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Thelonious Monk

The Life and Times of an American Original

de Robin DG Kelley ...

Narrado por Sean Crisden ...

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25 hora 30 minutos

Thelonious Monk is the critically acclaimed, gripping saga of an artist's struggle to "make it" without compromising his musical vision. It is a story that, like its subject, reflects the tidal ebbs and flows of American history in the twentieth century. To his fans, he was the ultimate hipster; to his detractors, he was temperamental, eccentric, taciturn, or childlike. His angular melodies and ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

Thelonious Monk is the critically acclaimed, gripping saga of an artist's struggle to "make it" without compromising his musical vision. It is a story that, like its subject, reflects the tidal ebbs and flows of American history in the twentieth century. To his fans, he was the ultimate hipster; to his detractors, he was temperamental, eccentric, taciturn, or childlike. His angular melodies and
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Jazz

A History of America's Music

de Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns ...

Narrado por LeVar Burton ...

Abreviado

8 hora 59 minutos

A masterpiece that brings to life the fascinating story of the quintessential American music—jazz. Visually stunning, with more than five hundred photographs, this companion volume to the acclaimed ten-part PBS TV series is an exploration of the music that celebrates all Americans at their best.Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women who made the music: Louis Armstrong, the ... Leer más

$14.95 USD

A masterpiece that brings to life the fascinating story of the quintessential American music—jazz. Visually stunning, with more than five hundred photographs, this companion volume to the acclaimed ten-part PBS TV series is an exploration of the music that celebrates all Americans at their best.Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women who made the music: Louis Armstrong, the
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Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten, Folge 4

Der Big Band Swing der 30er Jahre

de Ernst Weber ...

Narrado por Willi Resetarits ...

Series Audiolibro 4 - Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten
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1 horas 18 minutos

New York war in den späten zwanziger Jahren der Sammelpunkt von Musikern, die nicht nur aus Chicago, sondern aus allen Teilen des amerikanischen Südens und des mittleren Westens gekommen waren und im reichen Musikleben der Stadt ihr Betätigungsfeld gefunden hatten. Genau betrachtet war es nur die Band von Fletcher Henderson, die hier im „Big Apple“ entstanden war und auch zeit ihres Bestehens hier ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

New York war in den späten zwanziger Jahren der Sammelpunkt von Musikern, die nicht nur aus Chicago, sondern aus allen Teilen des amerikanischen Südens und des mittleren Westens gekommen waren und im reichen Musikleben der Stadt ihr Betätigungsfeld gefunden hatten. Genau betrachtet war es nur die Band von Fletcher Henderson, die hier im „Big Apple“ entstanden war und auch zeit ihres Bestehens hier
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Cosmic Music

The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane

de Andy Beta ...

Narrado por Adenrele Ojo ...

Completo

16 hora

The first full-length biography of Alice Coltrane, the jazz musician and spiritual leader whose forward-thinking music was overshadowed by her more famous husband, even as she brilliantly laid the groundwork for the new age, ambient, and electronic music that would follow**.**Alice Coltrane (1937-2007) was one of the most misunderstood artists of the last sixty years. For most of her life—and even ... Leer más

$38.99 USD

The first full-length biography of Alice Coltrane, the jazz musician and spiritual leader whose forward-thinking music was overshadowed by her more famous husband, even as she brilliantly laid the groundwork for the new age, ambient, and electronic music that would follow**.**Alice Coltrane (1937-2007) was one of the most misunderstood artists of the last sixty years. For most of her life—and even
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How to Listen to Jazz

de Ted Gioia ...

Narrado por Peter Ganim ...

Completo

6 hora 58 minutos

**An Economist Best Book of the YearAn acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz.“Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees.” ―Economist**In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

**An Economist Best Book of the YearAn acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz.“Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees.” ―Economist**In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen
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Jason Moran 'Promotes the Abstract' in Jazz

de PBS NewsHour ...

Narrado por PBS NewsHour ...

