Jazz critic and historian Cisco Bradley tells the story of the life and music of bassist and composer William Parker, who for fifty years has been a monumental figure in free jazz.
Jazz critic and historian Cisco Bradley tells the story of the life and music of bassist and composer William Parker, who for fifty years has been a monumental figure in free jazz.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Cisco Bradley is Associate Professor of History at the Pratt Institute, editor of the Jazz Right Now blog, and author of Forging Islamic Power and Place: The Legacy of Shaykh Da’ud bin ‘Abd Allah al-Fatani in Mecca and Southeast Asia.
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Acknowledgments ix Introduction. "Flowers Grow in My Room": Realizing a Vision 1 I. Origins 1. Enslavement and Resistance: From West Africa to the Carolinas to Harlem 15 2. Struggle, Beauty, and Survival: Childhood in the South Bronx 41 3. Consciousness: Art, Politics, and Self in the Mind of a Young Man 61 II. Early Work 4. The Loft Scene: Art, Community, and Self-Determination 93 5. "Music That Will Give People Hope": Centering Dance Music with Patricia Nicholson 124 6. "Music Is Supposed to Change People": Working with Cecil Taylor 148 III. Toward the Universal 7. "It Is the Job of the Artist to Incite Political Revolution": In Order to Survive 173 8. Into the Tone World: Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra 194 9. Toward a Universal Sound: William Parker Quartet and Raining on the Moon 216 10. Honoring the Elders: Tribute Projects and Other Bands 239 11. All People Need Truth to Survive: Recent Work and Legacy 261 Appendix: William Parker Discography 279 Notes 291 Bibliography 359 Index 385
Acknowledgments ix Introduction. "Flowers Grow in My Room": Realizing a Vision 1 I. Origins 1. Enslavement and Resistance: From West Africa to the Carolinas to Harlem 15 2. Struggle, Beauty, and Survival: Childhood in the South Bronx 41 3. Consciousness: Art, Politics, and Self in the Mind of a Young Man 61 II. Early Work 4. The Loft Scene: Art, Community, and Self-Determination 93 5. "Music That Will Give People Hope": Centering Dance Music with Patricia Nicholson 124 6. "Music Is Supposed to Change People": Working with Cecil Taylor 148 III. Toward the Universal 7. "It Is the Job of the Artist to Incite Political Revolution": In Order to Survive 173 8. Into the Tone World: Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra 194 9. Toward a Universal Sound: William Parker Quartet and Raining on the Moon 216 10. Honoring the Elders: Tribute Projects and Other Bands 239 11. All People Need Truth to Survive: Recent Work and Legacy 261 Appendix: William Parker Discography 279 Notes 291 Bibliography 359 Index 385
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