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Afro-Cuban Jazz

by Kyle Simpler
March 4, 2004

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 ...

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Jazz: A Visual Journey

by Kyle Simpler
March 4, 2004

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 ...

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Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn

by Kyle Simpler
March 3, 2004

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 ...

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JAM: a Novel

by Kyle Simpler
March 3, 2004

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 ...

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I Put a Spell on You

by Kyle Simpler
October 20, 2003

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 ...

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Myself Among Others, A Life in Music

by Kyle Simpler
October 16, 2003

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 ...

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The CAT on a Hot Thin Groove

by Kyle Simpler
October 16, 2003

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 ...

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Trust Me

by Kyle Simpler
October 16, 2003

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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Quotable Jazz

by Kyle Simpler
April 2, 2003

Marshall Bowden & Mike Rooth Quotable Jazz Sound and Vision Books ISBN: 0-920151-55-8 Marshall Bowden definitely knows his stuff when it comes to jazz. He started playing music when he was only eight years old. This early exposure eventually led him to study music at Berklee. Later, he began working in ...

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Hidden Meanings of Jazz

by Kyle Simpler
April 1, 2003

R.D. Edwards Deciphering the Message: Hidden Meanings of Jazz Trump/Loyal Books In 1969, a rumor circulated concerning the alleged death of Paul McCartney. The thing that caused the real frenzy of interest with this story was that the Beatles supposedly had placed clues in their albums hinting at Paul's death. At the ...