The music and life of Theodore "Fats" Navarro : infatuation

The music and life of Theodore "Fats" Navarro : infatuation /

This is the first comprehensive study of the music and life of Theodore 'Fats' Navarro. It provides biographical, discographical, and analytical information on the trumpeter and his recorded legacy, offering new perspectives on Navarro's role in the history and emergence of Bebop.

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Petersen, Leif Bo, 1942-
Other Authors: Rehak, Theo
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009
Series:Studies in jazz ; no. 59.
Subjects:
Navarro, Fats, > 1923-1950.
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Key West
  • Chorus 1. Theme
  • The Birth of a Jazz Musician
  • Cody
  • On the Road Up North
  • Chorus 2. Tutti
  • Big Band Apprenticeship
  • Wheelin' with Andy Kirk
  • Recordings with Andy Kirk, 1943-45
  • Fat Boy in B's Band
  • Recordings, Early 1945-46
  • Chorus 3. Solos
  • Fats Blows
  • Bebop Boy
  • Recordings, Second Half of 1946
  • Climbing up the Scene
  • Recordings, 1947
  • Interlude
  • The Romance of Junk
  • Chorus 4. More Solos
  • Lady Be Good
  • Hot House
  • Recordings with Hampton
  • The Roost and Rena
  • Recordings, August-October 1948
  • Move
  • Recordings, November 1948-February 1949
  • Chorus 5. Outchorus
  • Twilight
  • Dance of the Infidels
  • Recordings, Second Half of 1949
  • Birdland Nights
  • Recordings, 1950
  • The Final Note
  • Coda
  • The Significance of Fats Navarro
  • Appendix A. Recording Techniques in the Navarro Era
  • Appendix B. Discographical Terms
  • Appendix C. Nomenclature for Navarro Recordings.
  • Appendix D. The Compositions of Theodore Navarro
  • Appendix E.A Chronological Overview.

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