Blue Note Records. The Biography.

COOK, Richard.:

ISBN 10: 1932112278 / ISBN 13: 9781932112276

Edité par Boston: Justin Charles and Co, 2004

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First US Paperback Edition. "Chronicles the life of the most famous and influential jazz label of them all. Here is the detailed history of the label from the beginning days in 1939 when two German immigrants, Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, began recording and releasing the hot jazz that they loved." Pp.xiv/282, 8 pages of black & white portrait photos. Paperback. VG.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Blue Note Records. The Biography.
• Éditeur: Boston: Justin Charles and Co
• Date de parution: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1932112278
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781932112276
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • MUSIC::JAZZ

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Synopsis

Blue Note Records Insightful scenes abound in the first full history of the most noted label in jazz history. With record-collector zeal, Cook analyzes everything from Sidney Bechet's 78s to Norah Jones' recent chart-topper. Full description

Présentation de l'éditeur

Blue Note is a record label that stands for much more than just the extraordinary music in its catalogue. The label's story has hitherto been told only through collections of art and photography, foregrounding the label as an arbiter of style that continues to have an impact far beyond the music industry. Francis Wolff's amazing photography, coupled with Reid Miles' sleeve designs, set an unrepeatable standard which has become a classic design symbol. But of course it was not only style, elegance and finesse in design that set Blue Note apart, as its list of musicians and groups from its golden era in the fifties and sixties shows: Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Sonny Rollins and - perhaps the archetypal Blue Note group - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers all made their most significant early recordings under the auspices of the Blue Note genius.The body of this book is a detailed history of the label from its beginnings in 1939, its development, rise, fall and amazing rebirth under the EMI umbrella in the last fifteen years. Also included is a parallel analysis of all the major records released by the label throughout its astonishing history. Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Jackie McLean and Sonny Rollins, a few of the surviving figures central to the label's importance, have all been interviewed specifically for this book, a book which tells how and why Blue Note Rec