Bebop : The Music and Its Players.

Thomas 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 with deft musical analysis, he ranges from the early classics of modern jazz (starting with the 1943 Onyx Club performances of Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Oscar Pettiford, Don Byas, and George Wallington) through the central role of Charlie Parker, to an instrument-by-instrument look at the key players and their innovations. Illustrating his discussion with numerous musical excerpts, Owens skillfully demonstrates why bebop was so revolutionary and comes right to the present day with accounts of new musicians ranging from the Marsalis brothers to lesser-known masters like pianist Michel Petrucciani.

336 pg.
Paper
Language: English
ISBN: 0195106512
ISBN13: 9780195106510
UPC: 9780195106510