Early twentieth-century brass idioms [ art, jazz, and other popular traditions : proceedings of the international conference presented by the Institute of Jazz Studies of Rutgers University and the Historic Brass Society, November 4
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| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md :
Scarecrow Press ,
c2009
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| Series: | Studies in jazz
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Brass playing in the early twentieth century : idioms and cultures of performance
- 2. Trombone idiom in the twentieth century : classical, jazz, and hybrid influences
- 3. Who's on first, what's second, and where did they come from? : the social and musical textures of early jazz
- 4. How the jazz artist practices
- 5. Struttin' with some brass : African American transformations of the trumpet
- 6. An interview with trumpet legends William Fielder and Joe Wilder
- 7. Expanding parameters on brass bands in early New Orleans jazz
- 8. Performance practice techniques of the James Reese Europe Band
- 9. Italian jazz trumpet style : American and European influences during fascism (1920-1940)
- 10. "Like a string of pearls" : reflections on the role of brass instrumentalists in Jewish instrumental Klezmer music and the trope of "Jewish jazz"
- 11. The early career of Spiegle Willcox : influences to 1930
- 12. Louis Armstrong and the origins of jazz improvisation
- 13. The blues and the uptown brass bands of New Orleans
- 14. Louis Armstrong, Bunk Johnson, and Jules Levy : the art of "tona