Masters of Jazz Saxophone

Résumé du livre

This most detailed & revealing survey of jazz saxophonists (sax) begins with early 20th-century origins & continues to the latest musicians on the worldwide scene. Offers clear analysis, probing into the vibrant world of jazz sax players & their music. Includes essays by noted jazz critics on the breakthrough of the sax, swing music, bebop, the cool sound, the honkers & screamers, the hard boppers, soul sax, the modalists, the post-bop individualists, free jazz, fusion, crossover & smooth jazz, the new swing, contemporary traditionalists, the future of jazz sax, & recommended listening. Profiles of Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, & Michael Brecker. Beautiful illustrations.