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Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton
by Jim Nelson
Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton Howard Reich and William Gaines DaCapo Press ISBN: 0306812096 2003 Howard Reich and William Gaines make an eye-opening understatement in their preface to Jelly's Blues. Speaking about a treasure trove of long-lost correspondence hoarded by jazz collector ...
I Put a Spell on You
by Kyle Simpler
I Put a Spell on You Nina Simone with Stephen Cleary Da Capo Books ISBN: 0306813270 2003 When Nina Simone died earlier this year, the world lost one of its most memorable voices. She rose from a depression-era southern background to become not only “the high ...
Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King
by Matthew Wuethrich
Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King Lloyd Bradley Penguin Books 2001 On April 22, 1978 30,000 people filled Kingston’s National Stadium to see the One Love Peace concert. On the bill was singer Dennis Brown, pop-reggae sensation Inner Circle, the vocal trio The Mighty diamonds, the toaster Trinity, the spliff-toting ...
So What: Reconciling Miles the Man and his Music
by Matthew Wuethrich
So What John Szwed Simon & Schuster 2002 After reading Miles’ autobiography, writer Pearl Cleage related in a 1990 essay how and why she decided to stop listening to Miles Davis’ music. Entitled “Mad at Miles,” the essay challenges the reader with this image: “Can we make love to the ...
Myself Among Others, A Life in Music
by Kyle Simpler
Myself Among Others George Wein with Nate Chinen Da Capo Books 2003 George Wein started playing piano during his youth and went on to become one of the most important figures in the music world. His playing, though, wasn’t what brought him to prominence. Make no mistake about ...
The CAT on a Hot Thin Groove
by Kyle Simpler
The CAT on a Hot Thin Groove Gene Deitch Fantagraphics Books 2003 Surely everyone knows the old joke 'How do you get to Carnegie Hall?' 'Practice, practice, practice.' This may not be all that funny but it does have a couple of important points. The obvious message, of course, is ...
Trust Me
by Kyle Simpler
Trust Me Bruce Forman Lost Coast Press 2003 Practically everyone knows the old adage “be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.” Chances are good, though, that this saying alone never prevented anyone from wishing. Such is the case with Sam Mann. Sam definitely has a lot ...
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by AAJ Staff
Hélène Lee The First Rasta--Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism Lawrence Hill Books ISBN: 1556524668 Every culture has its hero; every religion has its messiah. Sometimes the lines become blurred, and that's when we learn about the relationship between needs and wants among the fellow ...
Good Vibes: A Life in Jazz
by Joel Roberts
Good Vibes: A Life in Jazz Terry Gibbs with Cary Ginell Scarecrow Press ISBN: 0810845865 2003 Terry Gibbs' style as a storyteller is a lot like his style as one of the top vibes players in jazz history – spirited, frenetic, quirky and highly entertaining. And ...
Blue Note Records: The Biography
by Victor L. Schermer
Blue Note Records: The Biography Richard Cook Justin, Charles, and Co. 2003 ISBN: 1932112103 The early development of modern jazz owes a large debt to a handful of idealistic entrepreneurs who worked in the background with a love of the music and a desire to promote ...
