Handful of Keys
eBook - ePub

Handful of Keys

Conversations with 30 Jazz Pianists

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Handful of Keys

Conversations with 30 Jazz Pianists

About this book

In this collection, Shipton has drawn together conversations with some of the key jazz pianists. Spanning the period from the birth of bebop to the present, their collective experience is a major part of jazz piano history. Shipton's sympathetic yet probing interviews uncover the fascinating life stories of these legendary jazz performers. He also probes their technique, allowing them to describe how they developed their individual playing styles. This book will fascinate all fans of jazz, as well as students of jazz piano and performance.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Introduction and acknowledgements
  7. 1 Carla Bley
  8. 2 JoAnne Brackeen
  9. 3 Dave Brubeck
  10. 4 Uri Caine
  11. 5 Alice Coltrane
  12. 6 Chick Corea
  13. 7 Sylvie Courvoisier
  14. 8 Tommy Flanagan
  15. 9 Michael Garrick
  16. 10 Benny Green
  17. 11 Herbie Hancock
  18. 12 Andrew Hill
  19. 13 Abdullah Ibrahim
  20. 14 Keith Jarrett
  21. 15 Brian Kellock
  22. 16 Diana Krall
  23. 17 John Lewis
  24. 18 Jacques Loussier
  25. 19 Junior Mance
  26. 20 Marian McPartland
  27. 21 Oscar Peterson
  28. 22 Michel Petrucciani
  29. 23 Horace Silver
  30. 24 Esbjorn Svensson
  31. 25 Billy Taylor
  32. 26 John Taylor
  33. 27 Butch Thompson
  34. 28 Sir Charles Thompson
  35. 29 Mai Waldron
  36. 30 Gerald Wiggins
  37. Selected recordings
  38. Index