Jazz on the Road: Don Albert's Musical LIfe (Music of the African Diaspora)
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (897 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520225406 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 279 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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In the two decades before his death in 1980, his performances in Dixieland jazz bands and interviews with oral historians concerning his own career were the fitting climax to a multifaceted musical life. There was also increasing racial animosity, which Albert resisted by the successful legal defense of his right to operate an integrated establishment in 1951. Jazz on the Road shows the importance of live performance in bringing jazz to America, and succeeds brilliantly in depicting an era, a locale, and a way of life.. Wilkinson discusses his musical education in the Creole community of New Orleans and the fusion of New Orleans jazz and the Texas blues styles in the later 1920s during his tenure with Troy Floyd's Orchestra of Gold. In addition to providing a vivid account of life on the road and imparting new insight into the daily existence of working musicians, this book illustrates how the fundamental issue of race influenced Albert's life, as well as the music of the era.Albert's years as a San Antonio nightclub owner in the 1940s and 1950s saw the rise in popularity of rhythm and blues and the decline of interest in jazz. He documents the founding of Albert's own band in San Antonio, its tours through twenty-four states during the 1930s, its recordings, and its significant reputation within the Afri
Always great to learn about the musical history of our city Rachel D. Interesting reading. Don Albert was the onetime owner of the Keyhole Club here in San Antonio. Always great to learn about the musical history of our city.. excellent book on a New Orleans trumpet player, the musician Let me begin to say that an immensely hours on research must have been put in this book. One can almost follow Don Albert and his band day by day. The result is beautiful image of a reasonable successful territory band and the day tot day worries of an bandleader to keep his band goi. "am very happy to read" according to yosemitesoul12. I'm biased the guitar/bango player in Don Albert's band, Ferdinand DeJan, was my grandfather who I never met. However, through this book I have been able to follow his band playing years very closely. In this book, Dr. Christoper Wilkinson recreated a segment of American jazz history
"Wilkinson is the first to admit that Albert's is neither 'a hero's life' nor the account of an innovative jazz performer, but as a model of enthusiasm and tenacity it is, in many ways, exemplary."--"Times Literary Supplement
Christopher Wilkinson is Associate Professor in the Division of Music at the College of Creative Arts at West Virginia University.