Ride, Red, Ride: The Life of Henry 'Red' Allen - Couverture souple

Chilton, John

 
9780826447449: Ride, Red, Ride: The Life of Henry 'Red' Allen
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0826447449 ISBN 13 : 9780826447449
Editeur : Continuum, 2000

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

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."

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Éditeur
Continuum
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0826447449
ISBN 13 
9780826447449
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
232
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780304704071: Ride, Red, Ride: The Life of Henry "Red" Allen

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0304704075 ISBN 13 :  9780304704071
Editeur : Continuum International Publishi..., 2000
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