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Hazel Scott : the pioneering journey of a jazz pianist from Café Society to Hollywood to HUAC
- Title
- Hazel Scott : the pioneering journey of a jazz pianist from Café Society to Hollywood to HUAC / Karen Chilton.
- Author
- Chilton, Karen.
- Publication
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2008], ©2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | ML417.S427 C45 2008 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xv, 277 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In this fascinating biography, Karen Chilton traces the brilliant arc of the gifted and audacious black performer Hazel Scott from international star to ultimate obscurity." "In this first biography of an important but overlooked African American pianist, singer, actor, and activist, Hazel Scott's contributions are finally recognized."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-261), discography, filmography, and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. That Marvel of Marvels -- Ch. 2. A World Away -- Ch. 3. Paraphrasing Rachmaninoff -- Ch. 4. Women's Work -- Ch. 5. Crescendo -- Ch. 6. Hazel's Boogie-Woogie -- Ch. 7. Seeing Stars -- Ch. 8. Adam -- Intermezzo -- Ch. 9. Fervor & the Fury -- Ch. 10. The Powells -- Ch. 11. Black and Red -- Ch. 12. Notes of Discord -- Ch. 13. La Paix de Paris? -- Ch. 14. Saint Mary Lou -- Ch. 15. Rondo -- Ch. 16. Reverie.
- ISBN
- 9780472115679 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0472115677 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008011493
- 40015902011
- OCLC
- ocn179794223
- 179794223
- SCSB-5432424
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries