The Resource Too marvelous for words : the life and genius of Art Tatum, James Lester
Too marvelous for words : the life and genius of Art Tatum, James Lester
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The item Too marvelous for words : the life and genius of Art Tatum, James Lester represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
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- Summary
- This is the first full-length biography of the greatest virtuoso performer in the history of jazz. Lester has conducted almost a hundred interviews for this book, with surviving family, childhood friends, schoolteachers, and the famous jazz musicians who played with him or knew him. Tatum- who was virtually blind, suffering from 70 percent to 90 percent visual impairment -emerges as cheerful, fun-loving, energetic, and outgoing. Influences include: Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Fats Waller, and Earl Hines.-Derived from book jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Early development
- Early musical development
- A professional in Toledo
- New York and Chicago
- To California and Back
- The mind of a pianist
- 1939-1945
- 1945-1949 : the be-bop years
- Tatum's "other" children
- 1950-1956
- Isbn
- 9780195083651
- Label
- Too marvelous for words : the life and genius of Art Tatum
- Title
- Too marvelous for words
- Title remainder
- the life and genius of Art Tatum
- Statement of responsibility
- James Lester
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This is the first full-length biography of the greatest virtuoso performer in the history of jazz. Lester has conducted almost a hundred interviews for this book, with surviving family, childhood friends, schoolteachers, and the famous jazz musicians who played with him or knew him. Tatum- who was virtually blind, suffering from 70 percent to 90 percent visual impairment -emerges as cheerful, fun-loving, energetic, and outgoing. Influences include: Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Fats Waller, and Earl Hines.-Derived from book jacket
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lester, James
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Tatum, Art
- Jazz musicians
- Pianists
- African American musicians
- Tatum, Art
- African American musicians
- Jazz musicians
- Pianists
- United States
- Label
- Too marvelous for words : the life and genius of Art Tatum, James Lester
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-227) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Early development -- Early musical development -- A professional in Toledo -- New York and Chicago -- To California and Back -- The mind of a pianist -- 1939-1945 -- 1945-1949 : the be-bop years -- Tatum's "other" children -- 1950-1956
- Control code
- ocm28063559
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- ix, 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780195083651
- Lccn
- 93004284
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portrait
- Stock number
- a
- Label
- Too marvelous for words : the life and genius of Art Tatum, James Lester
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-227) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Early development -- Early musical development -- A professional in Toledo -- New York and Chicago -- To California and Back -- The mind of a pianist -- 1939-1945 -- 1945-1949 : the be-bop years -- Tatum's "other" children -- 1950-1956
- Control code
- ocm28063559
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- ix, 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780195083651
- Lccn
- 93004284
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portrait
- Stock number
- a
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