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Masters of Bebop - 2nd Edition by Ira Gitler (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Back in the early 1940s, late at night in the clubs of Harlem, a handful of jazz musicians began to experiment with a style that no one had ever heard before.
- About the Author: Ira Gitler is a writer, critic, and educator; he is also the coauthor of The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz.
- 328 Pages
- Music, History & Criticism
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About the Book
Now fully updated with a new chapter: The classic introduction to the bebop era and the legendary performers who created itBook Synopsis
Back in the early 1940s, late at night in the clubs of Harlem, a handful of jazz musicians began to experiment with a style that no one had ever heard before. The music was fast, complicated, impossible to play for many of the older musicians -- but it soon became the lingua franca of jazz music. They called it bebop, and as the years went by, it became even more popular. Today it reigns as perhaps the best-loved style of jazz ever created. Ira Gitler conveys the excitement of this musical birth as only someone who was there can. In The Masters of Bebop, Gitler traces the advent of what was a revolution in sound. He profiles the leading players -- Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillepie, Max Roach -- but also studies the style and music of the first disciples, such as Dexter Gordon and J. J. Johnson, to reveal bebop's pervasive influence throughout American culture. Revised with an updated discography -- and with a new chapter covering bebop right up through the end of the twentieth century -- The Masters of Bebop is the essential listener's handbook.About the Author
Ira Gitler is a writer, critic, and educator; he is also the coauthor of The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. He lives in New York City.Dimensions (Overall): 8.49 Inches (H) x 5.43 Inches (W) x .69 Inches (D)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 328
Genre: Music
Sub-Genre: History & Criticism
Publisher: Da Capo
Format: Paperback
Author: Ira Gitler
Language: English
Street Date: January 25, 2001
TCIN: 94313317
UPC: 9780306810091
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-6741
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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