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Hotter than that : the trumpet, jazz, and American culture
- Title
- Hotter than that : the trumpet, jazz, and American culture / Krin Gabbard.
- Author
- Gabbard, Krin.
- Publication
- New York : Faber and Faber, c2008.
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Details
- Description
- xvi, 251 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. cm.
- Summary
- A cultural history of the trumpet from its origins in Ancient Egypt to its role on the battlefield, and ultimately to its stunning appropriation by great jazz artists.
- Subjects
- Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-232) and index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-232) and index.
- Contents
- How Buddy Bolden blew his brains out (but not before he changed the music forever) -- From the Pyramids to New Orleans : the trumpet before jazz -- Louis Armstrong's beam of lyrical sound -- Bending brass : the art of the trumpet maker and my romance with the equipment -- Caution : the trumpet may be hazardous to your health -- Miles runs the voodoo down.
- Call Number
- Sc D 09-27
- ISBN
- 9780571211999 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0571211992 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008031349
- OCLC
- 216941712
- Author
- Gabbard, Krin.
- Title
- Hotter than that : the trumpet, jazz, and American culture / Krin Gabbard.
- Imprint
- New York : Faber and Faber, c2008.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-232) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 09-27