a-hull
Overview page. Subjects: Maritime History.
The condition of a sailing vessel which is obliged, because of heavy weather, to heave to under bare poles with its helm a-lee in order to ride out the storm.
Ruther, Wyatt
in Oxford Music Online
January 2002; p ublished online January 2003 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Jazz; Contemporary Music. 623 words.
(Robert) [Bull]
(b Pittsburgh, Feb 5, 1923; d San Francisco, Oct 31, 1999). American double bass player. He played trombone in high school, then took up double bass, and he...
Hodes, Art(hur W.)
in Oxford Music Online
January 2002; p ublished online January 2003 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Jazz; Contemporary Music. 1067 words.
(b Nikoliev [now Nikolayev], Ukraine, 14 Nov ? 1904; d Harvey, IL, March 4, 1993). American pianist, broadcaster, and writer. He told Balliett (1981): “I’m not completely correct on...
