Lee Morgan - His Life, Music and Culture - Tom Perchard
the break: new york, dizzy gillespie and blue note records
Lee Morgan - His Life, Music and Culture - Tom Perchard
Tom Perchard [+]
Goldsmiths College and the University of Westminster
Tom Perchard was born in 1976. He received his doctorate from the University of London, and he teaches at Goldsmiths College and the University of Westminster. He is a regular contributor to The Wire magazine.
Description
The chapter presents Lee Morgan's arrival in New York, free of the expectations and determinations of his home community. It also presents Dizzy Gillespie, known as a pre-eminent bebop innovator, who represented two distinct eras of jazz.