David Baker A Legacy in Music

Name: David Baker A Legacy in Music
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ISBN: 9780253356574

ISBN-10: 0253356571

ISBN-13: 9780253356574

Edition: 2011

Authors: Monika Herzig, John Edward Hasse, Willard Jenkins, David Ward-Steinman, Nathan Davis

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A Living Jazz Legend, musician and composer David Baker has made a distinctive mark on the world of music in his nearly 60-year career -- as player (chiefly on trombone and cello), composer, and educator. In this richly illustrated volume, Monika Herzig explores Baker's artistic legacy, from his days as a jazz musician in Indianapolis to his long-term gig as Distinguished Professor of Music at Indiana University and Chairman of the Jazz Studies department that he founded. Baker's credits are striking; in the 1960s he was a member of George Russell's "out there" sextet and orchestra; by the 1980s he was in the jazz educator's hall of fame. His compositions have been recorded by performers as…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 11/16/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



foreword



Preface


Acknowledgements



Indiana Avenue and Crispus Attacks High School




A Star Is Born




New Beginnings




Denning Jazz Education



Illustrations



21st Century Bebop




The Composer




David Baker and the Smithsonian: A Personal Perspective




Social Engagement




Coda



Appendixes


Bibliography of Written Works



Discography


Selected List of Books, Articles, and Other Publications About David Baker


About the Contributors


Cd Track Listing


Index