Dameronia : The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (293 pages)
- Jazz Perspectives Series .
- Jazz Perspectives Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by Benny Golson -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Early Days -- 2. The Early 1940s-Kansas City -- 3. The Early 1940s-New York -- 4. The Architect of Bop -- 5. 1947-Into the Limelight -- 6. 1948-The Royal Roost -- 7. 1949-International Fame -- 8. 1950-55-Into the Shadows -- 9. 1956-Back in Action -- 10. 1957-1961-Incarceration -- 11. 1961-1962-Release -- 12. The Final Sessions -- 13. "Le Fôret"-The Legacy of Tadd Dameron -- Notes -- Comprehensive Index -- Musical Works Index.
The first authoritative biography of jazz great Tadd Dameron.
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Dameron, Tadd, 1917-1965. Composers--United States--Biography. Jazz musicians--United States--Biography.