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Charlie Parker: His Music and Life
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Carl Woideck
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Michigan Pr
Publication date
November 1, 1996
Pages
277
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780472103706
ISBN-10
0472103709
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.55 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$32.50
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university press
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Written for the non-expert, a study of the jazz saxophone master contains a short biography and four chapters tracing Parker's musical evolution and his major achievements as an improviser, complemented by transcriptions of his solos. UP.
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"Whatever background you bring to it, the book willl likely enrich your understanding of Parker's music. . . ." --Cadence
As one of the architects of modern jazz (often called "bebop"), Charlie Parker (1920-55) had a profound effect on American music that continues to this day.
This book opens with a chapter of biography and then progresses to four chapters focusing on Charlie Parker's music by tracing his artistic evolution and major achievements as a jazz improviser. Much like a guided tour through an artist's retrospective, the book introduces readers to a sampling of Charlie Parker's most illustrative works. The musical discussions and transcribed musical examples are keyed to compact disc timings for easy location--a feature unique to this book.
"The musical analysis is brilliant, particularly the pre-1945 fragments." --DownBeat
". . . debunks the stereotype that jazz musicians are unschooled and unsophisticated when it comes to music as art rather than entertainment. . . . [An] insightful and informative addition to the literature of jazz." --Calvin Wilson, Kansas City Star
Carl Woideck is Instructor of Jazz History, University of Oregon.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Univ of Michigan Pr (November 1, 1996)
9780472103706 | details & prices | 277 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $32.50
About: A study of the jazz saxophone master contains a short biography and four chapters tracing Parker's musical evolution and his major achievements as an improviser, complemented by transcriptions of his solos
About: A study of the jazz saxophone master contains a short biography and four chapters tracing Parker's musical evolution and his major achievements as an improviser, complemented by transcriptions of his solos
Paperback
from Univ of Michigan Pr (October 1, 1998); titled "Charlie Parker: His Music & Life"
9780472085552 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $24.95
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