Yardbird Suite: A Compendium of the Music and Life of Charlie Parker

Koch, Lawrence O.

ISBN 10: 0879722592 / ISBN 13: 9780879722593

Edité par Bowling Green State Univ Popular pr, Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A., 1988

A propos de cet article

First Edition. Hardcover, DJ, 336 pp, faint edgewear to jacket, else a bright, fine copy. Protected in a Brodart cover.

N° de réf. du vendeur 500185

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Yardbird Suite: A Compendium of the Music and Life of Charlie Parker
• Éditeur: Bowling Green State Univ Popular pr, Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.
• Date de parution: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0879722592
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780879722593
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • MUSIC
  • African American Studies
  • Popular Culture

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Synopsis

A comprehensive study of jazz great Charlie Parker, including details of record dates, more than 200 musical illustrations, and biographical material arranged chronologically and linked with Parker’s recordings. The “Bird Stories” are all here, from Parker’s Kansas City roots to his untimely death, as well as the seminal journal article on Parker’s music, “Ornithology” that appeared in the Journal of Jazz Studies.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Bebop saxophonist Charlie ""Yardbird"" Parker (1920-1955), a man of extremes in his personal life, was a disciplined musical genius who expanded and transformed the boundaries of jazz. Richly illustrated with extensive musical notations, this in-depth study of hundreds of works in the Parker discography takes into account newly discovered recordings and CD reissues. Koch meticulously documents each recording session and provides an array of musical details on theme structure, key, chords, distinguishing phrases, and performance format. Comprehensive biographical material -- including the ""Bird stories"" of Parker's eccentric behavior, sexual appetite, drug addiction, and compulsive drinking -- is interwoven with the musical analysis to fully illuminate both the man and the musician. This volume will appeal to Bird fans, jazz buffs, and musicologists alike, and it will make an essential companion for listeners of Charlie Parker's superb recordings.