The Jazz Life of Dr. Billy Taylor
Autor Billy Taylor, Teresa L. Reeden Limba Engleză Hardback – 17 apr 2013
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780253009098
ISBN-10: 025300909X
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 25 b&w
Dimensiuni: 160 x 235 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:Revised.
Editura: Wiley
ISBN-10: 025300909X
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 25 b&w
Dimensiuni: 160 x 235 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:Revised.
Editura: Wiley
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Recenzii
"As a highly-esteemed jazz pianist, educator, and media figure who helped popularize the concept of jazz as Americas classical music, Billy Taylors contributions to jazz were significant, and his story intersects with some of the musics most fascinating figures and historical chapters. As a jazz education pioneer and well-liked spokesperson for the music, Mr. Taylor is a civil rights figure in his own way, and this gives his book a value that transcends the normal boundaries of music biography."--David Brent Johnson, Jazz Director, WFIU
"The Jazz Life of Dr. Billy Taylor is an impeccable memoir by one of Americas most celebrated renaissance men. The consummate master musician, intellect, educator, humanitarian and activist reveals the steep challenges and overwhelming victories of his life journey in a manner that exemplify his tremendous dedication to making the world a better place and his demonstrative commitment to excellence. The writing is as fluid as it is gorgeous, captivating and inspiring. This monumental memoir offers an in-depth and critical analysis of American history through the lens of one the most decorated African American creative artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Filled with poignant reflection on the importance of the African-African American cultural continuum as a foundation for American culture, this memoire takes us from the hey days of Swing Street to the most prestigious concert halls around the world with an insiders tour of the meritorious metamorphosis of William E. Taylor, Jr. into the widely celebrated, Dr. Billy Taylor. From amazing details of interactions with Malcolm X, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., John Coltrane and Mary Lou Williams to the behind-the-scenes inspirations for compositions such as I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free, Dont Go Down South and Peaceful Warrior; this is a must read by anyone who claims to be remotely interested in American music, history, arts and culture."--Emmett G. Price III, Ph.D, Executive Editor of Encyclopedia of African American Music
"In this excellent collaboration with author Teresa Reed, Dr. Billy Taylor, one of the most beloved and iconic figures in the jazz world, tells his extraordinary life story in his own words with characteristic humility, warmth, and eloquence. Across nearly ninety years, he played many roles, including performer, recording artist, composer, bandleader, author, educator, civil rights activist, broadcaster, and tireless advocate for jazz, which he called Americas Classical Music. This is a book of major importance not only to the jazz field but also to the study of the African American social and cultural experience in the 20th and early 21st centuries. It is a must readI couldnt put it down!"Dr. David N. Baker, Chair, Jazz Studies, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music; National Endowment for the Arts American Jazz Master
"The Jazz Life of Dr. Billy Taylor is an impeccable memoir by one of Americas most celebrated renaissance men. The consummate master musician, intellect, educator, humanitarian and activist reveals the steep challenges and overwhelming victories of his life journey in a manner that exemplify his tremendous dedication to making the world a better place and his demonstrative commitment to excellence. The writing is as fluid as it is gorgeous, captivating and inspiring. This monumental memoir offers an in-depth and critical analysis of American history through the lens of one the most decorated African American creative artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Filled with poignant reflection on the importance of the African-African American cultural continuum as a foundation for American culture, this memoire takes us from the hey days of Swing Street to the most prestigious concert halls around the world with an insiders tour of the meritorious metamorphosis of William E. Taylor, Jr. into the widely celebrated, Dr. Billy Taylor. From amazing details of interactions with Malcolm X, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., John Coltrane and Mary Lou Williams to the behind-the-scenes inspirations for compositions such as I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free, Dont Go Down South and Peaceful Warrior; this is a must read by anyone who claims to be remotely interested in American music, history, arts and culture."--Emmett G. Price III, Ph.D, Executive Editor of Encyclopedia of African American Music
"In this excellent collaboration with author Teresa Reed, Dr. Billy Taylor, one of the most beloved and iconic figures in the jazz world, tells his extraordinary life story in his own words with characteristic humility, warmth, and eloquence. Across nearly ninety years, he played many roles, including performer, recording artist, composer, bandleader, author, educator, civil rights activist, broadcaster, and tireless advocate for jazz, which he called Americas Classical Music. This is a book of major importance not only to the jazz field but also to the study of the African American social and cultural experience in the 20th and early 21st centuries. It is a must readI couldnt put it down!"Dr. David N. Baker, Chair, Jazz Studies, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music; National Endowment for the Arts American Jazz Master
Notă biografică
Cuprins
Introduction
Chronology of the Life of William Edward Taylor Jr.
1. Beginnings: 1921¿1938
2. College Years: 1938¿1942
3. Making Waves: 1943¿1946
4. The Subject Is Jazz: 1946¿1958
5. From "Tobacco Tags" to the Urban Airwaves: 1959¿1968
6. How It Feels to Be Free: 1969¿1990
7. Reflections
Discography
Selected Publications Authored by Dr. Billy Taylor
Index
Descriere
Not only the life story of a jazz musician and spokesman but also a commentary on racism and jazz as a social force