Description
About the Author
John L. Fell (Ph.D., New York University) is Professor Emeritus at San Francisco State University. His articles and reviews have appeared in Film Quarterly and the Village Voice, and he is the author of numerous books on film including Film and the Narrative Tradition (University of California Press). The lateTerkild Vinding was trained at Copenhagen University's Medical School, where he specialized in psychiatry. He was a trained pianist, music collector, jazz enthusiast, and researcher, and counted a host of jazz artists among his friends.
Reviews
...both instructive and entertaining...absorbing, previously unpublished interviews...a fine book... * Crescendo & Jazz Music *
Stride! contains a lot of valuable and interesting information about the creation of the exhuberant piano wtyle which was given that name...this is a very important book... * Mississippi Rag *
What a delight this book is! It's not an introduction to the subject but a feast four gourmets who already have a taste for the cooking of James P., Fats, the Lion and many of the other pianists along the road from ragtime to swing...This would be a great book even without its overall cohesiveness. * JazzTimes Magazine *
The brief biographies of the book constitute its greatest strength...Especially valuable are the chapters on neglected, minor, or obscure players, several of which feature previously unpublished interviews. * Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association *
Traces the devlopment of the stride piano style from its roots in minstrel show and ragtime through the contirbutions in itinerant entertainers...personal interviews and biographies, portrays the players, the music, and the scene through the generationsssss * Reference and Research Book News *
Traces the devlopment of the stride piano style from its roots in minstrel show and ragtime through the contirbutions in itinerant entertainers...personal interviews and biographies, portrays the players, the music, and the scene through the generations * Reference and Research Book News *
Book Information
ISBN 9780810835634
Author John L. Fell
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Scarecrow Press
Publisher Scarecrow Press
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 223mm * 147mm * 20mm