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A Living Jazz Legend, musician and composer David Baker has made a distinctive mark on the world of music in his nearly 60-year career -- as player (chiefly on trombone and cello), composer, and educator. In this richly illustrated volume, Monika Herzig explores Baker's artistic legacy, from his days as a jazz musician in Indianapolis to his long-term gig as Distinguished Professor of Music at Indiana University and Chairman of the Jazz Studies department that he founded. Baker's credits are striking: in the 1960s he was a member of George Russell's "out there" sextet and orchestra; by the 1980s he was in the jazz educator's hall of fame. His compositions have been recorded by performers as diverse as Dexter Gordon and Janos Starker, the Composer's String Quartet and the Czech Philharmonic. Featuring enlightening interviews with Baker and a CD of unreleased recordings and Baker compositions, this book brings a jazz legend into clear view.

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Book category Books in English The arts Music Music: styles & genres

• Full title: David Baker
• Author: Monika Herzig
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 448
• EAN: 9780253356574
• ISBN: 0253356571
• ID: 04417476
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Weight: 764 g
• Dimensions: 233 × 164 × 32 mm
• Date of publishing: 16. November 2011

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