David Baker

Monika Herzig

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2012 AAUP Public and Secondary School Library Selection

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A Living Jazz Legend, musician and composer David Baker has made a distinctive mark on the world of music in his nearly 60-year career—as player (chiefly on trombone and cello), composer, and educator. In this richly illustrated volume, Monika Herzig explores Baker's artistic legacy, from his days as a jazz musician in Indianapolis to his long-term gig as Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the Jazz Studies department at Indiana University. Baker's credits are striking: in the 1960s he was a member of George Russell's "out there" sextet and orchestra; by the 1980s he was in the jazz educator's hall of fame. His compositions have been recorded by performers as diverse as Dexter Gordon and Janos Starker, the Beaux Arts Trio, the Composer's String Quartet and the Czech Philharmonic. Featuring enlightening interviews with Baker and a CD of unreleased recordings and Baker compositions, this book brings a jazz legend into clear view.

Foreword / Quincy Jones
Preface
Acknowledgments

1. Indiana Avenue and Crispus Attucks High School / Lissa May
2. A Star Is Born / Monika Herzig
3. New Beginnings / Monika Herzig and Nathan Davis
4. Defining Jazz Education / JB Dyas
5. 21st Century Bebop / Monika Herzig and Brent Wallarab
6. The Composer / David Ward-Steinman
7. David Baker and the Smithsonian: A Personal Perspective / John Edward Hasse
8. Social Engagement / Willard Jenkins
9. Coda / Monika Herzig

Appendixes
Bibliography of Written Works by David Baker
Discography
Selected List of Books, Articles, and Other Publications about David Baker
About the Contributors
CD Track Listing
Index

Sujets

• Musique
• Histoire de la musique
• Technique musicale
• Technique musicale
• Techniques musicales
• MUSIC
• Popular music
• Multiple signal classification
• Study
• General officer
• Education
• African American
• General
• Instruction
• Jazz

Informations

• Publié par: Indiana University Press
• Date de parution: 16 novembre 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780253005243
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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Herzig, Monika, [date] David Baker : a legacy in music / Monika Herzig, with contributions by Nathan Davis… [et al.] ; foreword by Quincy Jones.  p. cm. ·ncludes bibliographical references and index. ·SBN 978-0-253-35657-4 (cloth : alk. paper) – ·SBN 978-0-253-00524-3 (e-book) 1. Baker, David, 1931–2. Composers – United States – Biography. 3. Jazz musicians – United States – Biography. ·. Davis, Nathan, 1973– ··. Title. ML410.B17426K47 2011 781.65092 – DC23 [B] 2011023574