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Includes discography (p. [303]-306) and bibliographical references (p. [307]-313).A great classical figure among the oldtimers -- A masterpiece : Concerto for Cootie -- Charlie Parker and the bop movement -- Miles Davis and the cool tendency -- Melody in jazz -- Musical thought -- The Bird is gone : a tribute to Charlie Parker -- Why do they age so badly? -- The Count Basie riddle -- Bags' microgroove : the recorded works of Milt Jackson -- Monk or the misunderstanding -- Truthful account of a journey to Jazzinia -- Crabwise -- Avatars of a hero -- Jarvinen's propositions together with a commentary -- Improvisation simulation : its origins, its function in a work of jazz.
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Pautrot, Jean-Louis
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