The significance of it all came together for me as I sat there, drawing energy from the same soil that a young Parker called home.
A style characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing and intricate melodies, it not only forever changed the face of jazz and inspired musicians of all genres the world over, but influenced Kerouac and the Beat Generation of writers, visual and performing artists, and more. Where he - and other jazz giants like Count Basie, Big Joe Turner and Jay McShann - set off the transition from the structured big band style of jazz to the improvisation of bebop he exhaled into the world upon his arrival in New York City. I was standing in the very neighborhood where Parker learned to play the saxophone. But it wasn’t until 15 years later (2017), when I approached the giant memorial sculpture of the great Charlie “Bird” Parker in Kansas City’s 18th & Vine District, that I truly experienced Kerouac’s words as jazz. I’d always been fascinated by Kerouac’s rhythm and spontaneous style of prose. Urn:oclc:780968877 Republisher_date 20140423015808 Republisher_operator Scandate 20140328013659 Scanner Parker memorial at Charlie “Bird” Parker Plaza in Kansas City. It is a must read for everyone who loves jazz or American music history."-JacketĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 15:54:12 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA1117418 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donor And of course the authors illuminate the lives of the great musicians who made Kansas City swing, with engaging profiles of jazz figures such as Mary Lou Williams, Big Joe Turner, Jimmy Rushing, and Andy Kirk and his "Clouds of Joy."" "Here is the definitive account of the raw, hard-driving style that put Kansas City on the musical map. We see how this wide-open, gin-soaked town gave birth to a music that was more basic and more viscerally exciting than other styles of jazz, its singers belting out a rough-and-tumble urban style of blues, its piano players pounding out a style later known as "boogie-woogie." We visit the great landmarks, like the Reno Club, the "Biggest Little Club in the World," where Lester Young and Count Basie made jazz history and Charlie Parker began his musical education in the alley out back. Readers will find a vibrant portrait of old Kaycee itself, back then a neon riot of bars, gambling dens, and taxi dance halls, all ruled over by Boss Tom Pendergast, who had transformed a dusty cowtown into the Paris of the Plains. "In this history, Frank Driggs and Chuck Haddix range from ragtime to bebop and from Bennie Moten to Charlie Parker to capture the golden age of Kansas City jazz. Tales from Tom's town - Carrie's gone to Kansas City - Get low-down blues - The territories - Blue devil blues - Moten's swing - Until the real thing comes along - Roll 'em, Pete - Hootie blues Includes bibliographical references and index
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