| Description |
xx, 326 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Refiguring American music |
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Refiguring American music.
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| Note |
"A John Hope Franklin Center book". |
| Bibliography |
Includes discography and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Weston, Randy, 1926-2018
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Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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Composers -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Jenkins, Willard, 1949-
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| ISBN |
9780822347842 cloth alkaline paper |
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0822347849 cloth alkaline paper |
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