Jazz From The Beginning

Bushell, Garvin,Tucker, Mark

ISBN 10: 047210098X / ISBN 13: 9780472100989

Published by Univ of Michigan Pr, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jazz From The Beginning
• Publisher: Univ of Michigan Pr
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047210098X
• ISBN 13: 9780472100989
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and bassoonist Garvin Bushell (1902-1991) performed with many of the twentieth-century's greatest jazz musicians - Fletcher Henderson, Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Eric Dolphy, Gil Evans, and John Coltrane - during a remarkable career that spanned from 1916 to the 1980s. Although best known as a jazz soloist and sideman, Bushell also played oboe and bassoon with symphony orchestras and was a highly regarded instructor of woodwinds.

From the Back Cover

In Jazz form the Beginning, Bushell vividly recounts his musical experiences and reflects on some of the major personalities who shaped the history of jazz. Bushell's memoir vibrates with excitement of being a part of the evolution of jazz.