Jazz Child - A Portrait of Sheila Jordan

Informationen zum Autor Ellen Johnson has over thirty years combined experience as a professional musician, educator, writer, publicist, songwriter, and lyricist. She has served on the faculties and as a clinician at many prestigious universities such as the University of San Diego, California Polytechnic University Pomona, Old Globe Theatre, University of Southern California, Bradley University, and the Jazzschool in Berkeley, California. Through her company, Vocal Visions, she produces recordings and music instructional publications. Klappentext Jazz Child: A Portrait of Sheila Jordan is the complete biography of the first female jazz vocalist to record on the prestigious Blue Note record label. In this book, biographer Ellen Johnson reveals the challenges Jordan confronted to become an influential recording artist and performer, working with many famous jazz luminaries of the era. Zusammenfassung Jazz Child: A Portrait of Sheila Jordan is the complete biography of the first female jazz vocalist to record on the prestigious Blue Note record label. In this book! biographer Ellen Johnson reveals the challenges Jordan confronted to become an influential recording artist and performer! working with many famous jazz luminaries of the era. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: God Blessed the ChildChapter 2: Little SongChapter 3: Detroit DaysChapter 4: A Helluva TownChapter 5: Autumn In New YorkChapter 6: Better Than AnythingChapter 7: The BirdChapter 8: I've Grown Accustomed To the BassChapter 9: White in a Black World Chapter 10: The CrossingChapter 11: Reel Time MentorChapter 12: Where You At? Appendix I: Discography/VideographyAppendix II: Awards, RecognitionAppendix III: Music ExamplesAppendix IV: List of Interviews

Product details

• Authors: Ellen Johnson, Johnson Ellen
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2014
• EAN: 9780810888364
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-8836-4
• No. of pages: 274
• Series: Studies in Jazz; Studies in Jazz (Numbered); Studies in Jazz
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Jazz, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, Biography: arts & entertainment, Popular Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment