Gitler, Ira
Overview
Works: | 86 works in 289 publications in 3 languages and 9,084 library holdings |
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Genres: | Discographies Bio-bibliography Criticism, interpretation, etc Biographies Jazz Reference works Interviews Bop (Music) Live sound recordings Saxophone music (Jazz) |
Roles: | Author, Writer of accompanying material, Instrumentalist, Editor, Author of introduction, Commentator, Speaker, Composer, Illustrator, Other |
Classifications: | ML395, B |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works by
Ira Gitler
Swing to bop : an oral history of the transition in jazz in the 1940s by
Ira Gitler(
)
30 editions published between 1984 and 1996 in 4 languages and held by 2,293 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume chronicles the emergence of modern jazz from the Big Band era of the late 1930s and 1940s. Based on interviews with over 50 seminal figures in what was originally known as "bebop," Gitler traces how the music first established itself in jam sessions in Harlem and then spread to New York's 52nd Street. He describes how young musicians in major cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and Detroit were swept up in the movement, and how the music and the environment in which it flourished affected each other. Gitler allows the creators of bop to speak for themselves, recalling the world and times in which they made the music. He has reproduced the interviews here with accuracy, right down to jazz vernacular. ISBN 0-19-50388-6 : $22.50
30 editions published between 1984 and 1996 in 4 languages and held by 2,293 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume chronicles the emergence of modern jazz from the Big Band era of the late 1930s and 1940s. Based on interviews with over 50 seminal figures in what was originally known as "bebop," Gitler traces how the music first established itself in jam sessions in Harlem and then spread to New York's 52nd Street. He describes how young musicians in major cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and Detroit were swept up in the movement, and how the music and the environment in which it flourished affected each other. Gitler allows the creators of bop to speak for themselves, recalling the world and times in which they made the music. He has reproduced the interviews here with accuracy, right down to jazz vernacular. ISBN 0-19-50388-6 : $22.50
The biographical encyclopedia of jazz by
Leonard Feather(
Book
)
25 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in English and German and held by 1,360 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"From birth dates to gig dates and from recordings to television specials, Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler have left no stone unturned in their quest for accurate, detailed information on the careers of 3,300 jazz musicians from around the world. Jazz is fast moving, and this edition clearly and concisely maps out an often dizzying web of professional associations. Knowledge of these professional alliances, along with the countless others chronicled in this book, are central to tracing the development of significant jazz movements, such as the "cool jazz" that became one of Miles Davis's hallmarks." "Arranged alphabetically according to last name, each entry of this book chronologically lists the highlights of every jazz musician's career."--Jacket
25 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in English and German and held by 1,360 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"From birth dates to gig dates and from recordings to television specials, Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler have left no stone unturned in their quest for accurate, detailed information on the careers of 3,300 jazz musicians from around the world. Jazz is fast moving, and this edition clearly and concisely maps out an often dizzying web of professional associations. Knowledge of these professional alliances, along with the countless others chronicled in this book, are central to tracing the development of significant jazz movements, such as the "cool jazz" that became one of Miles Davis's hallmarks." "Arranged alphabetically according to last name, each entry of this book chronologically lists the highlights of every jazz musician's career."--Jacket
The encyclopedia of jazz in the seventies by
Leonard Feather(
Book
)
36 editions published between 1976 and 1987 in English and German and held by 1,282 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
36 editions published between 1976 and 1987 in English and German and held by 1,282 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jazz masters of the forties by
Ira Gitler(
Book
)
33 editions published between 1966 and 1983 in English and held by 1,219 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
33 editions published between 1966 and 1983 in English and held by 1,219 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hockey! The story of the world's fastest sport by
Richard Beddoes(
Book
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16 editions published between 1969 and 1973 in English and Undetermined and held by 680 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Eishockey, Geschichte, Spieler, Biographie
16 editions published between 1969 and 1973 in English and Undetermined and held by 680 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Eishockey, Geschichte, Spieler, Biographie
The masters of bebop : a listener's guide by
Ira Gitler(
Book
)
16 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 342 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Back in the early 1940s, late at night in the clubs of Harlem, a handful of jazz musicians began to experiment with a style that no one had ever heard before. The music was fast, complicated, impossible to play for many of the older musicians - but it soon became the lingua franca of jazz music. They called it bebop, and as the years went by, it became even more popular. Today it reigns as perhaps the best-loved style of jazz ever created." "Ira Gitler conveys the excitement of this musical birth as only someone who was there can. In The Masters of Bebop, Gitler traces the advent of what was a revolution in sound. He profiles the leading players - Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach - but also studies the style and music of the first disciples, such as Dexter Gordon and J.J. Johnson, to reveal bebop's pervasive influence throughout American culture. Revised with an updated discography - and with a new chapter covering bebop right up through the end of the twentieth century - The Masters of Bebop is the essential listener's handbook."--Jacket
