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As Serious As Your Life
Black Music and the Free Jazz Revolution, 1957-1977
Taschenbuch von Val Wilmer
Sprache: Englisch

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In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established black music as the true vanguard of American culture.Placing the achievements of African-American artists such as Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sun Ra in their broader political and social context, Wilmer evokes an era of extraordinary innovation and experimentation that continues to inspire musicians [...] vital now as when it was first published in 1977, As Serious As Your Life is the essential story of one of the most dynamic musical movements of the twentieth century.
In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established black music as the true vanguard of American culture.Placing the achievements of African-American artists such as Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sun Ra in their broader political and social context, Wilmer evokes an era of extraordinary innovation and experimentation that continues to inspire musicians [...] vital now as when it was first published in 1977, As Serious As Your Life is the essential story of one of the most dynamic musical movements of the twentieth century.
Über den Autor
Valerie Wilmer is a music historian who has been documenting African-American music since 1959. She has written several books on the subject and documented her life in jazz in her autobiography - Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This. She is on the advisory panel of the prestigious New Grove Dictionary of Jazz and her photography features in the permanent collections of several museums. She lives in London.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Richard Williams

Author's Prefatory Note

Introduction A State of Mind

PART ONE INNOVATORS AND INNOVATIONS

1 Great Black Music - From a Love Supreme to the Sex Machine

2 John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

3 Cecil Taylor - Eighty-Eight Tuned Drums

4 Ornette Coleman - The Art of the Improviser

5 Sun Ra - Pictures of Infinity

6 Albert Ayler - Spiritual Unity

7 The AACM - Chicago's Alternative Society

PART TWO WHO ARE THE NEW MUSICIANS?

8 As Serious As Your Life

PART THREE GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME!

9 The Spirit Behind the Musicians

10 A Family of Rhythms

PART FOUR WOMAN'S ROLE

11 It Takes Two People to Confirm the Truth

12 'You Sound Good - for a Woman!'

PART FIVE THE CONSPIRACY AND SOME SOLUTIONS

13 Bill Dixon and the Jazz Composers Guild

14 Politics, the Media and Collectivism

15 Recording - Getting the Music Out There

16 Does the Music Have a Future?

Biographies
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index of Names
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Musik
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Allg. Handbücher & Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781788160711
ISBN-10: 1788160711
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wilmer, Val
Hersteller: Profile Books Ltd
Maße: 198 x 128 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Val Wilmer
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2018
Gewicht: 0,375 kg
Artikel-ID: 110588550
Über den Autor
Valerie Wilmer is a music historian who has been documenting African-American music since 1959. She has written several books on the subject and documented her life in jazz in her autobiography - Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This. She is on the advisory panel of the prestigious New Grove Dictionary of Jazz and her photography features in the permanent collections of several museums. She lives in London.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Richard Williams

Author's Prefatory Note

Introduction A State of Mind

PART ONE INNOVATORS AND INNOVATIONS

1 Great Black Music - From a Love Supreme to the Sex Machine

2 John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

3 Cecil Taylor - Eighty-Eight Tuned Drums

4 Ornette Coleman - The Art of the Improviser

5 Sun Ra - Pictures of Infinity

6 Albert Ayler - Spiritual Unity

7 The AACM - Chicago's Alternative Society

PART TWO WHO ARE THE NEW MUSICIANS?

8 As Serious As Your Life

PART THREE GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME!

9 The Spirit Behind the Musicians

10 A Family of Rhythms

PART FOUR WOMAN'S ROLE

11 It Takes Two People to Confirm the Truth

12 'You Sound Good - for a Woman!'

PART FIVE THE CONSPIRACY AND SOME SOLUTIONS

13 Bill Dixon and the Jazz Composers Guild

14 Politics, the Media and Collectivism

15 Recording - Getting the Music Out There

16 Does the Music Have a Future?

Biographies
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index of Names
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Musik
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Allg. Handbücher & Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781788160711
ISBN-10: 1788160711
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wilmer, Val
Hersteller: Profile Books Ltd
Maße: 198 x 128 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Val Wilmer
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2018
Gewicht: 0,375 kg
Artikel-ID: 110588550
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