Hotter than that: the trumpet, jazz, and American culture
Krin Gabbard
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Publication:
- New York : Faber and Faber, [2008]
- Copyright:
- ©2008
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- Summary:
- A cultural history of the trumpet from its origins in Ancient Egypt to its role on the battlefield, and ultimately to its stunning appropriation by great jazz artists.
- Table of Contents:
- How Buddy Bolden blew his brains out (but not before he changed the music forever)
- From the Pyramids to New Orleans : the trumpet before jazz
- Louis Armstrong's beam of lyrical sound
- Bending brass : the art of the trumpet maker and my romance with the equipment
- Caution : the trumpet may be hazardous to your health
- Miles runs the voodoo down.
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- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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- General Notes:
- c.2 from William Lee collection
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-232) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-232) and index. - Physical Description:
- xvi, 251 pages : illustrations
- Call Numbers:
- ML960 .G33 2008
- ISBNs:
- 9780571211999 (hardcover, alk. paper)
0571211992 (hardcover, alk. paper) - Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2008031349
- OCLC Numbers:
- 216941712