George Russell
Subtitle: the story of an American composer
By: Duncan Heining
Series: African American cultural theory and heritage; African American cultural theory and heritage
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 373
ISBN-13: 9780810869974; 9780810869981
Description: "George Russell: The Story of an American Composer is the first biography of one of the greatest figures in jazz. Russell's story is interwoven with some of the most colorful characters in the history of the music - musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan, Miles Davis, and Gil Evans. Written with Russell's full cooperation and extensively researched, with interviews from friends, family members, musicians, associates, and commentators on jazz, the book reveals many valuable insights and previously unknown facts about Russell's life. Not only a biography, this volume also reflects and celebrates the evolution of modern jazz while presenting a re-evaluation of the relationship between jazz and classical music."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-361) and index.
Table of contents: title: From such beginnings; title: On class and culture; title: Cincy blues; title: New York, NY; title: A bird in Igor's yard; title: Ballad of Hix Blewitt; title: You are my sunshine; title: Listen to the silence; title: Living in an American time spiral; title: It's about time; title: On conceptual thinking.