Author : Elizabeth Pepin
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 26,86 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811845489
Harlem of the West reveals a forgotten slice of San Francisco history and the African-American experience on the West Coast: the thriving jazz scene of the Fillmore in the 1940s and 1950s. With archival photographs and oral accounts from the residents and musicians who experienced it, this vividly illustrated tour will delight jazz fans and history aficionados.
Author : Medea Isphording Bern
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 34,37 MB
Release : 2015-01-05
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1439649286
San Francisco is probably best known for its hills, ubiquitous fog, dungeness crab and the Golden Gate Bridge. But jazz music's threads are similarly woven into the fabric of the city and its environs. Whether performed in renowned clubs like So Different, Jimbo's Bop City, Black Hawk, and the Jazz Workshop or in halls like the Primalon Ballroom and Great American Music Hall, jazz has infused the city from the Barbary Coast to the Fillmore, thrilling audiences for over a century. San Franciscans have grooved to and incubated scores of jazz acts, hot and cool, raucous and contemplative. That tradition continues today.
Author : Sascha Feinstein
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 28,29 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0253356911
Supplemental CD-ROM contents: Includes music by Stan Getz, Art Blakey, Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw and others.
Author : Tom Stoddard
Publisher : Heyday Books
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 14,88 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Jazz
ISBN :
San Francisco's infamous Barbary Coast was one of the country's thriving centers of jazz in the early 1900s. "Jazz on the Barbary Coast" captures the incredible energy of the black jazz scene of this era through the firsthand accounts of the men who were at the heart of it. Musicians such as Sid LeProttie, Reb Spikes, Wesley Fields, Alfred Levy, and Charlie "Duke" Turner recreate the hot spots, dances, rivalries, and lawlessness that characterized the San Francisco jazz scene and inspired jazz musicians for generations to come.
Author : Fred Lyon
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 15,41 MB
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1616896787
This collection by the acclaimed photographer reveals the shadowy side of the City by the Bay. Following in the footsteps of classic films like The Maltese Falcon and The Lady from Shanghai, veteran photographer Fred Lyon creates images of San Francisco in high contrast with a sense of mystery. In this latest offering from the photographer of San Francisco: Portrait of a City 1940–1960, Lyon presents a darker tone, exploring the hidden corners of his native city. Images taken in the foggy night are illuminated only by streetlights, neon signs, apartment windows, and the headlights of classic cars. Sharply dressed couples stroll out for evening shows, drivers travel down steep hills, and sailors work through the night at the old Fisherman’s Wharf. In many of the photographs, the noir tone is enhanced by double exposures, elements of collage, and blurred motion. These strikingly evocative duotone images expose a view of San Francisco as only Fred Lyon could capture.
Author : Martha Mier
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,81 MB
Release : 2010-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780739075302
Jazz, Rags & Blues, Books 1-5contain original solos for late elementary to early advanced-level pianists that reflect the various styles of the jazz idiom. An excellent way to introduce your students to this distinctive American contribution to 20th century music. The CD includes dynamic recordings of each song in the book.
Author : Ed Fuqua
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 26,2 MB
Release : 2011-01-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 1457101483
This book gives you all the basic principles underlying solid walking bass lines. Comprehensive, easy to understand, with page after page of great transcriptions of the author's walking lines on the accompanying CD. The CD of NY professional jazz players can also be used as a swinging play-along CD. Endorsed by Eddie Gomez, Jimmy Haslip, John Goldsby, etc.
Author : Jessica Levant (Photographer)
Publisher :
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 37,65 MB
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : Blues (Music)
ISBN : 9780615915203
"This book is a tribute to the musicians and to those who make it possible for those musicians to perform in the San Francisco Bay Area."--Introd.
Author : Kathleen Cornell Berman
Publisher : Page Street Kids
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,55 MB
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781624146909
Miles can’t sleep. Taps his toes, snaps his fingers, can’t stop thinking of ways to make music his own. As a young musician, Miles Davis heard music everywhere. This biography explores the childhood and early career of a jazz legend as he finds his voice and shapes a new musical sound. Follow his progression from East St. Louis to rural Arkansas, from Julliard and NYC jazz clubs to the prestigious Newport Jazz Festival. Rhythmic free verse imbues his story with musicality and gets readers in the groove. Music teachers and jazz fans will appreciate the beats and details throughout, and Miles’ drive to constantly listen, learn, and create will inspire kids to develop their own voice. With evocative illustrations, this glimpse into Miles Davis’ life is sure to captivate music lovers young and old.
Author : Peter Clute
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 10,29 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Music
ISBN : 141202773X
This book is about American jazz history and a very special place in San Francisco that was called Earthquake McGoon's, which was one of the longest running jazz clubs in America. Included in Meet Me At McGoon's are some 860 photos and illustrations, a complete index and an updated list of Turk Murphy recordings at the time of writing this book.
