Ian Carr war ein schottischer Jazzmusiker, Komponist und Schriftsteller, der für seine aufschlussreichen Biografien von Jazzlegenden und seine Mitautorenschaft eines wegweisenden Jazz-Nachschlagewerkes bekannt war. Sein Schreiben bietet eine tiefgründige Perspektive, die aus seiner umfassenden Erfahrung als aktiver Musiker schöpft. Neben seinen literarischen Beiträgen war er auch ein engagierter Pädagoge, der eine Generation von Musikern durch seinen Unterricht in Komposition und Improvisation prägte.
Der unentbehrliche Leitfaden durch den Jazz. 1700 Künstler und Bands von den Anfängen bis heute. Mit 3000 CD- und LP-Empfehlungen sowie 300 Fotos und Plattencovers. Der Rough Guide Jazz ist das umfassendste und aktuellste Lexikon über einhundert Jahre Jazz und zugleich das einzige, das von aktiven Jazz-Musikern verfaßt wurde.
This revised edition of Ian Carr's biography of Miles Davis throws new light on his life and career from the early days in New York, with Charlie Parker, to his Birth of the Cool band, through his drug addiction in the early 1950s, and the years of extraordinary achievements during which he signed with Columbia, and drew to his band such unequalled talents as John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly and Cannonball Adderly.
Keith Jarrett is probably the most influential jazz pianist living today: his concerts have made him world famous. He was a child prodigy who had his first solo performance at the age of seven. In the sixties he played with the Jazz Messengers and then with the Charles Lloyd Quartet, touring Europe, Asia, and Russia. He played electric keyboards with Miles Davis at the beginning of the seventies, and went on to lead two different jazz groups—one American and one European. He straddles practically every form of twentieth century music—he has produced totally composed music, and has performed classical music as well as jazz. Jarrett has revolutionized the whole concept of what a solo pianist can do. And his albums such as Solo Concerts (at Lausanne and Bremen), Belonging, The Koln Concert, and My Song have gained him a worldwide following.Now, with Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music, Ian Carr has written the definitive story of Jarrett's musical development and his personal journey. This is a revealing, fascinating, and enlightening account of one of the outstanding musicians of our age.