| Charlie Parker: His Music and Life Contributor(s): Woideck, Carl (Author) |
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ISBN: 0472085557 ISBN-13: 9780472085552 Publisher: University of Michigan Press OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: Saxophonist Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was one of the most innovative and influential jazz musicians of any era. The implications of Parker's contributions to jazz were so compelling that jazz artists on all instruments were moved to reevaluate every aspect of their art with regard to melody, rhythm, and harmony. As one of the architects of modern jazz (often called "bebop"), Parker had a profound effect on American music that continues to this day. This book opens by considering current research on Parker's biography, laying out some of the contradictory accounts of his life, and setting the chronology straight where possible. It then progresses to four chapters that focus on Parker's music, tracing his artistic evolution and major achievements as a jazz improviser. Much like a guided tour through an artist's retrospective, the book introduces readers to a sampling of Charlie Parker's most illustrative works. The musical discussions and transcribed musical examples are keyed to compact disc timings for easy location - a feature unique to this book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Music | Genres & Styles - Jazz |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96030211 |
| Series: Michigan American Music |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.09" W x 9.03" (1.00 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Whatever background you bring to it, the book willl likely enrich your understanding of Parker's music. . . ." --"Cadence" As one of the architects of modern jazz (often called "bebop"), Charlie Parker (1920-55) had a profound effect on American music that continues to this day. This book opens with a chapter of biography and then progresses to four chapters focusing on Charlie Parker's music by tracing his artistic evolution and major achievements as a jazz improviser. Much like a guided tour through an artist's retrospective, the book introduces readers to a sampling of Charlie Parker's most illustrative works. The musical discussions and transcribed musical examples are keyed to compact disc timings for easy location--a feature unique to this book. "The musical analysis is brilliant, particularly the pre-1945 fragments." --"DownBeat" ." . . debunks the stereotype that jazz musicians are unschooled and unsophisticated when it comes to music as art rather than entertainment. . . . An] insightful and informative addition to the literature of jazz." --Calvin Wilson, "Kansas City Star" Carl Woideck is Instructor of Jazz History, University of Oregon. |