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Item Details
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BILL RUSSELL AND THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ REVIVAL
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| By: |
Ray Smith, Mike Pointon |
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Hardback |
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£40.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1781791694 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781781791691 |
| Publisher: |
EQUINOX PUBLISHING LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 April, 2017 |
| Series: |
Popular Music History |
| Pages: |
384 |
| Description: |
This is the first full-length book about Mr. Russell's life to be largely 'in his own words'. |
| Synopsis: |
Born in 1905, Bill Russell demonstrated diverse musical interests from an early age. Having been a contemporary of John Cage, Henry Cowell and Lou Harrison amongst others, his significance as a percussion composer is well known amongst aficionados. His work as a musicologist of New Orleans jazz music is equally acclaimed. He became the first Curator of the newly formed Tulane Jazz Archives at New Orleans in 1958. He was a major figure in the development of the revival of interest in the music of that City, notably from his recordings of trumpet player Bunk Johnson in the 1940s.This is the first full-length book about Mr. Russell's life to be largely 'in his own words'.The book is based largely on personal interviews conducted with Russell about the great diversity of his life's work, interspersed with views and anecdotes about him from his friends and associates written especially for the book, together with archival material. These sources are woven together to give a portrait of an extremely talented, modest man who forsook an academic career to become a champion of the music and musicians of New Orleans. |
| Illustrations: |
308 figures including 105 photos |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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