Jack Grassel Reharmonizes The Real Book
For nearly 50 years, The Real Book has sat proudly on music stands across the world, from clubs and society gigs to practice rooms and … Read More “Jack Grassel Reharmonizes The Real Book“
Books
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Why Art Pepper’s Straight Life Is Still the Most Harrowing Jazz Memoir Ever
Early in his memoir, Straight Life, the late jazz legend Art Pepper relates a story about being in the U.S. Army during World War II, … Read More “Why Art Pepper’s Straight Life Is Still the Most Harrowing Jazz Memoir Ever”
Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star—The War Years 1940-1946 by Gary Giddins (Little, Brown)
Ask anyone to name the greatest entertainer of the 20th century and responses will likely range from Sinatra and Garland to Elvis and Aretha. Chances … Read More “Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star—The War Years 1940-1946 by Gary Giddins (Little, Brown)”
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Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon by Maxine Gordon (University of California Press)
Do you remember your first Dexter Gordon moment? Did his bold, brash, relentlessly swinging playing grab you by the ears and refuse to let go? … Read More “Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon by Maxine Gordon (University of California Press)”
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Swinger! A Jazz Girl’s Adventures from Hollywood to Harlem by Judy Carmichael
Bright, breezy, intelligent, assured: hallmark adjectives of Judy Carmichael’s celebrated dual careers as one of the foremost stride pianists of the past half-century and host … Read More “Swinger! A Jazz Girl’s Adventures from Hollywood to Harlem by Judy Carmichael”
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The Great Jazz and Pop Vocal Albums by Will Friedwald (Pantheon Books)
In his introduction to The Great Jazz and Pop Vocal Albums (Pantheon), noted authority Will Friedwald positions it as the conclusion of a quasi-trilogy. That … Read More “The Great Jazz and Pop Vocal Albums by Will Friedwald (Pantheon Books)”
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The Maiden Voyage of Fred Hersch
If you have a passing knowledge of how the publishing industry works, you are likely to cock a cynical eyebrow when pondering if a memoir … Read More “The Maiden Voyage of Fred Hersch”
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Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill by Jerry Dantzic & Grayson Dantzic
Back in 1957, Decca Records assigned photojournalist Jerry Dantzic to photograph Billie Holiday for an album cover (see The Blues Are Brewin’), and Dantzic opted … Read More “Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill by Jerry Dantzic & Grayson Dantzic”
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Message to Our Folks: The Art Ensemble of Chicago by Paul Steinbeck
With its multifaceted radicalism, the Art Ensemble of Chicago occupies a singular niche in the American music timeline. That creative audacity could be found in … Read More “Message to Our Folks: The Art Ensemble of Chicago by Paul Steinbeck”
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