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Bass Notes: Jazz in American Culture: A Personal View
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From his upbringing as a reddiaper baby among some of the leading lights of American music and Left politics, to his legendary work as bassist for the Bill Evans trio, to his collaborations with such figures as Charles Mingus and Billie Holiday, Chuck Israels has witnessed over a halfcentury of change and innovation in American jazz music. In Bass Notes, he offers up both an engaging memoir and a meditation on the history of jazz music and its prospects for the future. In addition to fascinating stories from his work with musicians like John Coltrane, Joan Baez, and Herbie Hancock, he gives an inside view into the mysterious alchemy that happens when skilled jazz improvisers get together. As he explains, the combination of disciplined collaboration and individual freedom is not just exhilarating for musicians, but an inspiring reflection of, and model for, democracy and the potential for true racial equality.Israels recounts his decision to leave Bill Evanss trio to deepen his musical education and develop as a composerand his choice to not rejoin the trio in Evanss last years. Citing such developments as the dominance of conservatory training and illadvised crossover attempts with classical and pop, he also gives an impassioned but unsentimental account of how jazz lost its primacy in the pantheon of American music, even though it is Americas most distinctive contribution to world music. He explores the obstacles that todays best young jazz musicians face following the giants of earlier generations and the dwindling opportunities to make a living as a musician. But despite it all, Israels argues that jazzs enduring and rich legacy will not be lost and shows how it can be not just sustained but broadened in the years to come.
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