Cubano Be, Cubano Bop: One Hundred Years Of Jazz In Cuba Raices Del Jazz Latino. English

Based on unprecedented research in Cuba, the direct testimony of scores of Cuban musicians, and the author's unique experience as a prominent jazz musician, Cubano Be, Cubano Bop is destined to take its place among the classics of jazz history. The work pays tribute not only to a distinguished lineage of Cuban jazz musicians and composers, but also to the rich musical exchanges between Cuban and American jazz throughout the twentieth century. The work begins with the first encounters between Cuban music and jazz around the turn of the last century. Acosta writes about the presence of Cuban musicians in New Orleans and the “Spanish tinge” in early jazz from the city, the formation and spread of the first jazz ensembles in Cuba, the big bands of the thirties, and the inception of “Latin jazz.” He explores the evolution of Bebop, Feeling, and Mambo in the forties, leading to the explosion of Cubop or Afro-Cuban jazz and the innovations of the legendary musicians and composers Machito, Mario Bauzá, Dizzy Gillespie, and Chano Pozo. The work concludes with a new generation of Cuban jazz artists, including the Grammy award-winning musicians and composers Chucho Valdés and Paquito D’Rivera. Based On Unprecedented Research In Cuba, The Direct Testimonial Of Scores Of Cuban Musicians, And The Author's Unique Experience As A Prominent Jazz Musician, Cubano Be, Cubano Bop Is Destined To Take Its Place Among The Path-breaking Classics Of Jazz History. The Work Pays Tribute Not Only To A Distinguished Lineage Of Cuban Jazz Musicians And Composers, But Also To The Rich Musical Exchanges Between Cuban And American Jazz Throughout The Twentieth Century. Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, And Dizzy Gillespie Are Just A Few Of The Great North American Musicians Who Figure Prominently In Leonardo Acosta's Account Of The Influence Of Cuban Music On Jazz.--jacket. Foreword / Paquito D'rivera -- Preface / Raul Fernandez -- Cuban Music And Jazz: First Encounters -- The Twenties And The First Jazz Ensembles -- The Big Bands And The Contradictory 1930s -- The Forties: Bebop, Feeling, And Mambo -- The Explosion Of Cubop Or Afro-cuban Jazz -- Havana In The 1950s -- End Of The Decade: The Club Cubano De Jazz -- Musical Transition: 1959 And After -- Irakere And The Takeoff Of Cuban Jazz. Leonardo Acosta ; Translated By Daniel S. Whitesell. Translation Of The Original Spanish Edition (barranquilla, Colombia, C2001). Includes Bibliographical References (p. 257-264) And Index. "Based on unprecedented research in Cuba, the direct testimony of scores of Cuban musicians, and the author's unique experience as a prominent jazz musician, Cubano Be, Cubano Bop is destined to take its place among the classics of jazz history. The work pays tribute not only to a distinguished lineage of Cuban jazz musicians and composers, but also to the rich musical exchanges between Cuban and American jazz throughout the twentieth century.The work begins with the first encounters between Cuban music and jazz around the turn of the last century. Acosta writes about the presence of Cuban musicians in New Orleans and the “Spanish tinge” in early jazz from the city, the formation and spread of the first jazz ensembles in Cuba, the big bands of the thirties, and the inception of “Latin jazz.” He explores the evolution of Bebop, Feeling, and Mambo in the forties, leading to the explosion of Cubop or Afro-Cuban jazz and the innovations of the legendary musicians and composers Machito, Mario Bauzá, Dizzy Gillespie, and Chano Pozo. The work concludes with a new generation of Cuban jazz artists, including the Grammy award-winning musicians and composers Chucho Valdés and Paquito D'Rivera."--Publisher's description Based on unprecedented research in Cuba, the direct testimony of scores of Cuban musicians, and the author's unique experience as a prominent jazz musician, Cubano Be, Cubano Bop is destined to take its place among the classics of jazz history. The work pays tribute not only to a distinguished lineage of Cuban jazz musicians and composers, but also to the rich musical exchanges between Cuban and American jazz throughout the twentieth century. The work begins with the first encounters between Cuban music and jazz around the turn of the last century. Acosta writes about the presence of Cuban musicians in New Orleans and the "Spanish tinge" in early jazz from the city, the formation and spread of the first jazz ensembles in Cuba, the big bands of the thirties, and the inception of "Latin jazz." He explores the evolution of Bebop, Feeling, and Mambo in the forties, leading to the explosion of Cubop or Afro-Cuban jazz and the innovations of the legendary musicians and composers Machito, Mario BauzA, Dizzy Gillespie, and Chano Pozo. The work concludes with a new generation of Cuban jazz artists, including the Grammy award-winning musicians and composers Chucho Valdes and Paquito D'Rivera A history of jazz in Cuba explores the country's musicians and influences from American jazz, the Cuban influence in New Orleans, and the "big band" era, profiling the contributions of composers and musicians such as Machito, Mario Bauz��a, Dizzy Gillespie, and Chano Pozo.