer Ed Blackwell and drummer Milford Graves. Having just seen the graves documentary I was pleased that his portrayal was consistent in this book. Great look at what it was really like to be a free-jazz musician in the 60's/70's (spoiler: it was hard!) ( ) This is a phenomenal book about music, music which -- let's be frank -- you probably won't like. Spontaneous, improvised, 'free' jazz is certainly not everybody's cup of tea: it can be raucous, squally 'n' squealy, LOUD and otherwise difficult, and is definitely not the type of jazz that Joe and Jane Standardissue think about curling up with on a snowy day. I don't much like Joe and Jane's kind of jazz for what that's worth -- it's probably Kenny G or some shit like that (which isn't jazz, but I digress). I happen to love this stuff, and As Serious as Your Life is where I first encountered reliable descriptions of late John Coltrane, Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, and Sun Ra. I'm especially grateful to Wilmer for the last-named artist, who has been a tremendous influence on and improver-of my life. I mean, I didn't "get" Cecil Taylor at all until I saw what Wilmer had titled her chapter on him: 88 Tuned Drums. Then it all made sense. If you are sonically adventurous, this book is a gold mine, a rock on which to stand. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
As essential now as when it was first published in 1977, As Serious As Your Life celebrates jazz with passion and conviction. Covering the dynamic period 1960-1976, Valerie Wilmer powerfully evokes a remarkable revolutionary musical era that continues to inspire generations of musicians. Valerie Wilmer evaluates the musical careers of both the famous names of the time - Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Sun Ra and Cecil Taylor - and those of less well-known artists. It is her unique approach - placing the 'new jazz' in its political and social context - that makes As Serious As Your Life a classic of jazz criticism. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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