Jazz heritage
By: Martin Williams.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1985
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
Subjects: Jazz music -- Addresses, essays, lectures.; Jazz musicians.
Description: Jazz Heritage brings together twenty years' of reviews, musicians' profiles, and critical essays by the renowned critic Martin Williams. This companion volume to the prize-winning The Jazz Tradition includes profiles of great performers at work in studios and clubs, "liner notes" for many classic recordings, and Williams's acclaimed critical essays on the artistry of Charlie Parker, Cecil Taylor, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, and others. Consistently eye-opening and original, these pieces are essential reading for jazz musicians, students, scholars, and fans.
Notes: Includes index.