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Lennie Tristano: His Life in Music (Jazz Perspectives)
Eunmi Shim
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Description for Lennie Tristano: His Life in Music (Jazz Perspectives)
Hardcover. Lennie Tristano occupies a rare position in jazz history. Emerging from an era when modernism was the guiding principle in jazz, Tristano explored musical avenues that were avant-garde even by modernism's experimental standards. This title sheds light on the important role Tristano played in the jazz world. Series: Jazz Perspectives. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 musical examples, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
Lennie Tristano occupies a rare position in jazz history. Emerging from an era when modernism was the guiding principle in jazz, Tristano explored musical avenues that were avant-garde even by modernism's experimental standards. In so doing, he tested and transcended the boundaries of jazz. In 1949, years before musicians such as Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor took credit for the movement, Tristano made the first recordings of free jazz, a new kind of group improvisation based on spontaneous interaction among band members without any regard for predetermined form, harmony, or rhythm. Then, in the 1950s, Tristano broke new ... Read more
Lennie Tristano occupies a rare position in jazz history. Emerging from an era when modernism was the guiding principle in jazz, Tristano explored musical avenues that were avant-garde even by modernism's experimental standards. In so doing, he tested and transcended the boundaries of jazz. In 1949, years before musicians such as Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor took credit for the movement, Tristano made the first recordings of free jazz, a new kind of group improvisation based on spontaneous interaction among band members without any regard for predetermined form, harmony, or rhythm. Then, in the 1950s, Tristano broke new ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Jazz Perspectives
Condition
New
Weight
618g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472113460
SKU
V9780472113460
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About Eunmi Shim
Eunmi Shim received her Ph.D in musicology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and is now Assistant Professor of Music at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. This is her first book.
Reviews for Lennie Tristano: His Life in Music (Jazz Perspectives)
In Lennie Tristano: His Life in Music, Shim has provided a comprehensive biographical and analytical account of one of jazz's most important and most frequently misun-derstood figures. Her insights into Tristano's personality are well nuanced, and the focus on his teaching makes a unique contribution to the history of jazz. This vividly written study is likely to become a standard ... Read more