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Clark: The Autobiography of Clark Terry by Clark Terry
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780520268463
- Book Title
- Clark : the Autobiography of Clark Terry
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Music, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Jazz, African American
- Item Weight
- 24.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 344 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520268466
ISBN-13
9780520268463
eBay Product ID (ePID)
120589156
Product Key Features
Book Title
Clark : the Autobiography of Clark Terry
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Jazz, African American
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-007956
Preface by
Jones, Quincy
Reviews
_Storytellers are to be cherished and Clark Terry should be on a pedestal for his thoroughly entertaining autobiography. Brimming with life, love, music, and great characters, this book is as much a history of the twentieth century as it is a history of his ninety years (and counting!)._, "'Clark' chronicles, in endearing prose, Terry's personal and professional journey. . . . Onstage and in the backroom, Terry and his trumpet shared a front-row seat to jazz history. "Clark" is nothing short of that remarkable story.", "'Clark' chronicles, in endearing prose, Terry's personal and professional journey. . . . Onstage and in the backroom, Terry and his trumpet shared a front-row seat to jazz history. "Clark" is nothing short of that remarkable story."-- San Francisco Chronicle, _No doubt because of Terry_s ebullient personality, the text reads just the way he speaks, and has vivid descriptions of people, places and smells, with a knack for folksy similes._, _Clark is the last survivor of a great jazz age, and thus this book is doubly important. . . . With a subject like this you couldn_t go wrong, and the book is a most satisfying read._, _The trumpet grandmaster, who turned 90 this year, addresses the scene with emotion, humor, concision, acuity and analytical discernment. . . . Nothing if not a blues epic, the narrative is also a true-grit portrait of a diligent, inspired artist._, _One feels that even the nearly sixty chapters of narrative are not enough to do justice to such an exceptional career._, _A disarmingly honest and thoroughly entertaining autobiography. . . . No drug and alcohol sob stories here, just hard work and an exceptionally good nature. This is a sweet read._, _[Clark Terry has] changed the institution of jazz education, creating new standards for a performer_s generous relationship with students of all types, and a healthy respect for the place of a thorough education in the evolution of jazz._, _Compelling from cover to cover, this is the story of one of the most recorded and beloved jazz trumpeters of all time. With unsparing honesty and a superb eye for detail, Clark Terry, born in 1920, takes us from his impoverished childhood in St. Louis, Missouri, where jazz could be heard everywhere, to the smoke-filled small clubs and carnivals across the Jim Crow South where he got his start, and on to worldwide acclaim. Terry takes us behind the scenes of jazz history as he introduces scores of legendary greats._, _A long awaited story of the great joy of playing the trumpet and making music since the early 1930s. Terry_s book is conversational in style but blunt and exacting in detail about people and dates; he holds nothing back._, _This is a book that will uplift, inspire, and make you laugh out loud. A life lived this well, with constant integrity, enthusiasm, positive energy and good will is something for which to cheer. The celebration begins when you open the pages._, _An important book, an excellent read, a genuine page turner by a dependable, talented musician who achieved worldwide fame as a unique and creative improviser._, _An easy, entertaining and informative volume that will please his fans and introduce budding jazz listeners to his many contributions._, _In his memoir, which has the pulse of jazz's life force, Clark Terry himself exemplifies what he once told me about Duke Ellington: _He wants life and music to be always in a state of becoming. He always likes to make the end of a song sound like it's still going somewhere._ On and off the bandstand, and now at his home with students in Arkansas, he gets inside the jazz life. His choruses in this book will bring readers to his music for generations to come._
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
788.9/2165092 B
Table Of Content
Preface by Quincy Jones Foreword by Bill Cosby Introduction by David Demsey 1. Big Dreams 2. First Instruments 3. Kicked Out 4. The Vashon High Swingsters 5. First Road Gig 6. Nigga 7. Ida Cox 8. Stranded 9. Lincoln Inn 10. On the Road Again 11. Tennis Shoe Pimp 12. Jailed 13. Len Bowden 14. Navy Days 15. Gray Clouds 16. The Big Apple 17. George Hudson 18. The Club Plantation 19. Galloping Dominoes 20. Tempting Offers 21. Lionel Hampton 22. Road Lessons 23. Pauline 24. Charlie Barnet 25. Count Basie 26. Big Debt 27. Duke Ellington 28. Leaving Basie 29. The University of Ellingtonia 30. Working with Duke 31. Duke's Team 32. Duke's Management Arts 33. Miles and Bird 34. Billy Strayhorn 35. Endurances 36. Flugelhorn 37. Europe 38. Norman Granz 39. Norman's Battles 40. Q 41. NBC 42. Jim and Andy's 43. Johnny and Ed 44. Mumbles 45. First House 46. Big Bad Band 47. Carnegie Hall 48. Etoile 49. Jazz Education Arena 50. Those NBC Years 51. Storms 52. Black Clouds 53. Keep on Keepin' On 54. New Love 55. Whirlwinds 56. Through the Storm 57. Second Chance 58. The Biggest Surprise Acknowledgments Honors and Awards Original Compositions Selected Discography Index Photographs follow page 186
Synopsis
Compelling from cover to cover, this is the story of one of the most recorded and beloved jazz trumpeters of all time. With unsparing honesty and a superb eye for detail, Clark Terry, born in 1920, takes us from his impoverished childhood in St. Louis, Missouri, where jazz could be heard everywhere, to the smoke-filled small clubs and carnivals across the Jim Crow South where he got his start, and on to worldwide acclaim. Terry takes us behind the scenes of jazz history as he introduces scores of legendary greats--Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Dinah Washington, Doc Severinsen, Ray Charles, Thelonious Monk, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Coleman Hawkins, Zoot Sims, and Dianne Reeves, among many others. Terry also reveals much about his own personal life, his experiences with racism, how he helped break the color barrier in 1960 when he joined the Tonight Show band on NBC, and why--at ninety years old--his students from around the world still call and visit him for lessons.
LC Classification Number
ML419.T375A3 2011
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