Stanley Crouch
Stanley Crouch (born December 14, 1945 in Los Angeles , † September 16, 2020 in New York City ) was an American jazz musician ( drums ), writer and publicist.
Live and act
Crouch began his career as a musician with the pianist Raymond King in 1966 and worked from 1967 in the formation The Quartet , which temporarily included David Murray and James Newton . In 1974 Crouch wrote the Ellington Suite and from 1969 to 1975 taught drama, literature and jazz history at Claremont College . From 1975 he lived in New York and then worked as a writer; in 1970 he published a volume of poetry. In addition, as an influential jazz critic, Crouch represented a comparatively narrow conception of jazz according to the current understanding - only what is rooted in swing is jazz - with which he the performance practice ofWynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center . He has also written liner notes for countless jazz albums and has also worked as a producer, for example for Joe Henderson's 1985 album The State of the Tenor - Live at the Village Vanguard . In 2009, Crouch was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Discographic notes
- Wadada Leo Smith & The New Delta Ahkri: Wildflowers 2 (1976)
- David Murray: David Murray & Low-Class Conspiracy: Vol. 1 / Penthouse Jazz (Circle Records, 1977) with Murray, Crouch, Fred Hopkins , Lawrence Butch Morris , Don Pullen
- Wynton Marsalis : The Majesty of the Blues (Narrator)
- Wynton Marsalis: A Fiddler's Tale (1999) (Narrator)
bibliography
Non-fiction
- Considering Genius: Writings on Jazz
- The Artificial White Man: Essays on Authenticity
- Kansas City Lightning: The Life and Times of Young Charlie Parker
- The All-American Skin Game, or, The Decoy of Race: The Long and the Short of It, 1990-1994
- Notes of a Hanging Judge: Essays and Reviews, 1979-1989
- Reconsidering the Souls of Black Folk with Playthell G. Benjamin
- Always in Pursuit: Fresh American Perspectives
- In Defense of Taboos
- Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker (2013)
Prose / poetry
- Don't the Moon Look Lonesome: A Novel in Blues and Swing 2000
- Ain't no ambulances for no nigguhs tonight 1972
Literature / sources
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's jazz guide . 4th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
- Christian Broecking : The Marsalis Factor , Oreos, 1995
- Christian Broecking: Black Codes , Verbrecher Verlag, 2005
Web links
- Short biography
- Interview with Crouch by Ethan Iverson, especially about "Considering Genius" ( Memento of March 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Stanley Crouch at Allmusic (English)
- Stanley Crouch at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sam Roberts: Stanley Crouch, Critic Who Saw American Democracy in Jazz, Dies at 74. In: The New York Times , September 16, 2020 (English). Retrieved September 17, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crouch, Stanley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author, music critic, and jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 2020 |
| Place of death | New York City |