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6 minutos

An emerging jazz innovator and the new artistic director at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, musician Jason Moran uses song to promote thought, therapy, consciousness and creativity. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Moran about his efforts to create more appreciators of the arts in his new role. ... Leer más

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An emerging jazz innovator and the new artistic director at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, musician Jason Moran uses song to promote thought, therapy, consciousness and creativity. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Moran about his efforts to create more appreciators of the arts in his new role.
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Miles to Go

The Lost Years

de Chris Murphy ...

Narrado por Patrick Lawlor ...

Completo

8 hora 14 minutos

Miles to Go is a frank and intimate exploration of Miles Davis’ eccentric working life, drug habits, paranoia, depression, and subsequent recovery. Murphy explores Davis’ troubled relationship with his children and the controversial role Cicely Tyson played in his life. The book also delves into the dynamics that made Davis’ band work so well together, placing Davis’ work in a historic, literary, ... Leer más

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Miles to Go is a frank and intimate exploration of Miles Davis’ eccentric working life, drug habits, paranoia, depression, and subsequent recovery. Murphy explores Davis’ troubled relationship with his children and the controversial role Cicely Tyson played in his life. The book also delves into the dynamics that made Davis’ band work so well together, placing Davis’ work in a historic, literary,
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Gentleman of Jazz

A Life in Music

de Ramsey Lewis, Aaron Cohen ...

Narrado por Dion Graham ...

Completo

4 hora 49 minutos

This immersive new autobiography provides insight into the early life and illustrious career of the late great Ramsey Lewis, one of the most popular jazz pianists of all time.Beginning with his childhood growing up in Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood, Ramsey Lewis recounts his memories of the music in his parents’ church and his early piano lessons. As he learned classical technique, Lewis ... Leer más

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This immersive new autobiography provides insight into the early life and illustrious career of the late great Ramsey Lewis, one of the most popular jazz pianists of all time.Beginning with his childhood growing up in Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood, Ramsey Lewis recounts his memories of the music in his parents’ church and his early piano lessons. As he learned classical technique, Lewis
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Bop Apocalypse

Jazz, Race, the Beats, and Drugs

de Martin Torgoff ...

Narrado por Roger Wayne ...

Completo

13 hora 17 minutos

Bop Apocalypse, a narrative history from master storyteller Martin Torgoff, details the rise of early drug culture in America by weaving together the disparate elements that formed this new segment of the American fabric.Channeling his decades of writing experience, Torgoff connects the birth of jazz in New Orleans, the first drug laws, Louis Armstrong, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, swing, ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Bop Apocalypse, a narrative history from master storyteller Martin Torgoff, details the rise of early drug culture in America by weaving together the disparate elements that formed this new segment of the American fabric.Channeling his decades of writing experience, Torgoff connects the birth of jazz in New Orleans, the first drug laws, Louis Armstrong, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, swing,
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Art of Skill, The

Establishing the Mindset for Unleashing the Music Inside You

de Dave Liebman ...

Narrado por Dave Liebman, Michael Lake ...

Completo

1 horas 57 minutos

Learn from a true jazz master about what it takes to achieve musical excellence."The Art of Skill chronicles and showcases Dave Liebman’s pursuit and attainment of living life as art. Lieb harnesses the mystery of the creative life-force and rides it to the truth that we all have something to say." (Peter Erskine)This is a candid and fascinating look at the mental, psychological and spiritual ... Leer más

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Learn from a true jazz master about what it takes to achieve musical excellence."The Art of Skill chronicles and showcases Dave Liebman’s pursuit and attainment of living life as art. Lieb harnesses the mystery of the creative life-force and rides it to the truth that we all have something to say." (Peter Erskine)This is a candid and fascinating look at the mental, psychological and spiritual
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Stomp Off, Let's Go

The Early Years of Louis Armstrong

de Ricky Riccardi ...

Narrado por Bill Andrew Quinn ...

