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ISBN
9780816673001
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Name
Rifftide : the Life and Opinions of Papa Jo Jones
Item Height
0.8in
Author
Papa Jo Jones
Item Length
8.5in
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Number of Pages
200 Pages

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The life and times of Papa Jo Jones, gifted raconteur and one of the greatest drummers in the history of jazz

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
ISBN-10
0816673004
ISBN-13
9780816673001
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109055553

Product Key Features

Author
Papa Jo Jones
Publication Name
Rifftide : the Life and Opinions of Papa Jo Jones
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
200 Pages

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Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

As Told to
Murray, Albert.
Lc Classification Number
Ml419.J69a3 2011
Reviews
"Jo Jones, an elegant, swinging dude, always had a style of his own. When he was with us, you could hear him, feel him-everything was right there." -Count Basie, "Jo Jones, an elegant, swinging dude, always had a style of his own. When he was with us, you could hear him, feel him--everything was right there." --Count Basie, "Albert Murray has helped keep the incomparable Jo Jones alive through the voice of Count Basie in Good Morning Blues and fictionally in The Magic Keys, but in Rifftide , thanks to the persistence of editor Paul Devlin, we get to hear Jo himself in all his dynamic, adrenalized, anecdotal, no-bull glory-riffing with words as heartily as he did on the hi-hat." -Gary Giddins, author of Warning Shadows and Jazz, "Albert Murray has helped keep the incomparable Jo Jones alive through the voice of Count Basie in Good Morning Blues and fictionally in The Magic Keys, but in Rifftide , thanks to the persistence of editor Paul Devlin, we get to hear Jo himself in all his dynamic, adrenalized, anecdotal, no-bull glory--riffing with words as heartily as he did on the hi-hat." --Gary Giddins, author of Warning Shadows and Jazz, "Papa Jo Jones is Brer Rabbit with a drum kit and opposable thumbs. In his own spellbinding voice, musical history and philosophy come alive on the page." -Mat Johnson, author of Pym, "I first met Jo Jones at the RKO Theater in Boston when I was a teenager in the early 1940s and we were friends until he passed away. He was my first influence and my major influence. He was 'Papa' Jo to me before they gave him that title. He was like a father to me. For drummers of my generation, Jo was the president of the drums just like Lester Young was president of the tenor saxophone. Jo loved to talk, and when he spoke it was almost as if he was playing the drums: you'd give him your undivided attention. Rifftide conveys a fine sense of his voice and the larger than life dimensions of his personality." -Roy Haynes, " Rifftide is a gem of a book about one of the forgotten founding fathers of Swing. Jo Jones was more than a jazz genius-he was also one of the great characters and chroniclers of American life during the Swing Era. Based on extensive oral interviews and years of painstaking research, Rifftide is a terrific source not only for students of jazz, but also American history, African-American studies, linguistics, and sociology. " -Debby Applegate, author of The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher, "I first met Jo Jones at the RKO Theater in Boston when I was a teenager in the early 1940s and we were friends until he passed away. He was my first influence and my major influence. He was 'Papa' Jo to me before they gave him that title. He was like a father to me. For drummers of my generation, Jo was the president of the drums just like Lester Young was president of the tenor saxophone. Jo loved to talk, and when he spoke it was almost as if he was playing the drums: you'd give him your undivided attention. Rifftide conveys a fine sense of his voice and the larger than life dimensions of his personality." --Roy Haynes
Table of Content
Contents Editor's Preface Introduction: The Musical Life of Papa Jo Jones Paul Devlin Rifftide I Have Had a Varied Life Can't Nobody Tell Me One Inch about Show Business The Count Basie Institution They Said the Negro Would Never Be Free My Thirst after Knowledge Will Never Cease People I've Rubbed Elbows With I Often Wondered Why I Was Such a Strange Fella Afterword: The Persistence of Papa Jo Jones Phil Schaap Editor's Notes Index
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Afterword by
Schaap, Phil
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Composers & Musicians
Lccn
2011-008394
Dewey Decimal
786.9/165092 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography

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