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Bill Bruford: The Autobiography (Signature and Deluxe Editions)
by John Kelman
The Autobiography: Signature and Deluxe EditionsBill BrufordHardcover, 304 pagesISBN: 978-1905792191Foruli Limited Edition Books and Records2011 When Bill Bruford--veteran prog rock/art rock drummer turned jazzer--decided to hang up his sticks in 2009, the outcries were loud, passionate and, surprisingly, incredulous. How could this drummer, ...
Tutto un complesso di cose. Il libro di Paolo Conte
by AAJ Italy Staff
Tutto un complesso di cose. Il libro di Paolo Conte di Enrico De Angelis Giunti Editore (2011) - Pagine 192 Euro 19,00. Buona parte dei contenuti di questo bellissimo libro (rilegato e di grande formato: 22x28) provengono da un precedente volume del 1989, sempre a cura di Enrico De Angelis (Conte, Ed. Muzzio), giustamente rimasto negli ...
Amy C. Beal: Carla Bley
by Chris May
Carla Bley Amy C. Beal Softcover, 114 pages University of Illinois Press ISBN: 9780252078187 2011 Remarkably, this is the first detailed, published study of the career and music of Carla Bley, the distinguished composer, keyboardist, band leader and activist. It is the seventh volume in the University of ...
101 micro-lezioni di jazz
by AAJ Italy Staff
101 micro-lezioni di jazz di Filippo Bianchi 22 publishing Questo ottimo volumetto, edito dalla milanese 22 publishing, infila pazientemente, nel solido filo di una collana lunga e sapientemente arrotolata, ben 115 perle di saggezza che ci aiutano, per via spesso indiretta, a capire il mood, e se volete anche il mondo, del jazz. Un mondo che ...
Tad Hershorn: Norman Granz - The Man Who Used Jazz For Justice
by Ian Patterson
Norman Granz: The Man Who Used Jazz For Justice Tad Hershorn Hardcover; 488 pages ISBN: 9780520267824 University of California Press 2011 That this is the first comprehensive biography on groundbreaking jazz impresario Norman Granz (1918-2001) says much about the man's private nature. Granz shied ...
L'Italia del Jazz
by AAJ Italy Staff
L'Italia del Jazz di Adriano Mazzoletti Stefano Mastruzzi Editore (2011) - Pagine 271 Euro 65,00. In attesa dell'ultimo volume della sua monumentale storia del jazz nazionale pubblicata della EDT (Il jazz in Italia - Dalle origini alle grandi orchestre e Dallo Swing agli anni sessanta), Adriano Mazzoletti ci delizia con una splendida storia fotografica che va ...
Le fiabe del jazz
by AAJ Italy Staff
Le fiabe del jazz: “Il Soffio di Satchmo" / “I Giochi di Miles" di Roberto Piumini - Claudio Comini Edizioni Curci Pagine 31 (libro + Cd) - Euro 15 Le fiabe del jazz, ovvero un modo per introdurre a questa strana musica i bambini di sei anni o poco più (fascia d'età indicata in copertina). Non ...
Tad Hershorn: Norman Granz - The Man Who Used Jazz for Justice
by Lewis J Whittington
Norman Granz: The Man Who Used Jazz for Justice Tad Hershorn Hardcover, 488 pages University of California Press ISBN: 9780520267824 2011 Impresario Norman Granz changed the course of jazz in so many ways, as creator of the Jazz At The Philharmonic (JATP) tour package and as founder of Verve ...
Steve Dalachinsky: Weaving Poetry with Jazz
by Florence Wetzel
Poet Steve Dalachinsky occupies a unique place in the jazz firmament. Actually, he occupies several places: he writes poetry inspired by jazz, he performs and records with jazz musicians and he has supplied liner notes for numerous artists including multi-intrumentalist Anthony Braxton, drummer Rashied Ali and pianist Matthew Shipp. Dalachinsky is an avid supporter of the ...
Bob Riesman: I Feel So Good - The Life And Times Of Big Bill Broonzy
by Jack Huntley
I Feel So Good: The Life And Times Of Big Bill BroonzyBob RiesmanCloth; 336 pagesISBN 97800226717456University of Chicago Press2011 Guitarist and singer Big Bill Broonzy is one of those musicians whose reach cannot be limited to his immediate musical era or genre. Like his ...
