Born to play : the Ruby Braff discography and directory of performances / Thomas P. Hustad.
2012
ML419.B715 H87 2012eb
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Title
Born to play : the Ruby Braff discography and directory of performances / Thomas P. Hustad.
Author
ISBN
0810882655 (electronic bk.)
9780810882652 (electronic bk.)
0810882647
9780810882645
9780810882652 (electronic bk.)
0810882647
9780810882645
Imprint
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2012.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Other Standard Identifiers
9786613656810
Call Number
ML419.B715 H87 2012eb
System Control No.
(OCoLC)811005679
Summary
Ruby Braff's uncompromising standards, musical taste, and creative imagination informed his consummate artistry in creating music beautifully played. He achieved swiftly what few musicians accomplish in a lifetime by developing a unique and immediately recognizable style. Although prepared in discographical style, capturing information about both commercial recordings and previously undocumented performances, Born to Play serves as a biography of the artist, detailing the path he paved as a performer and featuring persona.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Series Editor's Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 A Beginning
Chapter 2 The Earliest Days: Boston, Trips to New York, and Building a Relationship with George Wein
Chapter 3 Ruby Braff Meets John Hammond: At the Threshold of Jazz Stardom
Chapter 4 Ruby's Growing Reputation: Recording with Teagarden, Goodman, and the Buck Clayton Jam Sessions for Major Record Labels
Chapter 5 Ruby on Broadway and Television: John Hammond Introduces Ruby to Richard Rodgers and Ruby's Vanguard Recordings
Chapter 6 Ruby's Growing Jazz Stardom: Frequent Recordings
Chapter 7 The Growing Role of Festivals and the Newport Jazz Festival All Stars: George Wein's Festivals and International Tours: July 1959- October 1964
Chapter 8 The Growing Role of Festivals and the Newport Jazz Festival All Stars: George Wein's Festivals and International Tours: May 1965
December 1967
Chapter 9 The Growing Role of Festivals and the Newport Jazz Festival All Stars: George Wein's Festivals and International Tours: January 1968-May 1970
Chapter 10 Tony Bennett and New York Clubs: Ruby Reaches New Audiences
Chapter 11 Ruby Braff and Two of His Next Champions: Carl Jefferson and Hank O'Neal-Beginning the Relationships with Concord Jazz and Chiaroscuro Records
Chapter 12 The Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet: One of the Finest Small Groups in the History of Jazz
Chapter 13 New York Clubs and International Tributes to Louis Armstrong
Chapter 14 Ruby Braff: European Tours
Chapter 15 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: November 1977-June 1979
Chapter 16 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: July 1979-February 1982
Chapter 17 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: February 1982-September 1986
Chapter 18 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: October 1986-August 1988.
Chapter 19 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: September 1988-September 1993
Chapter 20 Ruby Braff and Mat Domber: Finding Creative Freedom at Arbors Records
Chapter 21 Reflecting on a Wonderful Career: Ruby's Final Studio Recordings
Chapter 22 Ruby's Final Tour: Honoring His Audience until the End
Appendix: Album Notes: Recovered Treasures
About the Author.
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 A Beginning
Chapter 2 The Earliest Days: Boston, Trips to New York, and Building a Relationship with George Wein
Chapter 3 Ruby Braff Meets John Hammond: At the Threshold of Jazz Stardom
Chapter 4 Ruby's Growing Reputation: Recording with Teagarden, Goodman, and the Buck Clayton Jam Sessions for Major Record Labels
Chapter 5 Ruby on Broadway and Television: John Hammond Introduces Ruby to Richard Rodgers and Ruby's Vanguard Recordings
Chapter 6 Ruby's Growing Jazz Stardom: Frequent Recordings
Chapter 7 The Growing Role of Festivals and the Newport Jazz Festival All Stars: George Wein's Festivals and International Tours: July 1959- October 1964
Chapter 8 The Growing Role of Festivals and the Newport Jazz Festival All Stars: George Wein's Festivals and International Tours: May 1965
December 1967
Chapter 9 The Growing Role of Festivals and the Newport Jazz Festival All Stars: George Wein's Festivals and International Tours: January 1968-May 1970
Chapter 10 Tony Bennett and New York Clubs: Ruby Reaches New Audiences
Chapter 11 Ruby Braff and Two of His Next Champions: Carl Jefferson and Hank O'Neal-Beginning the Relationships with Concord Jazz and Chiaroscuro Records
Chapter 12 The Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet: One of the Finest Small Groups in the History of Jazz
Chapter 13 New York Clubs and International Tributes to Louis Armstrong
Chapter 14 Ruby Braff: European Tours
Chapter 15 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: November 1977-June 1979
Chapter 16 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: July 1979-February 1982
Chapter 17 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: February 1982-September 1986
Chapter 18 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: October 1986-August 1988.
Chapter 19 The Pianists and the Growth of Jazz Parties: September 1988-September 1993
Chapter 20 Ruby Braff and Mat Domber: Finding Creative Freedom at Arbors Records
Chapter 21 Reflecting on a Wonderful Career: Ruby's Final Studio Recordings
Chapter 22 Ruby's Final Tour: Honoring His Audience until the End
Appendix: Album Notes: Recovered Treasures
About the Author.
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Studies in jazz ; no. 67.
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