Author: GABBARD, KRIN
Title: Hotter than that : the trumpet, jazz, and American culture / Krin Gabbard
Description: New York : Faber and Faber 2008. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 251 pages; Physical description; xvi. 251 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. ncludes bibliographical references (p. [225]-232) and index. Contents; How Buddy Bolden blew his brains out (but not before he changed the music forever) -- From the Pyramids to New Orleans : the trumpet before jazz -- Louis Armstrong's beam of lyrical sound -- Bending brass : the art of the trumpet maker and my romance with the equipment -- Caution : the trumpet may be hazardous to your health -- Miles runs the voodoo down. Summary; A cultural history of the trumpet from its origins in Ancient Egypt to its role on the battlefield. and ultimately to its stunning appropriation by great jazz artists. Subjects; Bolden. Buddy 1877-1931. Armstrong. Louis 1900-1971. Davis. Miles 1926-1991. Trumpet - History. Trumpeters - United States. Jazz musicians - United States. Trumpet players - United States.Weight in Kg appr.:

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