African rhythms: the autobiography of Randy Weston
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Beteilige Person: Weston, Randy 1926-2018 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Durham [u.a.] Duke Univ. Press 2010
Schriftenreihe:Refiguring American music
A John Hope Franklin Center book
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Beschreibung:Arranger's preface -- Origins -- Growing up in Brooklyn -- The scene shifts to the Pacific -- Postwar: escaping the panic -- Post-Berkshires: succumbing to the irresistible lure -- Enter Melba Liston -- Uhuru Afrika : freedom Africa -- Making the pilgrimage -- Touring the motherland -- Making a home in Africa -- Connecting with the Gnawa -- Building a life in Tangier: the African Rhythms Club -- Festival blues, then divine intervention : blue Moses -- Post Morocco and the Ellington connection -- Compositions and sessions -- The African Rhythms Quintet -- The African Queen -- The adventures of Randy Weston -- Ancient future -- Conclusion: Randy Weston-- philosophically yours -- Discography -- Awards and citations
Umfang:XX, 326 S., [13] Bl. Ill. 24 cm
ISBN:9780822347842
9780822347989