Handful of Keys

Conversations with 30 Jazz Pianists
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-97257-4
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

In this collection, Shipton has drawn together conversations with some of the key jazz pianists. Spanning the period from the birth of bebop to the present, their collective experience is a major part of jazz piano history. Shipton's sympathetic yet probing interviews uncover the fascinating life stories of these legendary jazz performers. He also probes their technique, allowing them to describe how they developed their individual playing styles. This book will fascinate all fans of jazz, as well as students of jazz piano and performance.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shipton, Alyn

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Jazz

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents Introduction and Acknowledgements 1.Carla Bley 2. JoAnne Brackeen 3. Dave Brubeck 4. Uri Caine 5. Alice Coltrane 6. Chick Corea 7. Sylvie Corvoisier 8. Tommy Flanagan 9. Michael Garrick 10. Benny Green 11. Herbie Hancock 12. Andrew Hill 13. Abdullah Ibrahim 14. Keith Jarrett 15. Brian Kellock 16. Diana Krall 17. John Lewis 18. Jacques Loussier 19. Junior Mance 20. Marian McPartland 21. Oscar Peterson 22. Michel Petrucciani 23. Horace Silver 24. Esbjorn Svensson 25. Billy Taylor 26. John Taylor 27. Butch Thompson 28. Sir Charles Thompson 29. Mal Waldron 30. Gerald Wiggins List of Suggested Recordings Index

Über Autor(innen)

Alyn Shipton is the jazz critic for the Times of London, and has a regular program on jazz on BBC radio. He is the author of A New History of Jazz, Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie, and The Glass Enclosure: The Life of Bud Powell, among many other books on jazz. He lives in London, England.