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Live At The Village Vanguard
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Live At The Village Vanguard
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Max Gordon
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:192 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 142 |
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| Category/Genre | Dance and other performing arts
Jazz |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780306801600
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| Classifications | Dewey:781.65 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Hachette Books
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| Imprint |
Da Capo Press Inc
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| Publication Date |
22 March 1982 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Since 1934, the Village Vanguard in New York's Greenwich Village has hosted the foremost in live jazz, folk music, and comedy. Its owner, Max Gordon, has now written a personal history of his club and the hundreds of entertainment legends who have played there. Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, Woodie Guthrie, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Josh White, Pete SeegerMax has stories about all of them. And what stories! As Nat Hentoff says in his introduction, "A good many so-called professional writers have not done nearly so well. "
Author Biography
Max Gordon was the founder of the Village Vanguard, the legendary Greenwich Village music club.
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