Pepper Adams
Saxophone Trailblazer
Seiten
2023
Excelsior Editions (Verlag)
978-1-4384-9435-7 (ISBN)
Excelsior Editions (Verlag)
978-1-4384-9435-7 (ISBN)
A compelling biography of virtuoso, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams and how his life intersected with some of the greatest poets, writers, painters, and musicians of his time.
Pepper Adams is more than a definitive biography of Park "Pepper" Adams (1930–1986). The culmination of thirty-seven years of research, it's a fascinating account of Adams's life and times, thanks to colorful vignettes drawn from the author's 250 unpublished conversations with Adams and other esteemed musicians. These candid observations about Adams and his colleagues reveal previously confidential aspects of Adams's complex personality, his many outstanding achievements, and little-known facts about musicians with whom he worked, such as Thad Jones, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Elvin Jones, Charles Mingus, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, Bobby Timmons, Wardell Gray, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and others. Musicians, jazz fans and collectors, and readers who enjoy a hero's journey will be intrigued by Adams's extraordinary intelligence, the extent of his influence, the reverence he commanded, and his struggle to be rewarded as the unique stylist that he was throughout his career. Moreover, readers will be enlivened by the author's unique approach to biography, in which storytelling moves thematically, sometimes in reverse chronological order.
Pepper Adams is more than a definitive biography of Park "Pepper" Adams (1930–1986). The culmination of thirty-seven years of research, it's a fascinating account of Adams's life and times, thanks to colorful vignettes drawn from the author's 250 unpublished conversations with Adams and other esteemed musicians. These candid observations about Adams and his colleagues reveal previously confidential aspects of Adams's complex personality, his many outstanding achievements, and little-known facts about musicians with whom he worked, such as Thad Jones, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Elvin Jones, Charles Mingus, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, Bobby Timmons, Wardell Gray, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and others. Musicians, jazz fans and collectors, and readers who enjoy a hero's journey will be intrigued by Adams's extraordinary intelligence, the extent of his influence, the reverence he commanded, and his struggle to be rewarded as the unique stylist that he was throughout his career. Moreover, readers will be enlivened by the author's unique approach to biography, in which storytelling moves thematically, sometimes in reverse chronological order.
Gary Carner is the editor of The Miles Davis Companion. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
List of Illustrations
Foreword
Introduction
Part 1: Ascent (1930–1955)
1. In Love with Night
2. Now in Our Lives
3. Inanout
4. Twelfth and Pingree
Part 2: Dominion (1956–1986)
5. I Carry Your Heart
6. Claudette's Way
7. Joy Road
8. Conjuration
9. Civilization and Its Discontents
10. Lovers of Their Time
11. Urban Dreams
12. Ad Astra
Acknowledgments
Sources
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.08.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Excelsior Editions |
| Vorwort | Chick Corea |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 Illustrations, black and white; 16 Figures |
| Verlagsort | Albany, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 313 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4384-9435-1 / 1438494351 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4384-9435-7 / 9781438494357 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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