Statesman of the Piano: Jazz, Race, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper Volume 266

Ontario-born jazz pianist Lou Hooper (1894-1977) began his professional career in Detroit, accompanying blues singers such as...
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Author: Sean Mills
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Statesman of the Piano: Jazz, Race, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper Volume 266 by Mills, Sean

Statesman of the Piano: Jazz, Race, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper Volume 266

$76.44

Statesman of the Piano: Jazz, Race, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper Volume 266

$76.44
Author: Sean Mills
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Ontario-born jazz pianist Lou Hooper (1894-1977) began his professional career in Detroit, accompanying blues singers such as Ma Rainey at the legendary Koppin Theatre. In 1921 he moved to Harlem, performing alongside Paul Robeson and recording extensively in and around Tin Pan Alley, before moving to Montreal in the 1930s. Prolific and influential, Hooper was an early teacher of Oscar Peterson and deeply involved in the jazz community in Montreal. When the Second World War broke out he joined the Canadian Armed Forces and entertained the troops in Europe. Near the end of his life Hooper came to prominence for his exceptional career and place in the history of jazz, inspiring an autobiography that was never published. Statesman of the Piano makes this document widely available for the first time and includes photographs, concert programs, lyrics, and other documents to reconstruct his life and times. Historians, archivists, musicians, and cultural critics provide annotations and commentary, examining some of the themes that emerge from Hooper's writing and music. Statesman of the Piano sparks new conversations about Hooper's legacy while shedding light on the cross-border travels and wartime experiences of Black musicians, the politics of archiving and curating, and the connections between race and music in the twentieth century.

Author: Sean Mills
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 10/15/2023
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780228018803

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