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Let's get to the nitty gritty : the autobiography of Horace Silver /

Horace Silver is one of the giants from the incredible flowering and creative extension of bebop music that became known as "hard bop" in the 1950s. This autobiography of the great composer, pianist, and bandleader takes us from his childhood in Norwalk, Connecticut, through his rise to fa...

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Main Author: Silver, Horace, 1928-2014
Other Authors: Pastras, Philip
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Silver, Horace, > 1928-2014.
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
Pianists > United States > Biography.
Electronic books.
autobiographies (literary genre)
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780520941427
052094142X
1423752651
9781423752653
9780520253926
0520253922
9786612360442
6612360445
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Childhood
  • Dreaming my dreams : teenage years
  • Lady music and the messengers : early adult years
  • The quintet
  • Westward bound : middle years
  • Off the merry-go-round : later years.

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