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The Lady Who Shot Lee Morgan Author Speaks!
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Larry Reni Thomas
From author Larry Reni Thomas: I am not on anybody's side. I am not on Lee Morgan's side. I am not on Helen Morgan's side. I am on the side of history. I understand people who loved Lee. And can also understand the people who loved Helen. But, I wrote this book for historical significance. I am an historian. I did what I was trained to do. I knew when I first met Mrs. Morgan that I had to interview ...
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Dick Vartanian’s Little Book
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Dick Vartanian, a trumpet player, was one of many San Francisco jazzmen who served in World War Two and returned home to see if they could make a living playing music. He and a clarinetist, Paul Breitenfeld, had become good friends at Polytechnic High School. The war behind them, the young Army veterans attended San Francisco State College, worked gigs in and around the city and played together for a time at the Feather River Inn, a resort in the ...
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"The Ultimate Sideman" by Eric Ineke & Dave Liebman
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Michael Ricci
By Marta Ramon The Ultimate Sideman Eric Ineke & Dave Liebman 224 pages ISBN:978-94-90532-04-8 Pincio Uitgeverij 2012 When you see a jazz musician on the stage, you connect with their playing. Sometimes, you wonder what crosses their mind to do that particular and subtle thing which touches you and makes a difference. You wonder about the person behind the instrument. This book gives you that portrait. The Ultimate Sideman talks ...
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“Jazz In The Key Of Light" Spotlights Jazz Greats And Rising Stars
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Veteran jazz writer and photographer Ken Franckling has published a new book, Jazz in the Key of Light (Eighty of our Finest Jazz Musicians Speak for Themselves). It illuminates more than 80 musicians through a different format than the traditional fine art photography book. Images of its featured jazz artists, in performance or moments of personal reflection, are paired with essential quotes from interviews Franckling had with those musicians for a variety of mainstream and music publications over the past ...
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"Playboy On Stage" A History Of The World's Sexiest Nightclubs By Patty Farmer
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Michael Ricci
The first-ever oral history of the influential entertainment empire launched by Playboy “For anyone interested in the good old days of jazz, rye old-fashioneds and life after dark, this book brings back the music, rough glamour and excitement of the Playboy clubs in all their exhilarating, ground-breaking glory. It's well-researched, breezily written, incredibly informative, and a lot of fun." —Rex Reed Anyone who hears the word Playboy probably thinks immediately of a scantily clad co-ed reclining across the staples of ...
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Jazz Child: A Portrait Of Sheila Jordan Biography By Ellen Johnson Released By Rowman And Littlefield
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Ellen Johnson
When Sheila Jordan dropped a nickel in the jukebox of a Detroit diner in the 1940s and heard “Now’s The Time” by Charlie Parker, she was instantly hooked—and so began a seventy-year jazz journey. With Jordan’s full cooperation, author Ellen Johnson documents the fascinating career of the 85-year-old NEA Jazz Master who stands today as one of the worlds most deeply respected jazz vocalists and educators. Jazz Child: A Portrait of Sheila Jordan published by Rowman and Littlefield is the ...
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Jan Rivera's "Advanced Rhythmic Concepts For Guitar" -- Foreword By Alex Machacek
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Jan Rivera
An in-depth study on Metric Modulation, Polyrhythms and Polymeters Jan Rivera's Advanced Rhythmic Concepts for Guitar is a step by step guide through the process of identifying, dissecting, constructing, practicing and applying: Metric Modulations, Polyrhythms, “Ratio” Polyrhythms, Polyrhythm Divisions/Polyrhythms within Polyrhythms, Intrinsic Polymeters, Extrinsic Polymeters, Polymetric Accompaniment, and Polymetric Improvisation. “I wish I'd had this book 20 years ago." —ALEX MACHACEK ("NOW" with Gary Husband) “Jan Rivera's book is clear, thorough, and methodical, and will be an asset to anyone ...
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Promised Land: Youth Culture, Disruptive Startups, and the Social Music Revolution
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HypeBot
If you read Hypebot, you know music technology writer and user experience researcher Kyle Bylin. Whether in his writings or on the Upward Spiral podcast, Kyle has always sought to understand not just how music consumption and the music industry are changing, but why. Now he's published a much anticipated collection of his best essays. I've read it, and it is unequivocally a 'must read' for anyone who cares about music and its future. - Bruce Houghton From the book: ...
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