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African rhythms : the autobiography of Randy Weston / composed by Randy Weston ; arranged by Willard Jenkins.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Refiguring American musicPublication details: Durham : Duke University Press, 2010.Description: xx, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780822347842 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0822347849 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 781.65092 B 22
LOC classification:
  • ML417.W36 A3 2010
Other classification:
  • 24.65
Contents:
Arranger's preface -- Origins -- Growing up in Brooklyn -- The scene shifts to the Pacific -- Postwar: escaping the panic -- Post-Berkshires: succumbing to the irresistible lure -- Enter Melba Liston -- Uhuru Afrika : freedom Africa -- Making the pilgrimage -- Touring the motherland -- Making a home in Africa -- Connecting with the Gnawa -- Building a life in Tangier: the African Rhythms Club -- Festival blues, then divine intervention : blue Moses -- Post Morocco and the Ellington connection -- Compositions and sessions -- The African Rhythms Quintet -- The African Queen -- The adventures of Randy Weston -- Ancient future -- Conclusion: Randy Weston-- philosophically yours -- Discography -- Awards and citations.
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Book Book Vermont Jazz Center Book Collection Archive Room ML417.W36A3 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Eugene Uman Collection 39088000001141

Includes discography (p. [303]-319) and index.

Arranger's preface -- Origins -- Growing up in Brooklyn -- The scene shifts to the Pacific -- Postwar: escaping the panic -- Post-Berkshires: succumbing to the irresistible lure -- Enter Melba Liston -- Uhuru Afrika : freedom Africa -- Making the pilgrimage -- Touring the motherland -- Making a home in Africa -- Connecting with the Gnawa -- Building a life in Tangier: the African Rhythms Club -- Festival blues, then divine intervention : blue Moses -- Post Morocco and the Ellington connection -- Compositions and sessions -- The African Rhythms Quintet -- The African Queen -- The adventures of Randy Weston -- Ancient future -- Conclusion: Randy Weston-- philosophically yours -- Discography -- Awards and citations.

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