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Description for Jazz Anecdotes
Paperback. This revised edition of Jazz Anecdotes comes with 150 new anecdotes about jazz musicians both classic and contemporary. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
This second edition will feature new anecdotes involving Benny Goodman, Billy Taylor, Jackie Gleason, Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis and many more as well as a new foreword by Crow. "Read this somewhere where you're not afraid to be seen laughing out loud....Everyone should be able to find something to like in this rich collection"--Library Journal "A scintillating omnium gathering of jazz talk." --Washington Post "Guarantees up to a thousand laughs...recommended without reservation."--Los Angeles Times "The intense sociological hothouse that was the jazz and commercial music world has cooled down greatly over the years, but it's important to have books like ... Read more
This second edition will feature new anecdotes involving Benny Goodman, Billy Taylor, Jackie Gleason, Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis and many more as well as a new foreword by Crow. "Read this somewhere where you're not afraid to be seen laughing out loud....Everyone should be able to find something to like in this rich collection"--Library Journal "A scintillating omnium gathering of jazz talk." --Washington Post "Guarantees up to a thousand laughs...recommended without reservation."--Los Angeles Times "The intense sociological hothouse that was the jazz and commercial music world has cooled down greatly over the years, but it's important to have books like ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
409
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
305g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195187953
SKU
V9780195187953
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Bill Crow
Bill Crow is a free-lance musician in the New York City area. He writes a monthly humor column for Allegro, published monthly by Local 802, American Federation of Musicians.
Reviews for Jazz Anecdotes
A scintillating omnium gathering of jazz talk.
Washington Post
Guarantees up to a thousand laughs...recommended without reservation.
Los Angeles Times
The intense sociological hothouse that was the jazz and commercial music world has cooled down greatly over the years, but it's important to have books like this to remind us how exciting and invigorating those days ... Read more
Washington Post
Guarantees up to a thousand laughs...recommended without reservation.
Los Angeles Times
The intense sociological hothouse that was the jazz and commercial music world has cooled down greatly over the years, but it's important to have books like this to remind us how exciting and invigorating those days ... Read more