The View from the Back of the Band

The Life and Music of Mel Lewis

By:

Chris Smith

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Paperback / softback

Series:

North Texas Lives of Musician Series

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Mel Lewis (1929–1990) was born Melvin Sokoloff to Jewish Russian immigrants in Buffalo, New York. He first picked up his father’s drumsticks at the age of two and at seventeen he was a full-time professional musician. The View from the Back of the Band is the first biography of this legendary jazz drummer. For over fifty years, Lewis provided the blueprint for how a drummer could subtly support any musical situation. While he made his name with Stan Kenton and Thad Jones, and with his band at the Village Vanguard, it was the hundreds of recordings that he made as a sideman and his ability to mentor young musicians that truly defined his career. Away from the drums, Lewis's passionate and outspoken personality made him one of jazz music's greatest characters. It is often through Lewis's own anecdotes, as well as many from the musicians who knew him best, that this book traces the career of one of the world’s greatest drummers. Previously unpublished interviews, personal memoirs, photos, musical transcriptions, and a selected discography add to this comprehensive biography.

Author Biography:

Chris Smith was raised in Iowa and began playing the drums at age eight. He holds degrees from Northern Illinois University and Manhattan School of Music, and a doctorate from University of Northern Colorado. He is currently a professional drummer and educator in New York, frequently giving master classes throughout the U.S.

Release date NZ

September 30th, 2016

Author

Chris Smith

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributors

Afterword by John Riley
Foreword by John Mosca

Illustrations

31 black & white illus

Pages

416

Series

North Texas Lives of Musician Series

Dimensions

152x229x28

ISBN-13

9781574416534

Product ID

25457338

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