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The Story of Boogie-Woogie. A Left Hand Like God.
Peter J. Silvester
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Num Pages: 438 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 774.
The Story of Boogie-Woogie: A Left Hand Like God examines the socio-historical background of the boogie-woogie piano style, from its early appearances in the barrelhouses of lumber, turpentine, and railroad camps in the southern United States, to its emergence at rent parties in Chicago and St. Louis, to its rise as a popular form of music in the nightclubs of New York, to its status as an international craze during World War II. In this enhanced revision of A Left Hand Like God, Peter J. Silvester presents a comprehensive history of boogie-woogie, describing the style's appearance and development, its offshoots, and the pianists who made it famous, and studying its impact on rhythm and blues, urban blues, and big band swing, leading to the eventual revival of "classical" boogie-woogie in concerts and festivals. Silvester discusses significant European and American pianists of boogie-woogie throughout history, providing biographical information about their life styles and musical influences and offering an analysis of their important recordings. The book also includes a new chapter on the contribution of national and independent record companies to the recording of boogie-woogie music. A thorough bibliography and a final appendix providing many of the bass patterns common in boogie-woogie make this a valuable reference.
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
Number of Pages
438
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810869240
SKU
V9780810869240
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About Peter J. Silvester
Peter J. Silvester, retired, was a record reviewer for Jazz Journal International and Storyville magazines, and wrote liner notes for several boogie-woogie records produced by Honky Tonk Productions.
Reviews for The Story of Boogie-Woogie. A Left Hand Like God.
Perhaps the most valuable aspect of [the book] is the insight it provides into the style's beginnings in Southern turpentine and logging camps, an obscure world brought to life admirably by Peter J. Silvester... [F]uture scholars will find little to add to what will surely stand as the first and last word, lovingly spoken, on an American cultural phenomenon.
The New York Times
I read your book and enjoyed it tremendously. The Story of Boogie-Woogie helps to properly document the history of this very important music. I have been greatly inspired by Pete Johnson and Albert Ammons and the great circle of brilliant composers and players in their school. I too want to celebrate their music, which is wonderful and timeless. You have my best wishes for success with this worthwhile book.
Jools Holland, Boogie-woogie composer and musician Recommended.
CHOICE, March 2010
.... this scholarly book is essential reading for serious fans of jazz and blues piano.
Blues Revue, May 2010
The author's love and enthusiasm for the music overcomes, as far as is possible, the difficulty of recreating in writing the joy that many of us experienced as we found and heard, one at a time, the musicians and recordings described.... Peter Silvester has created a truly admirable work that aids us as we attempt to hold and renew the spirit of boogie woogie.
The Mississippi Rag
Silvester assumes the task of telling the full story of boogie-woogie, from its undocumented beginnings to the present, and he starts off well. The book is organized roughly chronologically....Its coverage is broad and it contains an immense amount of information.
Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association
[The Story of Boogie Woogie] is truly a definitive account of this basic style of piano blues that, not incidentally, formed the basis of r&b and rock. The author not only provides LP and CD sources for titles he discusses as the text proceeds but closes the volume with a 30-page chapter on record labels that lists important releases from the 1920s to the 2000s. There are photos, including some marvelous scenes from the early years of boogie woogie, an appendix of bass patterns, a bibliography, and index.
W. Royal Stokes
The New York Times
I read your book and enjoyed it tremendously. The Story of Boogie-Woogie helps to properly document the history of this very important music. I have been greatly inspired by Pete Johnson and Albert Ammons and the great circle of brilliant composers and players in their school. I too want to celebrate their music, which is wonderful and timeless. You have my best wishes for success with this worthwhile book.
Jools Holland, Boogie-woogie composer and musician Recommended.
CHOICE, March 2010
.... this scholarly book is essential reading for serious fans of jazz and blues piano.
Blues Revue, May 2010
The author's love and enthusiasm for the music overcomes, as far as is possible, the difficulty of recreating in writing the joy that many of us experienced as we found and heard, one at a time, the musicians and recordings described.... Peter Silvester has created a truly admirable work that aids us as we attempt to hold and renew the spirit of boogie woogie.
The Mississippi Rag
Silvester assumes the task of telling the full story of boogie-woogie, from its undocumented beginnings to the present, and he starts off well. The book is organized roughly chronologically....Its coverage is broad and it contains an immense amount of information.
Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association
[The Story of Boogie Woogie] is truly a definitive account of this basic style of piano blues that, not incidentally, formed the basis of r&b and rock. The author not only provides LP and CD sources for titles he discusses as the text proceeds but closes the volume with a 30-page chapter on record labels that lists important releases from the 1920s to the 2000s. There are photos, including some marvelous scenes from the early years of boogie woogie, an appendix of bass patterns, a bibliography, and index.
W. Royal Stokes