2002, ISBN: 0805070680

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[EAN: 9780805070682], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Times Books], JAZZ, DISCOGRAPHY, INTERVIEWS, First Edition 2002, 1st printing. Bright clean & tight copy, unread, in FINE condition. "… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780805070682], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Times Books], JAZZ, DISCOGRAPHY, INTERVIEWS, First Edition 2002, 1st printing. Bright clean & tight copy, unread, in FINE condition. "A Love Supreme, Miles Ahead, Brubeck Time, Blues and Roots, Way Out West. Whether you're a newcomer just beginning your library of recordings or a longtime fan looking to deepen your understanding, you are sure to delight in New York Times jazz critic Ben Ratliff's assertive, writerly, and deeply knowledgeable collector's guide. Full of opinions and insights, here is an aficionado's take on the one hundred greatest recorded works of jazz." [publisher copy] "Ratliff's essential jazz records book separates itself from the herd at once by starting its chronological listing with The Creators of Jazz by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the white outfit that ever since it recorded jazz first has been tarred for crudely ripping off black music. Ratliff defends the ODJB's music making as well as its historic importance while granting that its leader may have been the worst racist in jazz history. Later, he includes, with warm appreciation, Latin jazz players Chano Pozo, Machito, Eddie Palmieri, and Moacir Santos, who aren't even listed in some huge jazz record guides. He has smart and persuasive essays on why underrated popular jazzmen John Kirby, Ahmad Jamal, and 'Baby Face' Willette deserve places in the pantheon. He even gives the nod to difficult, dissonant experimenters Cecil Taylor, Albert Ayler, Roscoe Mitchell, and Evan Parker, whom many jazz historians barely tolerate. All that, and Armstrong, Ellington, Holiday, Basie, Tatum, Bird, Monk, Mingus, Miles, and the others everybody expects to be in on this jam, too. Damn good book."--Ray Olson, Booklist. Sold with an unread Advance Reader's Edition in paperback of Ratliff's THE JAZZ EAR: CONVERSATIONS OVER MUSIC from 2008. "Jazz is conducted almost wordlessly: John Coltrane rarely told his quartet what to do, and Miles Davis famously gave his group only the barest instructions before recording his masterpiece Kind of Blue. Musicians often avoid discussing their craft for fear of destroying its improvisational essence, rendering jazz among the most ephemeral and least transparent of the performing arts. In THE JAZZ EAR, acclaimed music critic Ben Ratliff discusses with jazz greats the recordings that most influenced them and skillfully coaxes out a profound understanding of the men and women themselves, the context of their work, and how jazz--from horn blare to drum riff--is conceptualized. Ratliff speaks with Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Wayne Shorter, Joshua Redman, and others about the subtle variations in generation and attitude that define their music." [publisher copy] "THE JAZZ EAR will be a permanent part of learning how to listen inside the musicians playing."--Nat Hentoff, Jazz Times. "Ratliff is able to weave fascinating and surprising portraits. Reading these chapters should remind us that the artists, like the music, are ones who continue to surprise us and delight us in so many ways. This marvelous addition to the jazz literature would make a wonderful [present] for the jazz enthusiast, as well as a most enjoyable read for oneself as well."--Jazz & Blues. Both paperbacks are in Fine condition w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, square & tight bindings w/no creases in spines & no jackets as issued. Quite present-able., Books<

2002, ISBN: 0805070680

[EAN: 9780805070682], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Times Books], very good, Books