Home » Search Center » Results: Book Reviews

Results for "Book Reviews"

Article: Book Review

A Half-Million Dollars: Biographies of Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis

by C. Michael Bailey
December 14, 2014

It was December 4, 1956. The famous black and white, now sepia photograph snapped that winter afternoon shows four young men, silhouetted against acoustic tile, making joyful noise. Three of the four were standing around the one at the piano, the one who would be king. When this photograph was taken, two of the men were ...

Article: Book Review

On Highway 61: Music, Race and the Evolution of Cultural Freedom

by Doug Collette
December 14, 2014

On Highway 61: Music, Race and the Evolution of Cultural Freedom Dennis McNally 384 Pages ISBN: # 1619024497 Counterpoint 2014 Don't be intimidated by the subtitle of Dennis McNally's book. On Highway 61 is the antithesis of the dry drone of academia. On the contrary, while this is not ...

Article: Book Review

Luca Vitali - Il suono del Nord

by Luca Canini
December 8, 2014

Il Libro Aurore boreali, fiordi, salmoni, un re che si chiama Harald, fenomenali sciatori, un paio di attaccanti spilungoni che hanno lasciato il segno anche in Italia e una scena jazz da crepare d'invidia. Cresciuta rigogliosa nonostante la Novergia non sia esattamente al centro del villaggio globale. E nonostante gli evidenti limiti rappresentati ...

Article: Book Review

Joe Maini

by Hrayr Attarian
November 16, 2014

Joe Maini Nicolas Rabel 17 Pages Ideo-Libris 2014 Saxophonist Joe Maini's life was short, fast and colorful and it ended tragically when he was still in his prime. A talented yet erratic musician Maini was a fervent admirer of saxophone master and innovator Charlie Parker, but only spent a very ...

Article: Book Review

Jazz Child: A Portrait of Sheila Jordan

by Ian Patterson
November 12, 2014

Jazz Child: A Portrait of Sheila Jordan Ellen Johnson 234 pages ISBN: 978-0-8108-8836-4 Rowman & Littlefield 2014 That Ellen Johnson's revealing portrait of Sheila Jordan is the first full biography of the eighty five-year old Pennsylvanian-born singer reaffirms the notion that the dominant jazz narrative has always lionized ...

Article: Book Review

Uncompromising Expression: 75 Years of the Finest in Jazz

by C. Andrew Hovan
November 11, 2014

Uncompromising Expression:75 Years of the Finest in Jazz Richard Havers 400 pages ISBN: # 978-1-4521-4144-2 Chronicle Books 2014 It's probably still a bit of an understatement to suggest that Blue Note Records has become one of the most iconic labels associated with recorded jazz. Now in its 75th year, ...

Article: Book Review

Bathed in Lightning: John McLaughlin, the 60s and the Emerald Beyond

by Maurizio Comandini
November 11, 2014

Bathed in Lightning: John McLaughlin, the 60s and the Emerald Beyond Colin Harper Jawbone 512 pagine ISBN: 978-1-908279-51-4 2014 Questa biografia del famoso chitarrista John McLaughlin, scritta dal giornalista inglese Colin Harper, è uno dei migliori lavori che ci è capitato di leggere negli ultimi anni. Un lavoro ...

Article: Book Review

We Thought We Could Change The World

by Sammy Stein
October 31, 2014

We Thought We Could Change The World Gerard Rouy 189 PagesISBN: # 978-3-95593-047-9 Wolke Verlag Hofheim 2014 There are many worthy books on jazz, its history and growth, that provide insight into how the art form has influenced other genres and developed in different locations. This effort is ...

Article: Book Review

Please Be With Me: A Song for My Father, Duane Allman by Galadrielle Allman

by C. Michael Bailey
October 26, 2014

Please Be With Me: A Song for My Father, Duane Allman Galadrielle Allman 400 Pages ISBN: # 978-1400068944 Spiegel & Grau 2014 Galadrielle Allman was two-years old when her father, Allman Brothers Band founder Duane Allman, was killed in a motorcycle accident October 29, 1971. Since that time, ...

Article: Book Review

Carola De Scipio: Massimo Urbani. L’avanguardia è nei sentimenti.

by Maurizio Zerbo
October 22, 2014

Massimo Urbani. L'avanguardia è nei sentimenti. Carola De Scipio 340 Pagine 22 euro Arcana Edizioni 2014 La ristampa di questo libro presenta qualche novità interessante, anche se scompare il bel CD allegato alla precedente edizione. Il testo è corredato da ulteriori interviste, splendide fotografie ed un'accurata discografia. Si ...