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Author Malvinni, David.

Title Grateful Dead and the art of rock improvisation / David Malvinni
Published Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 277 pages) : illustrations
Contents On deadness : the path to unlimited devotion -- Primal Grateful Dead improvisation : from R & B covers to originals like "That's it for the other one" -- "Dark star" as cosmic expansion -- "Dark star" : theorizing improvisation -- "Mind left your body" : thematic signposts and arrivals in the Grateful Dead's jazz-rock jamming -- The unfolding of jamming in the Grateful Dead's original repertoire -- Improvisational types in the Grateful Dead's later period
Summary Although fans and scholars alike recognize the Grateful Dead as icons of the psychedelic music, the band's improvisatory approach still remains an enigma to the uninitiated. In Grateful Dead and the Art of Rock Improvisation, Malvinni unravels this mystery, walking readers through the band's musical decision-making process. Written for rock music fans with little to no background in music theory and scholars and students of popular music culture, the book reveal the method behind the seeming madness of America's greatest
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Grateful Dead (Musical group)
SUBJECT Grateful Dead (Musical group) fast
Subject Improvisation (Music)
Rock music -- History and criticism
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Rock.
Improvisation (Music)
Rock music
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2012038584
ISBN 9780810883482
0810883481
1299284248
9781299284241