| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 363 p.). |
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| Series |
Studies in jazz ; 66
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Studies in jazz ; no. 66.
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| Note |
Includes discography and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Richie Beirach -- Preface / by Lewis Porter -- Timeline -- The delicacy of youth : beginnings -- The call : I find music, it finds me -- Breakaway : finding myself -- Arrival : becoming an artist -- The energy of the chance : going for it -- Guided dream : playing with the masters -- It's different out there : on the job with the Prince of Darkness -- Beyond the line : my own world -- Passages : the ups and downs -- Turn it around : solidifying art and life -- While we're on the subject : on others -- Tomorrow's expectations : the legacy -- Appendix I: Selected discography -- Appendix II: Selected educational materials -- Appendix III: Two compositions by Dave Liebman. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Dave Liebman is one of the leading forces in contemporary jazz. Prominently known for performing with Miles Davis and Elvin Jones, he has exerted considerable influence as a saxophonist, bandleader, composer, author, and educator. In What It Is: The Life of a Jazz Artist, friend, pianist, and noted jazz scholar Lewis Porter conducts a series of in-depth interviews with Liebman, who discusses his professional, personal, and musical relationships with notable musicians, as well as such personal matters as contracting polio. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Liebman, Dave -- Interviews.
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Jazz musicians -- United States -- Interviews.
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Saxophonists -- United States -- Interviews.
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Jazz -- History and criticism.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Interviews.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Porter, Lewis, 1951-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: What it is Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2012. 9780810882034 (hardcover : alk. paper) (DLC) 2011043588 |
| ISBN |
9780810882546 ebook |
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9780810882034 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0810882035 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780810882546 (ebook) |
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081088254X (ebook) |
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081088254X ebook |
| Standard No. |
9786613656704 |
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