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Informationen zum Autor A DJ at radio station KJAZ for 30 years, the late Herb Wong was a jazz producer, writer, and a pioneer in jazz education. Paul Simeon Fingerote has worked as a writer and creative director with major ad agencies world-wide. He was marketing director of the Monterey Jazz Festival for more than 30 years. He is an on-air host for NPR radio station 90.3 / KAZU in Monterey, California. Klappentext Dr. Herb Wong (1926-2014) was an internationally recognized jazz industry leader and the author of more than 400 liner notes from the 1940s through the early 2000s. He reviewed not only the tracks on those albums but the artists and their eras as well. This book features the best of Wong's liner notes, articles and album selections, his personal stories about the artists, and his illuminating one-on-one conversations with many jazz greats, providing an insightful jazz primer and invaluable discography. Inhaltsverzeichnis TracksAcknowledgmentsPreface (Paul Simeon Fingerote)Introduction (Herb Wong)1.¿Big BandsDuke Ellington 6; Woody Herman 10; Stan Kenton 13; Louie Bellson 16; Buddy Rich2.¿TrumpetDizzy Gillespie 21; Pete Candoli / Conte Candoli 23; Freddie Hubbard 26; Tom Harrell 28; Terence Blanchard3.¿DrumsMax Roach 41; Shelly Manne 49; Elvin Jones 52; Art Blakey4.¿Tenor SaxophoneStan Getz 56; David Liebman 61; Wayne Shorter 64; Zoot Sims 66; Joshua Redman5.¿Alto SaxophonePhil Woods 77; Richie Cole 83; Charles McPherson 87; Art Pepper 89; Lanny Morgan 93; Bud Shank6.¿Baritone SaxophoneGary Smulyan 102; Pepper Adams 105; Nick Brignola7.¿BassMilt Hinton 111; Red Mitchell 114; Ray Brown8.¿TromboneRobin Eubanks 119; Steve Turre9.¿ClarinetEddie Daniels 131; Buddy DeFranco 134; Benny Goodman10.¿PianoOscar Peterson 141; Herbie Hancock 146; McCoy Tyner 148; Marian McPartland 151; Tee Carson 163; Dave Brubeck 165; Taylor Eigsti 174; Denny Zeitlin 176; Nat King Cole11.¿GuitarJim Hall 181; Kenny Burrell 190; Bola Sete 192; Django Reinhardt12.¿VibraphoneCal Tjader 197; Bobby Hutcherson 199; Milt Jackson13.¿VocalCarmen McRae 205; Giacomo Gates 209; Tierney Sutton 212; Dianne Reeves 215; Mel Tormé 218; Billie HolidayIndex...
