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Early Twentieth-Century Brass Idioms: Art, Jazz, and Other Popular Traditions
The work of multiple scholars is combined in this single volume, bringing together in conversation the traditions of brass instrumentalism and jazz idiom. Early Twentieth-Century Brass Idioms: Art, Jazz, and Other Popular Traditions, edited by Howard T. Weiner, features articles by some of the most distinguished jazz and brass scholars and performers in the world. The topics covered span continents and decades and bridge gaps that until now remained uncrossed. Two primary themes emerge throughout the book and enter into dialogue with each other: the contribution brass performers made to the evolution of jazz in the early 20th century, and the influence jazz and popular music idioms had on the evolution of brass performance.

The 13 articles in this volume cover a range of topics from Italian jazz trumpet style to the origins of jazz improvisation to the role of brass in klezmer music. New Orleans becomes a focal point as the essays examine the work of many important musicians, including Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, Bunk Johnson, King Oliver, James Reese Europe, and Newell "Spiegle" Willcox. Included as well is an interview with two legends of jazz trumpet, William Fielder and Joe Wilder, and the renowned performer and teacher Jimmy Owens reveals his practice techniques. Many of the essays include bibliographies, discographies, and other reference information. The meeting of the Historic Brass Society and the Institute of Jazz Studies represents the first time scholars have gathered to bring these two fields into such comprehensive discussion with each other. Early Twentieth-Century Brass Idioms: Art, Jazz, and Other Popular Traditions presents this historic conversation.
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Early Twentieth-Century Brass Idioms: Art, Jazz, and Other Popular Traditions
The work of multiple scholars is combined in this single volume, bringing together in conversation the traditions of brass instrumentalism and jazz idiom. Early Twentieth-Century Brass Idioms: Art, Jazz, and Other Popular Traditions, edited by Howard T. Weiner, features articles by some of the most distinguished jazz and brass scholars and performers in the world. The topics covered span continents and decades and bridge gaps that until now remained uncrossed. Two primary themes emerge throughout the book and enter into dialogue with each other: the contribution brass performers made to the evolution of jazz in the early 20th century, and the influence jazz and popular music idioms had on the evolution of brass performance.

The 13 articles in this volume cover a range of topics from Italian jazz trumpet style to the origins of jazz improvisation to the role of brass in klezmer music. New Orleans becomes a focal point as the essays examine the work of many important musicians, including Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, Bunk Johnson, King Oliver, James Reese Europe, and Newell "Spiegle" Willcox. Included as well is an interview with two legends of jazz trumpet, William Fielder and Joe Wilder, and the renowned performer and teacher Jimmy Owens reveals his practice techniques. Many of the essays include bibliographies, discographies, and other reference information. The meeting of the Historic Brass Society and the Institute of Jazz Studies represents the first time scholars have gathered to bring these two fields into such comprehensive discussion with each other. Early Twentieth-Century Brass Idioms: Art, Jazz, and Other Popular Traditions presents this historic conversation.
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Early Twentieth-Century Brass Idioms: Art, Jazz, and Other Popular Traditions

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The work of multiple scholars is combined in this single volume, bringing together in conversation the traditions of brass instrumentalism and jazz idiom. Early Twentieth-Century Brass Idioms: Art, Jazz, and Other Popular Traditions, edited by Howard T. Weiner, features articles by some of the most distinguished jazz and brass scholars and performers in the world. The topics covered span continents and decades and bridge gaps that until now remained uncrossed. Two primary themes emerge throughout the book and enter into dialogue with each other: the contribution brass performers made to the evolution of jazz in the early 20th century, and the influence jazz and popular music idioms had on the evolution of brass performance.

The 13 articles in this volume cover a range of topics from Italian jazz trumpet style to the origins of jazz improvisation to the role of brass in klezmer music. New Orleans becomes a focal point as the essays examine the work of many important musicians, including Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, Bunk Johnson, King Oliver, James Reese Europe, and Newell "Spiegle" Willcox. Included as well is an interview with two legends of jazz trumpet, William Fielder and Joe Wilder, and the renowned performer and teacher Jimmy Owens reveals his practice techniques. Many of the essays include bibliographies, discographies, and other reference information. The meeting of the Historic Brass Society and the Institute of Jazz Studies represents the first time scholars have gathered to bring these two fields into such comprehensive discussion with each other. Early Twentieth-Century Brass Idioms: Art, Jazz, and Other Popular Traditions presents this historic conversation.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780810862456
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 11/06/2008
Series: Studies in Jazz , #58
Pages: 186
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Howard T. Weiner is a freelance trombonist and translator and is co-editor of the Historic Brass Society Journal. He has published editions of music for trombone, as well as articles on the history of the trombone in the Historic Brass Society Journal, Brass Bulletin, and The Trombonist.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Foreword Edward Berger vii

Foreword Jeffrey Nussbaum ix

Introduction: Brass Playing in the Early Twentieth Century: Idioms and Cultures of Performance Trevor Herbert xi

Chapter 1 Trombone Idiom in the Twentieth Century: Classical, Jazz, and Hybrid Influences Trevor Herbert 1

Chapter 2 Who's on First, What's Second, and Where Did They Come From? The Social and Musical Textures of Early Jazz Thomas Brothers 14

Chapter 3 How the Jazz Artist Practices Jimmy Owens 35

Chapter 4 Struttin' with Some Brass: African American Transformations of the Trumpet Krin Gabbard 41

Chapter 5 An Interview with Trumpet Legends William Fielder and Joe Wilder Ed Berger 49

Chapter 6 Expanding Parameters on Brass Bands in Early New Orleans Jazz Bruce Boyd Raeburn 57

Chapter 7 Performance Practice Techniques of the James Reese Europe Band Reid Badger 64

Chapter 8 Italian Jazz Trumpet Style: American and European Resonances during Fascism (1920-1940) Luca Cerchiari 73

Chapter 9 "Like a String of Pearls": Reflections on the Role of Brass Instrumentalists in Jewish Instrumental Klezmer Music and the Trope of "Jewish Jazz" Joel E. Rubin 77

Chapter 10 The Early Career of Spiegle Willcox: Influences to 1930 Ralph T. Dudgeon William Lane 103

Chapter 11 Louis Armstrong and the Origins of Jazz Improvisation Peter Ecklund 125

Chapter 12 The Blues and the Uptown Brass Bands of New Orleans Vic Hobson 133

Chapter 13 Louis Armstrong, Bunk Johnson, and Jules Levy: The Art of "Tonation" David Sager 143

Index 155

About the Editor and Contributors 165

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