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Jazz Musicians of the Early Years, to 1945
The story of the first roughly half century of jazz is really the story of some of the greatest musicians of all time. Scott Joplin, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald all made tremendous contributions, influencing countless jazz musicians and singers. This work provides biographical sketches of the aforementioned artists and many others who made jazz so popular in the first half of the twentieth century. Biographies
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There’s A New Star In Heaven
Bone-O-Logy Description The first musician to truly make the trombone "speak bebop", J.J. Johnson was one of the most innovative jazz musicians to emerge from the bebop era and is still considered by many to have been the finest trombone player of all time. Starting out with the big bands of Benny Carter, Johnson went on to play with all of the big names of the bop era, recording with Charlie Parker in 1947 and on Miles Davis's "Birth Of The Cool" sessions. He also recorded solo sides from the early '50s
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Flowerpot Big / Large
Flowerpot Big / Large At the end of the sixties, Verner Panton created a series of lamps for his exhibitions and restaurants. Each was based on simple spherical lines. The most famous lamp turned out to be the small pendant called FlowerPot, named after the era of 'Flowerpower'. Verner Panton was one of the most avant-garde designers of the 20th century. His era marked a time when danish design was recognized internationally to represent the mood of the new postwar age With great help from Verner Panton's
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Barbie: All Dolled Up: Celebrating 50 Years of Barbie
DIVIBarbie™ All Dolled Up/Iis a dazzling celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Barbie™ doll. Fully illustrated and featuring three-dimensional replicas of rare memorabilia, this unprecedented book truly brings Barbie to life in full-color, and fabulous style. With the full support of Mattel, the publication ofIAll Dolled Up/Iis a highlight among nationwide Barbie events and marketing initiatives being staged for the anniversary.PIn five decades, the influence of Barbie on girls and the
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Stepping into the Picture : Cartoon Designer Maurice Noble
Stepping into the Picture : Cartoon Designer Maurice Noble McKinnon, Robert J. Edition: 2007 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Number of Pages: 177 ISBN10: 1934110434 ISBN13: 9781934110430 Dimensions: 5.50" w x 8.50" l x 1.00" h Weight: 0.99 lbs. Binding: Trade Cloth Language: English List Price: 50.00 Description A biography of the artist who mastered concepts of animated design for Disney, Warner Bros., and Dr. Seuss Prologue Background Sketches Left Turn at Albuquerque Almost Eden A Touch of
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Joy Kirton-Smith Handsigned and Numbered Limited Edition Giclee:"Vaudeville Il"
Joy Kirton-Smith Handsigned and Numbered Limited Edition Giclee:"Vaudeville Il" Item #: wg-399 13 of 18 Item #: wg-399 $435.00 I work from home and some days tend to spend part of my day searching for reference material hidden in amongst the clutter of my studio. I will work on a number of pieces at any one time, often spending hours developing a theme, or working on the detail of a particular character. It is important to refresh works by constantly returning to evaluate and improve, or the hardest thing –
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Kirton-Smith Handsigned and Numbered Limited Edition Silkscreen:"The Taming of the Shrew"
Kirton-Smith Handsigned and Numbered Limited Edition Silkscreen:"The Taming of the Shrew" Item #: WG-744 18 of 36 Item #: WG-744 $665.00 My studio faces south, which ensures plenty of natural light, and is adorned by a beautiful patio and garden. My garden is my only distraction from my work. When I am not working in my studio, I relax by tending to my plants, flowers and fishpond. I love sitting on the patio with my sketchpad creating new ideas for my paintings. As mentioned earlier I am greatly inspired
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