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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Cain was the first born son of Adam and Eve who grew up to murder
his brother. But that was over 125 years later. This is the story
of what went wrong. Drawing from the account in Genesis 1:1 - 5:2
and from assumptions of how a near-perfect humanity would survive
and thrive, the author uses his imagination to fill in the gaps.
The characters are far from perfect and this is not a Sunday School
story for children. The characters react as adults in a world
learning what humanity is all about. The world they live in is a
fertile valley surrounded by a less hospitable wilderness. From the
original campsite several days travel east of Eden, the family of
Adam and Eve grows to ten towns by the end of the first 130 years.
Abel grows close to God, while Cain becomes a wealthy plantation
owner -- the most powerful man in the valley. The conflict grows
for over a century and in the ends with mankind's first civil war.
As a founding father of bebop and brilliant jazz improviser,
Charlie Parker has secured a reputation and legacy second to none
since his birth nearly 100 years ago. Because of his excellence as
an improviser, however, his compositions - while admired and still
played - have taken a back seat. In this exciting and timely new
volume, author Henry Martin rebalances our understanding of Parker
by spotlighting his significance as a jazz composer. Beginning with
a review of Parker's life and musical training, Charlie Parker,
Composer critically analyzes Parker's compositions, situating them
within both his individual musicianship and early bebop style.
Proposing that Parker composed up to 84 pieces, Martin examines
their development and aesthetic qualities, their similarities and
dissimilarities within a range of seven types of jazz composition.
Also discussed are eight tunes credited to Parker but never
performed by him, along with an evaluation of where - if at all -
they fit in his oeuvre. Providing the first assessment of a major
jazz composer's output in its entirety, Charlie Parker, Composer
offers a thorough reexamination, through music-theoretical,
historical, and philosophical lenses, of one of the most
influential jazz musicians of all time.
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