In the 1950s, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers introduced "hard bop", a of blend bebop, blues, gospel and Latin music that has defined that jazz mainstream ever since. Although his influence as a drummer and bandleader was enormous, his greatest contribution may have been as a mentor to younger musicians such as Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Jackie McLean and Wynton Marsalis. Biographer Leslie Gourse chronicles Blakey's colourful life and career, from his childhood in Pittsburgh to his final years as an international jazz icon.
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Author Leslie Gourse is a devoted, ardent, painstaking biographer. -- Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker
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Leslie Gourse is the author of Wynton Marsalis: Skain's Domain and Straight No Chaser: THe Life and Genius if Thelonious Monk.
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Having seen Art's band a number of times in the 60's and 70's I was curious about his place in the scheme of jazz history. I was also friends with his wife.. Atsuko...We had taught equal parts English and Japanese to each other....The book was chronological and uneven in writing styles. It must of been dependent on who Ms. Crouse was interviewing. The latter parts had more depth that the 40's and 50's era. Still a satisfying read....Recommend to fans of his Messenger bands.
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Art Blakey, leader of the Jazz Messengers, imparted words of wisdom, mantras, and maxims to scores of talented young musicians who played in his group, because he wanted them to live up to their potential as players and to compose their own music. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
acoustic jazz, other drummers, hard bop, press roll, jazz world, tenor saxophonist Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Art Blakey, Blue Note, Lee Morgan, Down Beat, Anne Arnold, Wayne Shorter, Arthur Taylor, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Jack Whittemore, Javon Jackson, Miles Davis, Los Angeles, Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller, Diana Bates, Horace Silver, Walter Davis, Charlie Parker, Hank Mobley, Keystone Korner, Max Roach, Sweet Basil, United States New!
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Art Blakey, leader of the Jazz Messengers, imparted words of wisdom, mantras, and maxims to scores of talented young musicians who played in his group, because he wanted them to live up to their potential as players and to compose their own music. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
acoustic jazz, other drummers, hard bop, press roll, jazz world, tenor saxophonist Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Art Blakey, Blue Note, Lee Morgan, Down Beat, Anne Arnold, Wayne Shorter, Arthur Taylor, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Jack Whittemore, Javon Jackson, Miles Davis, Los Angeles, Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller, Diana Bates, Horace Silver, Walter Davis, Charlie Parker, Hank Mobley, Keystone Korner, Max Roach, Sweet Basil, United States New!
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- Wynton Marsalis (Contemporary Biographies) by Veronica Freeman Ellis on page 139, and page 144
- Art of Jazz: Essays on the Development and Nature of Jazz (Roots of Jazz) by Martin T. Williams on page 163, and Back Matter
- Inside Jazz by Leonard Feather on page 27, and Back Matter
- Killer Joe by Benny Golson on page 70
- Louis Armstrong by Michel Boujut on page 140
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