The view from the back of the band the life and music of Mel Lewis
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Denton, Texas :
University of North Texas Press
2014.
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| Colección: | The North Texas lives of musicians series ;
10. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38175113*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword: 'Uncle Mel' by John Mosca
- Preface
- Born a drummer
- Mel meets New York City
- Brookmeyer and Kenton's initial offer
- Kenton presents Mel Lewis
- Contemporary concepts and Thad Jones
- Life in Los Angeles
- Terry Gibbs and 'The tailor'
- Webster and Mulligan
- Mel's new cymbal and Europe with Dizzy
- The Soviet Union and a move East
- Back in the Big Apple
- Thad and Mel get their opening
- Opening night at the Village Vanguard
- The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and Solid State
- Thad and Mel hit the road, and the road hits back
- The youth movement
- Ten years at the Village Vanguard / The road family
- Thad leaves for Denmark
- Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra
- The musical mentor
- Twenty years at the Vanguard / A new fight
- Hello and goodbye
- Memories of Mel
- Afterword: 'Mel's example' by John Riley
- Transcriptions and listening guides
- Mel Lewis equipment timeline
- Selected discography
- Notes.
