Author: Edward Komara
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135958319
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1274
Book Description
The Blues Encyclopedia is the first full-length authoritative Encyclopedia on the Blues as a musical form. While other books have collected biographies of blues performers, none have taken a scholarly approach. A to Z in format, this Encyclopedia covers not only the performers, but also musical styles, regions, record labels and cultural aspects of the blues, including race and gender issues. Special attention is paid to discographies and bibliographies.
The Blues Come to Texas
Author:
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 162349639X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1149
Book Description
From October 1959 until the mid-1970s, Paul Oliver and Mack McCormick collaborated on what they hoped to be a definitive history and analysis of the blues in Texas. Both were prominent scholars and researchers—Oliver had already established an impressive record of publications, and McCormick was building a sprawling collection of primary materials that included field recordings and interviews with blues musicians from all over Texas and the greater South. Despite being eagerly awaited by blues fans, folklorists, historians, and ethnomusicologists who knew about the Oliver-McCormick collaboration, the intended manuscript was never completed. In 1996, Alan Govenar, a respected writer, folklorist, photographer, and filmmaker, began a conversation with Oliver about the unfinished book on Texas blues. Subsequently, Oliver invited Govenar to assist him, and when Oliver became ill, Govenar enlisted folklorist and ethnomusicologist Kip Lornell to help him contextualize and document the existing manuscript for publication. The Blues Come to Texas: Paul Oliver and Mack McCormick’s Unfinished Book presents an unparalleled view into the minds and methods of two pioneering blues scholars.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 162349639X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1149
Book Description
From October 1959 until the mid-1970s, Paul Oliver and Mack McCormick collaborated on what they hoped to be a definitive history and analysis of the blues in Texas. Both were prominent scholars and researchers—Oliver had already established an impressive record of publications, and McCormick was building a sprawling collection of primary materials that included field recordings and interviews with blues musicians from all over Texas and the greater South. Despite being eagerly awaited by blues fans, folklorists, historians, and ethnomusicologists who knew about the Oliver-McCormick collaboration, the intended manuscript was never completed. In 1996, Alan Govenar, a respected writer, folklorist, photographer, and filmmaker, began a conversation with Oliver about the unfinished book on Texas blues. Subsequently, Oliver invited Govenar to assist him, and when Oliver became ill, Govenar enlisted folklorist and ethnomusicologist Kip Lornell to help him contextualize and document the existing manuscript for publication. The Blues Come to Texas: Paul Oliver and Mack McCormick’s Unfinished Book presents an unparalleled view into the minds and methods of two pioneering blues scholars.
Book of Blues
Author: Jack Kerouac
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101548800
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Best known for his "Legend of Duluoz" novels, including On the Road and The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac is also an important poet. In these eight extended poems, Kerouac writes from the heart of experience in the music of language, employing the same instrumental blues form that he used to fullest effect in Mexico City Blues, his largely unheralded classic of postmodern literature. Edited by Kerouac himself, Book of Blues is an exuberant foray into language and consciousness, rich with imagery, propelled by rythm, and based in a reverent attentiveness to the moment. "In my system, the form of blues choruses is limited by the small page of the breastpocket notebook in which they are written, like the form of a set number of bars in a jazz blues chorus, and so sometimes the word-meaning can carry from one chorus into another, or not, just like the phrase-meaning can carry harmonically from one chorus to the other, or not, in jazz, so that, in these blues as in jazz, the form is determined by time, and by the musicians spontaneous phrasing & harmonizing with the beat of time as it waves & waves on by in measured choruses." —Jack Kerouac
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101548800
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Best known for his "Legend of Duluoz" novels, including On the Road and The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac is also an important poet. In these eight extended poems, Kerouac writes from the heart of experience in the music of language, employing the same instrumental blues form that he used to fullest effect in Mexico City Blues, his largely unheralded classic of postmodern literature. Edited by Kerouac himself, Book of Blues is an exuberant foray into language and consciousness, rich with imagery, propelled by rythm, and based in a reverent attentiveness to the moment. "In my system, the form of blues choruses is limited by the small page of the breastpocket notebook in which they are written, like the form of a set number of bars in a jazz blues chorus, and so sometimes the word-meaning can carry from one chorus into another, or not, just like the phrase-meaning can carry harmonically from one chorus to the other, or not, in jazz, so that, in these blues as in jazz, the form is determined by time, and by the musicians spontaneous phrasing & harmonizing with the beat of time as it waves & waves on by in measured choruses." —Jack Kerouac
The Crocodile Blues
Author: Coleman Polhemus
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780763635435
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A wordless tale follows a man and his pet cockatoo as they discover, much to their dismay, the true nature of the egg they bring home from the store.
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780763635435
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A wordless tale follows a man and his pet cockatoo as they discover, much to their dismay, the true nature of the egg they bring home from the store.
Turn Me Loose White Man
Author: Allen Lowe
Publisher: eBooks2go, Inc.
