Back Beats and Rim Shots: The Johnny Blowers Story - Couverture rigide

Vaché, Warren W.

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ISBN 10 : 0810831627 ISBN 13 : 9780810831629

Editeur : Scarecrow Press, 1997

Synopsis

Big Band music instantly reminds us of America on the homefront during World War II, lavish Hollywood musicals, and the jitterbug. Fans of big band music will enjoy Back Beats and Rim Shots, which vividly describes the life of jazz drummer Johnny Blowers (1911-2006) and the atmosphere of America during the time when the big band sound reigned supreme. Blowerss career typified the enchantment of the big band era and illuminates the fierce competition between the musicians as they struggled for success. Author Warren Vaché follows the life of the musician from his boyhood in a small southern town to the mean streets of New York, where he gambled on his future in music without friends or connections, until the almost unbelievable lucky break that put him on the road to success.

Back Beats and Rim Shots chronicles the time Blowers spent recording for Vocalion with Bobby Hacketts first band at Nicks, the famous jazz spot in Greenwich Village, as well as later recordings with industry titans such as Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holliday. Vaché skillfully intersperses Blowerss recollections with a straightforward narrative. Including a discography, Back Beats and Rim Shots is a must for the music aficionado.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

The late Warren W. Vaché was a freelance writer and jazz musician. He was a co-founder and charter member of the New Jersey Jazz Society, the co-founder of the American Federation of Jazz Societies, and founder of the American Jazz Hall of Fame.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scarecrow Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0810831627
• ISBN 13: 9780810831629
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible