Peggy Lee - A Century of Song

A June 2020 Library Journal Starred Review
One hundred years after the legendary singer's birth, this book brings to life the career of an iconic performer whose contributions to the Great American Songbook, jazz, popular music, and film music remain unparalleled.

Table des matières

Foreword, by John Chiodini

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: A Voice for the Big City

Chapter 2: A Capitol Idea

Chapter 3: Capitol Hits and The Peggy Lee Show

Chapter 4: Early Albums and the Decca Years

Chapter 5: A Flair for Film

Chapter 6: Telescriptions and Capitol Revisited

Chapter 7: 1960s Blues and Jazz

Chapter 8: Television and the Road to the Grammys

Chapter 9: Late Albums and Broadway

Chapter 10: That's Not All There Is

Epilogue

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Author

A propos de l'auteur

Tish Oney has appeared as soloist with symphony orchestras, big bands, and jazz combos at performing arts centers, concert halls, and jazz festivals throughout the world. Possessing a doctorate in jazz from USC, she has taught at scores of institutions as a professor and artist-in-residence, successfully pursuing a dual career in performance and pedagogy. As musicologist, author, jazz singer, lyric soprano, arranger, composer, and conductor, Dr. Oney performs and teaches worldwide. She composes and arranges a wide variety of commissioned concerts and writes peer-reviewed articles on jazz theory and voice pedagogy as well as books about music.

Résumé

A June 2020 Library Journal Starred ReviewOne hundred years after the legendary singer’s birth, this book brings to life the career of an iconic performer whose contributions to the Great American Songbook, jazz, popular music, and film music remain unparalleled.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Tish Oney
• Collaboration: John Chiodini (Préface)
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.05.2023
• EAN: 9781538183113
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-8311-3
• Pages: 250
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Musique > Général, dictionnaires; Jazz, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Voice, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, Biography: arts & entertainment, Musicians, singers, bands & groups, Popular Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Techniques Of Music / Music Tutorials, Composers & songwriters, Singing: techniques