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Bill Evans, The Pianist as an Artist
by Kyle Simpler
The Pianist as an Artist Enrico Pieranunzi Continuum Books ISBN: 0826457967 Many professional musicians possess a great talent, but only a few achieve a level of true greatness. The legendary pianist, Bill Evans definitely fits into this second category. Evans left an indelible mark on the history of jazz. Even ...
Oscar Peterson: A Jazz Odyssey
by Kyle Simpler
...A Jazz Odyssey Oscar Peterson Richard Palmer (Editor) Continuum Books ISBN 0826458076 Anyone who has achieved a certain degree of fame has probably given some consideration to publishing an autobiography. In many cases, it’s usually best if these works never get beyond the thought process, simply ...
Getting Sentimental Over You
by Kyle Simpler
Getting Sentimental Over You Roger Karshner Noble Porter ISBN 0963414747 Roger and Kristen Warner are moving into a Cincinnati residential area, when their new next door neighbor, Noble Johnson, is gracious enough to help them carry a few belongings. Later that day, he invites the couple to visit with him ...
A New History of Jazz
by Kyle Simpler
A New History of Jazz Alyn Shipton Continuum Books ISBN: 0826447546 When the Ken Burns television documentary, Jazz, aired earlier this year, it left many jazz fans feeling somewhat dissatisfied. Admittedly, telling the entire story of jazz provides any historian with a great challenge""one difficult to approach while ...
Boston Boy: Growing Up with Jazz
by Kyle Simpler
Boston Boy Nat Hentoff Paul Dry Books ISBN: 096796752X
Afro-Cuban Jazz
by Kyle Simpler
Afro-Cuban Jazz Scott Yanow Miller Freeman Books ISBN: 087930619X Considering the rising popularity of latin music, it seems only natural that someone would come out with a guide to Afro-Cuban Jazz—ideal territory for Miller-Freeman’s Third Ear series. Third Ear offers music listeners an in-depth look into genres that might not ...
Jazz: A Visual Journey
by Kyle Simpler
Jazz: A Visual Journey Herb Snitzer Notables Incorporated ISBN: 0967671507 Great photographers often have an area of interest that becomes a central theme in their work. When you think of Ansel Adams, for example, you naturally imagine Yosemite; or with Annie Lebovitz, popular celebrities come to mind. In the case ...
Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn
by Kyle Simpler
Something to Live For Walter Van De Leur Oxford University Press ISBN: 0195124480 Legendary composer/arranger Billy Strayhorn became something of an overnight success, nearly thirty years after his death, when David Hajdu released his critically-acclaimed biography Lush Life in 1996. Now, Dutch musicologist, Walter Van de ...
JAM: a Novel
by Kyle Simpler
JAM Alan Goldsher The Permanent Press ISBN: 0786884967 Frank Craft grew up as a self-proclaimed “jazz geek,” totally clueless about rock music. While his schoolmates were listening to Madonna and U2, Frank immersed himself in John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. Oddly enough, a few years after he graduated from high ...
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 ...