ISBN: 0989995054
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Turn Me Loose White Man is a an examination of virtually all forms of American vernacular music throughout the first 60 years of the twentieth century. It includes a 30 cd set (available separately at www.allenlowe.com) and complete discussion and annotation of over 800 performances in the following genres: Ragtime, minstrelsy, blues, jazz, hillbilly music, country music, blues, rhythm and blues, folk, and rock and roll.
Publisher: eBooks2go, Inc.
ISBN: 0989995054
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Turn Me Loose White Man is a an examination of virtually all forms of American vernacular music throughout the first 60 years of the twentieth century. It includes a 30 cd set (available separately at www.allenlowe.com) and complete discussion and annotation of over 800 performances in the following genres: Ragtime, minstrelsy, blues, jazz, hillbilly music, country music, blues, rhythm and blues, folk, and rock and roll.
Wild Blues
Author: Beth Kephart
Publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
ISBN: 1481491547
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
“Readers will be entranced by this exceptional offering.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “By turns a mystery, a thriller, and an adventure, this richly woven story will provide much for readers to tease apart long after it’s finished.” —Booklist (starred review) “Thought-provoking and intense.” —Kirkus Reviews “A survival story in its truest sense.” —BCCB The threat of two escaped convicts and a missing friend lead Lizzie on a harrowing journey through the wilds of the Adirondacks in this captivating mystery from National Book Award finalist Beth Kephart. Thirteen-year-old Lizzie’s favorite place in the world is her uncle’s cabin. Uncle Davy’s renovated schoolhouse cabin, filled with antiques and on the edge of the Adirondacks, disconnected from the rest of the world, is like something out of a fairy tale. And an escape from reality is exactly what Lizzie needs. Life hasn’t been easy for Lizzie lately. Her father abandoned their family, leaving Lizzie with her oftentimes irresponsible mother. Now, her mom has cancer and being unable to care for Lizzie during her chemotherapy, asks Lizzie where she’d like to spend the summer. The answer is simple: Uncle Davy’s cabin. Lizzie loves her uncle’s home for many reasons, but the main one is Matias, Uncle Davy’s neighbor and Lizzie’s best friend. Matias has proportionate dwarfism, but that doesn’t stop him and Lizzie from wandering in the woods. Every day they go to their special spot where Matias paints with watercolors and Lizzie writes. Until one day when Matias never arrives. When news breaks about two escaped convicts from the nearby prison, Lizzie fears the worst. And when Uncle Davy goes missing, too, Lizzie knows she’s the only one who knows this area of woods well enough to save them. Armed with her trusted Keppy survival book, Lizzie sets out into the wilds of the Adirondacks, proving just how far she’ll go to save the people she loves.
Publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
ISBN: 1481491547
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
“Readers will be entranced by this exceptional offering.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “By turns a mystery, a thriller, and an adventure, this richly woven story will provide much for readers to tease apart long after it’s finished.” —Booklist (starred review) “Thought-provoking and intense.” —Kirkus Reviews “A survival story in its truest sense.” —BCCB The threat of two escaped convicts and a missing friend lead Lizzie on a harrowing journey through the wilds of the Adirondacks in this captivating mystery from National Book Award finalist Beth Kephart. Thirteen-year-old Lizzie’s favorite place in the world is her uncle’s cabin. Uncle Davy’s renovated schoolhouse cabin, filled with antiques and on the edge of the Adirondacks, disconnected from the rest of the world, is like something out of a fairy tale. And an escape from reality is exactly what Lizzie needs. Life hasn’t been easy for Lizzie lately. Her father abandoned their family, leaving Lizzie with her oftentimes irresponsible mother. Now, her mom has cancer and being unable to care for Lizzie during her chemotherapy, asks Lizzie where she’d like to spend the summer. The answer is simple: Uncle Davy’s cabin. Lizzie loves her uncle’s home for many reasons, but the main one is Matias, Uncle Davy’s neighbor and Lizzie’s best friend. Matias has proportionate dwarfism, but that doesn’t stop him and Lizzie from wandering in the woods. Every day they go to their special spot where Matias paints with watercolors and Lizzie writes. Until one day when Matias never arrives. When news breaks about two escaped convicts from the nearby prison, Lizzie fears the worst. And when Uncle Davy goes missing, too, Lizzie knows she’s the only one who knows this area of woods well enough to save them. Armed with her trusted Keppy survival book, Lizzie sets out into the wilds of the Adirondacks, proving just how far she’ll go to save the people she loves.
The Middle-child Blues
Author: Kristyn Crow
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780399247354
Category : Birth order
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A clever, bluesy riff on middle-kid angst Lee has the low-down, big-frown, sulkin?-all-aroundtown blues. His older brother gets all the big-kid privileges, and no one expects his little sister to do anything but be cute. And sometimes his family even leaves him behind! But when Lee breaks out his guitar and finally makes his voice be heard, he draws a big crowd. It turns out lots and lots of people share his middle-kid pain'and he loves how being stuck in the middle is making him the center of attention.
