David Baker – A Legacy in Music Herzig Hasse Jenkins Ward–steinman Hardback

David BakerA Legacy in Music\nAuthor(s): Monika Herzig, John Edward Hasse, Willard Jenkins, David Ward-Steinman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Indiana University Press, United States\nImprint: Indiana University Press\nISBN-13: 9780253356574, 978-0253356574\nSynopsis\nA Living Jazz Legend, musician and composer David Baker has made a distinctive mark on the world of music in his nearly 60-year careeras player (chiefly on trombone and cello), composer, and educator. In this richly illustrated volume, Monika Herzig explores Baker's artistic legacy, from his days as a jazz musician in Indianapolis to his long-term gig as Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the Jazz Studies department at Indiana University. Baker's credits are striking: in the 1960s he was a member of George Russell's \""out there\"" sextet and orchestra; by the 1980s he was in the jazz educator's hall of fame. His compositions have been recorded by performers as diverse as Dexter Gordon and Janos Starker, the Beaux Art.