Completo

17 hora 11 minutos

How did Louis Armstrong become Louis Armstrong?In Stomp Off, Let's Go, author and Armstrong expert Ricky Riccardi tells the enthralling story of the iconic trumpeter's meteoric rise to fame. Beginning with Armstrong's youth in New Orleans, Riccardi transports listeners through Armstrong's musical and personal development, including his initial trip to Chicago to join Joe "King" Oliver's band, his ... Leer más

$30.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

How did Louis Armstrong become Louis Armstrong?In Stomp Off, Let's Go, author and Armstrong expert Ricky Riccardi tells the enthralling story of the iconic trumpeter's meteoric rise to fame. Beginning with Armstrong's youth in New Orleans, Riccardi transports listeners through Armstrong's musical and personal development, including his initial trip to Chicago to join Joe "King" Oliver's band, his
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Playing Changes

Jazz for the New Century

de Nate Chinen ...

Narrado por Ron Butler ...

Completo

11 hora 39 minutos

One of jazz’s leading critics gives us an invigorating, richly detailed portrait of the artists and events that have shaped the music of our time. Grounded in authority and brimming with style, Playing Changes is the first book to take the measure of this exhilarating moment: it is a compelling argument for the resiliency of the art form and a rejoinder to any claims about its calcification or ... Leer más

$20.00 USD

One of jazz’s leading critics gives us an invigorating, richly detailed portrait of the artists and events that have shaped the music of our time. Grounded in authority and brimming with style, Playing Changes is the first book to take the measure of this exhilarating moment: it is a compelling argument for the resiliency of the art form and a rejoinder to any claims about its calcification or
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Jazz TX

A Love Letter to Live Music, Community, and the Little Club That Could

de Doc Watkins ...

Narrado por Doc Watkins, Meg Bodi ...

Completo

6 hora 57 minutos

A community’s beating heart is often found in the most unlikely places.The story of Jazz, TX, is one of an underdog. When musician and entrepreneur Doc Watkins opened the San Antonio club in 2016, the “jazz club” represented a bygone era of simplicity, spaces, and shared community.The goal was to revitalize jazz and put the house back into hospitality. The result was a timeless sensory experience ... Leer más

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A community’s beating heart is often found in the most unlikely places.The story of Jazz, TX, is one of an underdog. When musician and entrepreneur Doc Watkins opened the San Antonio club in 2016, the “jazz club” represented a bygone era of simplicity, spaces, and shared community.The goal was to revitalize jazz and put the house back into hospitality. The result was a timeless sensory experience
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Billie Holiday

The Musician and the Myth

de John Szwed ...

Narrado por Karen Chilton ...

Completo

8 hora 4 minutos

Published in celebration of Holiday's centenary, the first biography to focus on the singer's extraordinary musical talent When Billie Holiday stepped into Columbia's studios in November 1933, it marked the beginning of what is arguably the most remarkable and influential career in ?twentieth-century popular music. Her voice weathered countless shifts in public taste, and new reincarnations of her ... Leer más

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Published in celebration of Holiday's centenary, the first biography to focus on the singer's extraordinary musical talent When Billie Holiday stepped into Columbia's studios in November 1933, it marked the beginning of what is arguably the most remarkable and influential career in ?twentieth-century popular music. Her voice weathered countless shifts in public taste, and new reincarnations of her
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Dangerous Rhythms

Jazz and the Underworld

de T. J. English ...

Narrado por JD Jackson ...

Completo

15 hora 9 minutos

From T. J. English, the New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne, comes the epic, scintillating narrative of the interconnected worlds of jazz and organized crime in 20****th century America.""[A] brilliant and courageous book."" —Dr. Cornel WestDangerous Rhythms tells the symbiotic story of jazz and the underworld: a relationship fostered in some of 20th century America’s most notorio ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

From T. J. English, the New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne, comes the epic, scintillating narrative of the interconnected worlds of jazz and organized crime in 20****th century America.""[A] brilliant and courageous book."" —Dr. Cornel WestDangerous Rhythms tells the symbiotic story of jazz and the underworld: a relationship fostered in some of 20th century America’s most notorio
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Teaching and Learning Jazz

de Richie Beirach, Michael Lake ...

