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Masters of Jazz Saxophone Hardcover - 2000 - 1st Edition

by Dave Gelly (Editor)


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(Book). With over 100 color photos and insightful essays written by world-class jazz authorities, this book illustrates the saxophone's role in jazz from its earliest 1920s roots through today. It describes how the sound of jazz has been shaped in the hands of Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, and many other legendary saxophonists in varying styles. It also includes a comprehensive guide to the finest recordings featuring jazz saxophone.

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  • Title Masters of Jazz Saxophone
  • Author Dave Gelly (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Backbeat Books, London
  • Date November 30, 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780879306229 / 087930622X
  • Weight 3.49 lbs (1.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 12.83 x 10.19 x 0.85 in (32.59 x 25.88 x 2.16 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Jazz - History and criticism, Saxophonists
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002391040
  • Dewey Decimal Code 788.716
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