Description
The Book of Hungarian Jazz by Géza Gábor Simon / Foreword by Attila Csányi / Hotelinfo Budapest 1992 / Hardcover / A magyar jazz könyve (Angol)
Hardcover 1992
ISBN: 9789638506917 / 978-9638506917
ISBN-10: 9638506911
PAGES: 199
PUBLISHER: Hotelinfo
LANGUAGE: English
English Description:
This present work differs in many respects from jazz books known so far. The author has not written an ordinary jazz history but, rather, a mosaic with a huge quantity of detail which often entrusts the reader to draw his or her own conclusions. This will probably provoke disputes as people interested in and attracted to jazz have had divided opinions for decades.
The division that exists between listeners and musicians is perceptible in Hungary, too. Simply stated, jazz fans can be divided into modernists and traditionalists, the arguments for which being so well-known that it is enough to invoke some of them here that the book may be better understood.
Contents:
Foreword by Attila Csanyi (Translated by Zoltan Vas)
Acknowledgement
Preface (Translated by Zoltan Vas)
The Place and Role of Ragtime in European Culture (Translated by Z
The Pre-History of Jazz in Hungary (Translated by Zoltan Vas)
The Jazz Market (Translated by Borbala Molnar)
Early Jazz Literature in Hungary (Translated by Borbala Molnar)
Musical Mosaics (Translated by Istvan Végh)
The Golden Era of Hungarian Jazz (Translated by Istvan Végh)
Recordings Between 194881962 (Translated by Borbala Molnar)
Dixieland and Ragtime in the Era of Modern Jazz
Publication and Distribution of Jazz Records in Hungary 1962-1992
The “Modern Jazz” Record Series (Translated by Zoltan Vas)
The Rise of Hungaroton’s Monopolistic Jazz Empire and the New La
The Budapest Youth Jazz Club in Dalia
The Formation, Significance and Operation of the Jazz Faculty 1965-
Hungarian Jazz in the ‘70s & ‘80s (Translated by Imre Patrovics)
The Jazz Club Movement (Translated by Zoltan Vas)
Hungarians Abroad (Translated by Zoltan Vas)
Research into Jazz History and Theory in Hungary (Translated by Im
Hungaroton Sales Statistics (1967-feb. 15, 1990)
Top Jazz Hungary Poll
Honours and Competition Results of Hungarian Musicians
Bibliography
Discography
Epilogue
Index