Narrado por Richie Beirach, Michael Lake, Dave Liebman ...

Completo

3 hora 6 minutos

Richie and Mike provide direct practical guidance on the skills and knowledge necessary for jazz to be passed on and performed well. The conversational tone of the book makes for entertaining and worthwhile reading. Those who have been teaching jazz for a long time will appreciate Richie's stories and his fearless opinions on jazz including how the teaching and learning of it are evolving (for ... Leer más

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Richie and Mike provide direct practical guidance on the skills and knowledge necessary for jazz to be passed on and performed well. The conversational tone of the book makes for entertaining and worthwhile reading. Those who have been teaching jazz for a long time will appreciate Richie's stories and his fearless opinions on jazz including how the teaching and learning of it are evolving (for
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Jazz 101

A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Jazz

de John F. Szwed ...

Narrado por Grover Gardner ...

Completo

8 hora 2 minutos

Jazz 101 is a fascinating entr├®e into the world of jazz, for the beginner, novice, or jazz enthusiast. Szwed takes listeners on a tour of the varied and nonlinear history of jazz, exploring how it developed from an ethnic music to become America's most popular music and then part of the avant-garde in less than fifty years. Szwed's complete overview includes the major types of jazz and ... Leer más

$16.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Jazz 101 is a fascinating entr├®e into the world of jazz, for the beginner, novice, or jazz enthusiast. Szwed takes listeners on a tour of the varied and nonlinear history of jazz, exploring how it developed from an ethnic music to become America's most popular music and then part of the avant-garde in less than fifty years. Szwed's complete overview includes the major types of jazz and
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Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten, Folge 5

Kleine Swing-Ensembles und ihre Solisten

de Ernst Weber ...

Narrado por Willi Resetarits ...

Series Audiolibro 5 - Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten
Completo

1 horas 19 minutos

Wir hören das Wort “Swing” und verbinden es automatisch mit den Big Bands, die in den dreißiger Jahren die Szene beherrschten. Der Begriff „beherrschen“ stimmt dann, wenn wir unter Szene die Dance Halls und die Ballsäle der großen Städte verstehen und die breite Masse des Publikums, der es um das Tanzen und um die Unterhaltung ging. Daneben etablierte sich aber auch eine andere Szene: in den ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

Wir hören das Wort “Swing” und verbinden es automatisch mit den Big Bands, die in den dreißiger Jahren die Szene beherrschten. Der Begriff „beherrschen“ stimmt dann, wenn wir unter Szene die Dance Halls und die Ballsäle der großen Städte verstehen und die breite Masse des Publikums, der es um das Tanzen und um die Unterhaltung ging. Daneben etablierte sich aber auch eine andere Szene: in den
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Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances

A Life In Mod – From the Revival to Acid Jazz

de Eddie Piller ...

Narrado por Eddie Piller ...

Completo

14 hora 1 minutos

***'Eddie was there very early doors. His story is of the many.' Paul Weller'A total riot! Takes me right back to the 70s. A Superb book' Mani, The Stone Roses'What a wonderful book. Mod isn't about what decade you lived in, it's about your attitude, and this book has tons of it' Kenney Jones**, The Small Faces****'**A charismatic storyteller, witty and unpretentious... ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

***'Eddie was there very early doors. His story is of the many.' Paul Weller'A total riot! Takes me right back to the 70s. A Superb book' Mani, The Stone Roses'What a wonderful book. Mod isn't about what decade you lived in, it's about your attitude, and this book has tons of it' Kenney Jones**, The Small Faces****'**A charismatic storyteller, witty and unpretentious...
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Victory Is Assured

Uncollected Writings of Stanley Crouch

de Stanley Crouch, Wynton Marsalis ...

Narrado por Mirron Willis ...

