Four Lives in the Bebop Business
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (506 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879100427 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 241 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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I Hightly Recommend This Book I enjoyed this book thoroughly. The four biographies were wonderful and deepened my understanding of the bebop era and what life is like for career musicians. I was at first drawn to this book because of the biography of Herbie Nichols; I own the complete works of Herbie Nichols on CD but until I read this book only knew that he was unappreciated during his lifetime. Now I really understand Mr. Nichols and my respect for him and ability to appreciate his music is much deeper. Same for Ornette Coleman, who until I read his biography here was to my mind merely an eccentric who h. A Must read Ralph M. Jones For those who have not read this book or are not familiar with the works of A.B. Spellman.As Charlie Parker said Now,s the Time , , ,. Five Stars A must-have book for any jazz library.
This book offers biographical sketches and quotations from four black musicians: Herbie Nichols, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, and Jackie McLean. Photographs.