Bill Russell and the New Orleans Jazz Revival

by Ray Smith and Mike Pointon

Born in 1905, Bill Russell demonstrated diverse musical interests from an early age. A contemporary of John Cage, Henry Cowell and Lou Harrison, his significance as a percussion composer is well known among aficionados and his work as a musicologist of New Orleans jazz music is equally acclaimed. He was a major figure in the revival of interest in the music of that city, notably from his recordings of trumpet player Bunk Johnson in the 1940s. He...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781791694
• ISBN13: 9781781791691
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.0" x 9.9"