Completo

14 hora 45 minutos

The grievous loss of Stanley Crouch, one of America's most renowned intellectuals, is underscored by the posthumous appearance of these remarkable essays.With Stanley Crouch's untimely death in 2020, American literature lost "a critic without peer" (Ta-Nehisi Coates). Born in Los Angeles in 1945, Crouch—a towering stylist, fearless columnist, and without question, one of the finest jazz critics of ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

The grievous loss of Stanley Crouch, one of America's most renowned intellectuals, is underscored by the posthumous appearance of these remarkable essays.With Stanley Crouch's untimely death in 2020, American literature lost "a critic without peer" (Ta-Nehisi Coates). Born in Los Angeles in 1945, Crouch—a towering stylist, fearless columnist, and without question, one of the finest jazz critics of
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Miles and Me

de Quincy Troupe ...

Narrado por Richard Allen ...

Completo

5 hora 35 minutos

Quincy Troupe's account of his friendship with Miles Davis is a revealing portrait of a great musician and an intimate study of a unique relationship. It is also an engrossing chronicle of the author's own development, both artistically and personally. As Davis's collaborator on Miles: The Autobiography, Troupe-one of the major poets to emerge from the 1960s-had exceptional access to the musician. ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Quincy Troupe's account of his friendship with Miles Davis is a revealing portrait of a great musician and an intimate study of a unique relationship. It is also an engrossing chronicle of the author's own development, both artistically and personally. As Davis's collaborator on Miles: The Autobiography, Troupe-one of the major poets to emerge from the 1960s-had exceptional access to the musician.
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KlarText

Lyrik & Piano

de Jörn Pfennig, Andy Lutter ...

Narrado por Jörn Pfennig ...

Completo

50 minutos

Bei diesem Hörbuch handelt es sich um eine 'persönliche Nachverdichtung' des Autors aus Anlass seines vor 40 Jahren erfolgreich hingelegten Starts in einen höchst ungewöhnlichen Bereich der Bestsellerei: der Lyrik! Sein erster Gedichtband 'Grundlos zärtlich' verkaufte sich über 300.000 mal, was ihn nicht davon abhielt, vier weitere Gedichtbände zu veröffentlichen … Die Musik: Schon lange bevor er ... Leer más

$23.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Bei diesem Hörbuch handelt es sich um eine 'persönliche Nachverdichtung' des Autors aus Anlass seines vor 40 Jahren erfolgreich hingelegten Starts in einen höchst ungewöhnlichen Bereich der Bestsellerei: der Lyrik! Sein erster Gedichtband 'Grundlos zärtlich' verkaufte sich über 300.000 mal, was ihn nicht davon abhielt, vier weitere Gedichtbände zu veröffentlichen … Die Musik: Schon lange bevor er
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Stan Getz

A Life in Jazz

de Donald Maggin ...

Narrado por John Lescault ...

Completo

15 hora 48 minutos

Long before the success of his bossa nova Grammy winner “The Girl from Ipanema,” Stan Getz was a fixture in the pantheon of jazz greats. From his recording of “Early Autumn” with the Woody Herman band in 1949, which catapulted him to stardom at age twenty-two, to the 1961 jazz/classical masterpiece “Focus,” to the 1990 release of “Apasionado,” Getz’s forty-nine-year career is a tale of enduring ... Leer más

$24.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Long before the success of his bossa nova Grammy winner “The Girl from Ipanema,” Stan Getz was a fixture in the pantheon of jazz greats. From his recording of “Early Autumn” with the Woody Herman band in 1949, which catapulted him to stardom at age twenty-two, to the 1961 jazz/classical masterpiece “Focus,” to the 1990 release of “Apasionado,” Getz’s forty-nine-year career is a tale of enduring
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The Jazzmen

How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America

de Larry Tye ...

Narrado por Dominic Hoffman ...

Completo

16 hora 44 minutos

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet.This is the story of three revolutionary American musicians, the maestro ... Leer más

$39.99 USD

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet.This is the story of three revolutionary American musicians, the maestro
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