John Chilton: Ride, Red, Ride | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780826447449 | Ride, Red, Ride | The Life of Henry 'Red' Allen | John Chilton | Buch

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Beschreibung

This is the first biography of jazz trumpeter and singer, Henry 'Red' Allen, long regarded as Louis Armstrong's chief rival. Both men were born in New Orleans and shared an African-American heritage, but their social backgrounds were quite different. Whereas Armstrong made many best-selling records, Allen never achieved hit parade success but gradually built up a durable international following--today, dozens of his CDs are widely available. As a close friend, Chilton reveals Allen's personality, as well as analyzing his magnificent recordings. The intriguing contrast between Allen's spectacular performance showmanship and his off-stage reticence is dealt with, and fascinating details of Allen's early life in New Orleans and on the Mississippi riverboats are brought to life. Allen's popularity has increased each year since his death in 1967; his latter day tours of Europe are still regarded as being among the most successful by any visiting jazz musician. The background details of all the periods of Allen's varied career are dealt with, including his work with King Oliver, Luis Russell, Fletcher Henderson, Kid Ory, and Louis Armstrong. The book also contains a selected discography.

Über den Autor

John Chilton divides his time between being a professional jazz trumpeter and writing books on jazz. In 2000 he won the British Jazz Award for Writer of the Year. His books include Billie's Blues (on Billie Holiday), The Wizard of Jazz (on Sidney Bechet), and Let the Good Times Roll (on Louis Jordan). Both his Who's Who of Jazz (Storyville to Swing Street) and his Who's Who of British Jazz have been hailed as the best reference works of their kind. Down Beat magazine calls Chilton "a master of the craft of research."

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

1. New Orleans Joys

2. A Trip to the North

3. Riverboat Days

4. A Musical Furnace

5. Star Soloist

6. The Blueprints of Swing

7. The Great Understudy

8. Bold Bandleader

9. Super Showman

10. Metropole Magic

[...]opean Debut

12. Four's Company

13. Triumphant Tours

14. A Valiant Farewell

Notes

Selected Discography

Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2000
Genre:	Biographien , Importe
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780826447449
ISBN-10:	0826447449
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Chilton, John
Hersteller:	Continnuum-3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	John Chilton
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.06.2000
Gewicht:	0,363 kg