Jazz from the beginning. Intro.: Lawrence Gushee.

Bushell, Garvin and Mark Tucker:

ISBN 10: 1871478006 / ISBN 13: 9781871478006

Published by Oxford : Bayou,, 1988

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XIV, 198 S. : Mit Abb. auf Tafeln ; Diskografie mit ergänzenden Einträgen, sonst sauber und frisch. / Discography with additional notes, otherwise good condition. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 8° , roter Org.-Leinen mit Org.-Umschlag / red cloth with dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 24068

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jazz from the beginning. Intro.: Lawrence Gushee.
• Publisher: Oxford : Bayou,
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1871478006
• ISBN 13: 9781871478006
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 550 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Jazz

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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.