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780399247354
Category : Birth order
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A clever, bluesy riff on middle-kid angst Lee has the low-down, big-frown, sulkin?-all-aroundtown blues. His older brother gets all the big-kid privileges, and no one expects his little sister to do anything but be cute. And sometimes his family even leaves him behind! But when Lee breaks out his guitar and finally makes his voice be heard, he draws a big crowd. It turns out lots and lots of people share his middle-kid pain'and he loves how being stuck in the middle is making him the center of attention.
The Blues Encyclopedia
Author: Edward Komara
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135958319
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1274
Book Description
The Blues Encyclopedia is the first full-length authoritative Encyclopedia on the Blues as a musical form. While other books have collected biographies of blues performers, none have taken a scholarly approach. A to Z in format, this Encyclopedia covers not only the performers, but also musical styles, regions, record labels and cultural aspects of the blues, including race and gender issues. Special attention is paid to discographies and bibliographies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135958319
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1274
Book Description
The Blues Encyclopedia is the first full-length authoritative Encyclopedia on the Blues as a musical form. While other books have collected biographies of blues performers, none have taken a scholarly approach. A to Z in format, this Encyclopedia covers not only the performers, but also musical styles, regions, record labels and cultural aspects of the blues, including race and gender issues. Special attention is paid to discographies and bibliographies.
The Boston Composers Project
Author: Boston Area Music Libraries
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262021982
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 818
Book Description
The bibliography lists nearly 5,000 compositions by 200 composers of jazz and "art" music, indicating where scores or realizations can be purchased, rented, or borrowed, and which Boston area libraries have them in their collections.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262021982
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 818
Book Description
The bibliography lists nearly 5,000 compositions by 200 composers of jazz and "art" music, indicating where scores or realizations can be purchased, rented, or borrowed, and which Boston area libraries have them in their collections.
Blues Book Two - Project Blues
Author: Duane Davis
Publisher: Duane Davis
ISBN: 0965131149
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
PROJECT BLUES Over thirty years have passed since the small town of Two Rocks first dealt with strange encounters. The novel takes off following Sheriff Sergeant Josh Jennings handling of strings of weird events occurring on his teams watch involving the military’s covered up alien species and their protectors. Josh eventually joins forces with the military; after the town is evacuated and destroyed, to defeat the alien invaders that have taken control of a covert military base and the town. The Blues have placed a protective dome over the base. Joe, a Native American spiritualist born on the mountain, knows a secret way into the base. He leads special OPS teams through a series of underground spider caves to attack the Blues and bring down the protective dome, so the military can defeat them. Josh is forced to fight K-2; a super strong hybrid human/alien protector of the Blues who has captured Josh’s girlfriend Amanda. Josh is losing the fight, until K-2 is distracted by a large Blue glowing Crystal amulet held by Joe. Giving Amanda enough time to shoot and kill K-2. Then special OPS teams battle with the Hybrids, mind controlled townspeople and the Blues until the Blues are able to fly their alien space craft out of the cave and finally leave the earth.
Publisher: Duane Davis
ISBN: 0965131149
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
PROJECT BLUES Over thirty years have passed since the small town of Two Rocks first dealt with strange encounters. The novel takes off following Sheriff Sergeant Josh Jennings handling of strings of weird events occurring on his teams watch involving the military’s covered up alien species and their protectors. Josh eventually joins forces with the military; after the town is evacuated and destroyed, to defeat the alien invaders that have taken control of a covert military base and the town. The Blues have placed a protective dome over the base. Joe, a Native American spiritualist born on the mountain, knows a secret way into the base. He leads special OPS teams through a series of underground spider caves to attack the Blues and bring down the protective dome, so the military can defeat them. Josh is forced to fight K-2; a super strong hybrid human/alien protector of the Blues who has captured Josh’s girlfriend Amanda. Josh is losing the fight, until K-2 is distracted by a large Blue glowing Crystal amulet held by Joe. Giving Amanda enough time to shoot and kill K-2. Then special OPS teams battle with the Hybrids, mind controlled townspeople and the Blues until the Blues are able to fly their alien space craft out of the cave and finally leave the earth.
Image+ Vol. 2 #6
Author: Various
Publisher: Image Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Volume two of the Diamond Gem Award-winning comics magazine IMAGE+ continues with all the hard-hitting content you love. This issue features another 80 pages of interviews, previews, and in-depth features, plus exclusive comics content. IMAGE+ remains your number-one source for news and information about Image Comics, and now's the perfect time to get in on the ground floor. IMAGE+ is once again available for the low, low price of FREE for anyone already purchasing a copy of DiamondÕs Previews.
Publisher: Image Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Volume two of the Diamond Gem Award-winning comics magazine IMAGE+ continues with all the hard-hitting content you love. This issue features another 80 pages of interviews, previews, and in-depth features, plus exclusive comics content. IMAGE+ remains your number-one source for news and information about Image Comics, and now's the perfect time to get in on the ground floor. IMAGE+ is once again available for the low, low price of FREE for anyone already purchasing a copy of DiamondÕs Previews.