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From Publishers Weekly
Louis Jordan (1908-1975) was a great rhythm and blues musician who combined his talents as saxophonist and vocalist with showmanship learned as a child touring black minstrel shows with his father. Chilton ( Song of the Hawk: The Life and Recordings of Coleman Hawkins ) documents Jordan's life and career, showing how he developed from a sideman in Chick Webb's band to a bandleader with Tympany Five, the group he led, in various permutations, from 1938 to the end of his life. Jordan's engaging stage personality and passion for perfection contributed to the success of his band, which became popular as much for the flamboyance of the musicians, who dressed in bright colors and delighted audiences with well-rehearsed theatrics, as for an innovative style that some consider the forerunner of rap. Nevertheless, Jordan could be a moody and difficult taskmaster. The author's painstaking attention to every detail of Jordan's story, including his numerous failed marriages, and his careful analysis of his many recordings will appeal to jazz aficionados. Discography included. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
The rhythmic music and energetic showmanship of Jordan's Tympany Five band led to national fame from the 1940s through the 1960s; hits included "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie," "Knock Me a Kiss," and "Caldonia." A biographer of Louis Armstrong (Louis, 1972. o.p.) and Coleman Hawkins (The Song of the Hawk, Univ. of Michigan Pr., 1990), English critic Chilton offers what is apparently the first full-length study of the singer and saxophonist. Besides interviewing many of Jordan's peers, employees, and lovers, Chilton analyzes many recordings and places them in their musical context. Most interestingly, he argues that Jordan anticipated rock and rhythm and blues. Chilton tends to lavish description on rather insignificant recordings, but because of Jordan's contributions to popular music, this well-researched study belongs in most serious music collections.
Paul Baker, Wisconsin Ctr. for Education Research, Madison
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Louis Jordan (1908-1975) was a great rhythm and blues musician who combined his talents as saxophonist and vocalist with showmanship learned as a child touring black minstrel shows with his father. Chilton ( Song of the Hawk: The Life and Recordings of Coleman Hawkins ) documents Jordan's life and career, showing how he developed from a sideman in Chick Webb's band to a bandleader with Tympany Five, the group he led, in various permutations, from 1938 to the end of his life. Jordan's engaging stage personality and passion for perfection contributed to the success of his band, which became popular as much for the flamboyance of the musicians, who dressed in bright colors and delighted audiences with well-rehearsed theatrics, as for an innovative style that some consider the forerunner of rap. Nevertheless, Jordan could be a moody and difficult taskmaster. The author's painstaking attention to every detail of Jordan's story, including his numerous failed marriages, and his careful analysis of his many recordings will appeal to jazz aficionados. Discography included. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
The rhythmic music and energetic showmanship of Jordan's Tympany Five band led to national fame from the 1940s through the 1960s; hits included "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie," "Knock Me a Kiss," and "Caldonia." A biographer of Louis Armstrong (Louis, 1972. o.p.) and Coleman Hawkins (The Song of the Hawk, Univ. of Michigan Pr., 1990), English critic Chilton offers what is apparently the first full-length study of the singer and saxophonist. Besides interviewing many of Jordan's peers, employees, and lovers, Chilton analyzes many recordings and places them in their musical context. Most interestingly, he argues that Jordan anticipated rock and rhythm and blues. Chilton tends to lavish description on rather insignificant recordings, but because of Jordan's contributions to popular music, this well-researched study belongs in most serious music collections.
Paul Baker, Wisconsin Ctr. for Education Research, Madison
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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