The life of Charlie Burrell
Subtitle: breaking the color barrier in classical music
By: by Charlie Burrell and Mitch Handelsman
Contributors: Handelsman, Mitchell M., author
Edition: [2nd edition.].
Publisher: Books To Believe In
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Parker, CO (17011 Lincoln Ave. #408, Parker 80134)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781502896452
Subjects: Double bassists; Biography; African American musicians
Description: "Charlie Burrell was the first black person to break the color barrier in classical music. In 1949 he was the first black person under contract with the Denver Symphony Orchestra. In 1959 he became the first black person to play in the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Opera. In addition to being a classical music pioneer, he was a jazz musician as well, playing alongside many world-renowned jazz artists"--from publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Child and youth in Detroit : mother, family and school are foundations; title: High school : gonna play them funky blues (and the classics); title: Navy & college : teaching doors slam shut, and jazz doors open; title: Denver : a meeting in the back of the streetcar was the beginning of Charlie's history-making classical career; title: San Francisco : more barriers come down; title: Denver redux : professional, personal, and political developments; title: Epilogue.