Includes bibliographical references and index. Discography : pages 279-290
Contents:
Introduction. "Flowers Grow in My Room" : Realizing a Vision -- Part I. Origins. Enslavement and Resistance : From West Africa to the Carolinas to Harlem ; Struggle, Beauty, and Survival : Childhood in the South Bronx ; Consciousness : Art, Politics, and Self in the Mind of a Young Man -- Part II. Early Work. The Loft Scene : Art, Community, and Self-Determination ; "Music That Will Give People Hope" : Centering Dance Music with Patricia Nicholson ; "Music Is Supposed to Change People" : Working with Cecil Taylor -- Part III. Toward the Universal. "It Is the Job of the Artist to Incite Political Revolution" : In Order to Survive ; Into the Tone World : Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra ; Toward a Universal Sound : William Parker Quartet and Raining on the Moon ; Honoring the Elders : Tribute Projects and Other Bands ; All People Need Truth to Survive : Recent Work and Legacy.
Summary:
William Parker is the most influential jazz bassist since Charles Mingus. Universal Tonality tells the story of his origins -- traced from Africa to the Carolinas to Harlem -- and then details his path to music. Universal Tonality chronicles Parker's career from his early days playing with Cecil Taylor to leading his own bands-- Provided by publisher.
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