Weston / Jenkins / Radano African Rhythms

The Autobiography of Randy Weston
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-8223-9310-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten

Reihe: A John Hope Franklin Center Book

The autobiography of the pianist, composer, and bandleader Randy Weston, one of the worlds most influential jazz musicians and a remarkable storyteller.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weston, Randy

Jenkins, Willard

Radano, Ronald

Kun, Josh

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Jazz
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Arranger's Preface / Willard Jenkins xi

Acknowledgments xix

Introduction 1

1. Origins 5

2. Growing Up in Brooklyn 18

3. The Scene Shifts to the Pacific 28

4. Postwar: Escaping the Panic 37

5. Post-Berkshires: Succumbing to the Irresistible Lure 55

6. Enter Melba Liston 70

7. Uhuru Afrika: Freedom Africa 82

8. Making the Pilgrimage 102

9. Touring the Motherland 114

10. Making a Home in Africa 135

11. Connecting with the Gnawa 171

12. Building a Life in Tangier: The African Rhythm Club 183

13. Festival Blues, Then Divine Intervention: Blue Moses 194

14. Post Morroco and the Ellington Connection 206

15. Compositions and Sessions 220

16. The African Rhythms Quintet 235

17. The African Queen 252

18. The Adventures of Randy Weston 262

19. Ancient Future 278

Conclusion: Randy Weston. Philosophically Yours 299

Discography 305

Awards and Citations 323

Index 325

Über Autor(innen)

Randy Weston is an internationally renowned pianist, composer, and bandleader living in Brooklyn, New York. He has made more than forty albums and performed throughout the world. Weston has been inducted into the ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame, designated a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts, and named Jazz Composer of the Year three times by DownBeat magazine. He is the recipient of many other honors and awards, including France’s Order of Arts and Letters, the Black Star Award from the Arts Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana, and a five-night tribute at the Montreal Jazz Festival.Willard Jenkins is an independent arts consultant, producer, educator, and print and broadcast journalist. His writing has been featured in JazzTimes, DownBeat, Jazz Report, Jazz Forum, All About Jazz, Jazzwise, and many other publications. He contributed two chapters to Ain’t Nothing like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment.