Ralph J. Gleason (1917–1975)
Autor de The Jefferson Airplane and the San Francisco Sound
Sobre El Autor
Jazz and rock critic, founding editor of Rolling Stone, producer, disc jockey, teacher, and Vice-President of Fantasy Records, Ralph J. Gleason (1917-1975) was the author of Jam Sessions and The Jefferson Airplane and the San Francisco Sound. His work was honored by three Deems Taylor Awards for mostrar más excellence in music journalism, two Grammy nominations for liner notes, and two Emmy nominations for his documentaries on Duke Ellington. mostrar menos
Obras de Ralph J. Gleason
Celebrating the Duke, and Louis, Bessie, Billie, Bird, Carmen, Miles, Dizzy, and other heroes (1975) 29 copias
The Children's Crusade {article} 1 copia
A Night at the Family Dog 1 copia
Go Ride the Music - West Pole 1 copia
The Complete Jazz Casual Series 1 copia
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1917-03-01
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1975-06-03
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- New York, New York, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Educación
- Columbia University
- Ocupaciones
- music critic
Miembros
Reseñas
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 17
- También por
- 3
- Miembros
- 150
- Popularidad
- #138,700
- Valoración
- 4.1
- Reseñas
- 4
- ISBNs
- 10
- Idiomas
- 1
- Favorito
- 1
These interviews are snippets, only a small part somewhere in the middle of a longer, on-going conversation. He asks questions like how they got into music, what direction they think they or their music is going in, and just lets the conversation go where it may. A notable gap in my jazz knowledge was the Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ), a unique all-star group with a generic title that hid any name recognition. Its members are all interviewed here, giving the group a central place in the bigger picture. John Lewis was the leader, and is admired by the other musicians, not just in the MJQ, as a pianist and composer. Milt Jackson, or “Bags” played the vibraharp and had perfect pitch, Percy Heath came to the bass in a family of musicians, and Connie Kay was their Ringo. Other musicians not interviewed here are mentioned several times. It is sometimes hard to appreciate how revolutionary individuals like Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Bud Powell were in their time, but when they shined they shined, and those are the moments that so many jazz musicians live for.
Among Gleason’s involvements was starting the Monterey Jazz Festival, which gets a few mentions. It’s funny to read words like “gassed,” roughly equal to “impressed” or “amused,” and “swingingest”. Fans of jazz, and music fans wanting to learn more about jazz, will have fun reading these historic interviews.
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