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Cookin´: Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65
Kenny Mathieson
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Description for Cookin´: Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65
Paperback. Following on from Giant Steps, comes the second instalment in Kenny Mathieson's series of jazz histories. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372. 408 pages, Illustrations. Following on from Giant Steps, comes the second instalment in Kenny Mathieson's series of jazz histories. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGJ. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 19. Weight: 372.
Following on from Giant Steps, comes the second instalment in Kenny Mathieson's series of jazz histories.
Cookin' examines the birth and development of two of the key jazz styles of the post-war era, hard bop and its related offshoot, soul jazz. Hard bop was the most exciting jazz style of its day, and remains at the core of the modern jazz mainstream even now. It drew on the twin poles of bebop and the blues for its foundation, spiced up with gospel, Latin and rhythm and blues influences.
The book looks at the founding fathers of the form, Art Blakey ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857866202
SKU
V9780857866202
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About Kenny Mathieson
Kenny Mathieson is the author of Giant Steps: Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz 1945-1965 and Cookin': Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65. He was born near Glasgow, and now lives in the Highlands of Scotland. He studied American and English literature at the University of East Anglia, graduating with a PhD in 1983. He has been a freelance ... Read more
Reviews for Cookin´: Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65
Mathieson's descriptions of what they brought to the bandstand and the recording studio are fondly graphic, in well-chosen phrases. . . It is extremely readable.
Jazz Review
With his sober prose and insightful retelling, Mathieson goes some way towards identifying a rarely discussed transitional phase in music history
The List
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Jazz Review
With his sober prose and insightful retelling, Mathieson goes some way towards identifying a rarely discussed transitional phase in music history
The List
... Read more