16 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 342 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Back in the early 1940s, late at night in the clubs of Harlem, a handful of jazz musicians began to experiment with a style that no one had ever heard before. The music was fast, complicated, impossible to play for many of the older musicians - but it soon became the lingua franca of jazz music. They called it bebop, and as the years went by, it became even more popular. Today it reigns as perhaps the best-loved style of jazz ever created." "Ira Gitler conveys the excitement of this musical birth as only someone who was there can. In The Masters of Bebop, Gitler traces the advent of what was a revolution in sound. He profiles the leading players - Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach - but also studies the style and music of the first disciples, such as Dexter Gordon and J.J. Johnson, to reveal bebop's pervasive influence throughout American culture. Revised with an updated discography - and with a new chapter covering bebop right up through the end of the twentieth century - The Masters of Bebop is the essential listener's handbook."--Jacket
Saxophone colossus by
Sonny Rollins(
Recording
)
4 editions published between 2006 and 2007 and held by 224 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published between 2006 and 2007 and held by 224 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jazz masters of the '40s by
Ira Gitler(
Book
)
18 editions published between 1966 and 1984 in English and held by 185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1966 and 1984 in English and held by 185 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
I'm all for you by
Joe Lovano(
Recording
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2 editions published in 2004 and held by 159 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lovano nos recuerda su pasión por lo aprendido de Coltrane y el profundo conocimiento que posee de la historia del saxofón para ofrecernos un trabajo cargado de sensualidad, maestría y música en estado puro
2 editions published in 2004 and held by 159 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lovano nos recuerda su pasión por lo aprendido de Coltrane y el profundo conocimiento que posee de la historia del saxofón para ofrecernos un trabajo cargado de sensualidad, maestría y música en estado puro
Make the team in ice hockey by
Ira Gitler(
Book
)
5 editions published between 1968 and 1972 in English and held by 141 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes the techniques of hockey skating emphasizing teamwork, penalties and infractions, and goal tending. Includes the official rules recognized by the National Hockey League
5 editions published between 1968 and 1972 in English and held by 141 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes the techniques of hockey skating emphasizing teamwork, penalties and infractions, and goal tending. Includes the official rules recognized by the National Hockey League
The last giant : the John Coltrane anthology by
John Coltrane(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 140 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 140 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Smithsonian collection of classic jazz by
Martin Williams(
Book
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6 editions published between 1987 and 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 121 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1987 and 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 121 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Smithsonian collection of classic jazz(
Recording
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3 editions published between 1987 and 1997 in English and held by 120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1987 and 1997 in English and held by 120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Someday my prince will come by
Miles Davis(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 1990 and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1990 and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Smithsonian collection of classic jazz by
Martin Williams(
Recording
)
5 editions published between 1973 and 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 103 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published between 1973 and 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 103 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ice hockey A to Z by
Ira Gitler(
Book
)
4 editions published in 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 82 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A compendium of facts, anecdotes, and advice about ice hockey
4 editions published in 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 82 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A compendium of facts, anecdotes, and advice about ice hockey
Body and soul by
Eddie Jefferson(
Recording
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1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jazz : photographs by
David D Spitzer(
Book
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2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 56 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 56 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Blood on the ice; hockey's most violent moments by
Ira Gitler(
Book
)
2 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 47 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 47 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bird & Diz : a bibliography by
Dan Morgenstern(
Book
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2 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Feather, Leonard 1914-1994 Author Editor
- Fischler, Stan
- Beddoes, Richard Author
- Williams, Martin 1924-1992 Author
- Van Gelder, Rudy Recording engineer
- Watkins, Doug Performer
- Rollins, Sonny Performer Author
- Roach, Max 1924-2007 Performer
- Flanagan, Tommy Performer
- Davis, Miles Performer Instrumentalist
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African American jazz musicians African Americans--Music Blues (Music) Bop (Music) Gillespie, Dizzy, Hockey Jazz Jazz musicians Jazz musicians--Biography Jazz vocals Music Parker, Charlie, Piano music (Jazz) Popular music Saxophone music (Jazz) Saxophone with jazz ensemble Smithsonian Institution United States
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Ira Gitler
Ira Gitler American sports journalist and music critic (1928-2019)
Ira Gitler americký novinář
Ira Gitler Amerikaans auteur
Ira Gitler Amerikaans jazzjournalist en auteur
Ira Gitler Critique et historien du jazz américain
Ira Gitler eskritor merikano
Ira Gitler historiador y periodista estadounidense
Ira Gitler United States of America karimba ŋun nyɛ doo
Ira Gitler US-amerikanischer Musikkritiker
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