Selected as one of the Best Jazz Books of the Year (2021)
by The New York City Jazz Record The New Yorker
recently referred to Pat Metheny as “possibly the most
influential jazz guitarist of the past five decades.” A native of
Lee’s Summit, Missouri, just southeast of Kansas City, Metheny
started playing in pizza parlors at age fourteen. By the time he
graduated from high school he was the first-call guitarist for
Kansas City jazz clubs, private clubs, and jazz festivals. Now 66,
he attributes his early success to the local musical environment he
was brought up in and the players and teachers who nurtured his
talent and welcomed him into the jazz community. Metheny's twenty
Grammys in ten categories speak to his versatility and popularity.
Despite five decades of interviews, none have conveyed in detail
his stories about his teenage years. Beneath Missouri Skies also
reveals important details about jazz in Kansas City during the
sixties and early seventies, often overlooked in histories of
Kansas City jazz. Yet this time of cultural change was
characterized by an outstanding level of musicianship. Author
Carolyn Glenn Brewer shows how his keen sense of ensemble had its
genesis in his school band under the guidance of a beloved band
director. Drawn from news accounts, archival material, interviews,
and remembrances, to which the author had unique access, Beneath
Missouri Skies portrays a place and time from which Metheny still
draws inspiration and strength.
General
| Imprint: |
University of North Texas Press,U.S.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
North Texas Lives of Musician Series |
| Release date: |
July 2022 |
| Authors: |
Carolynglenn Brewer
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
304 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-57441-885-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-57441-885-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781574418859 |
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