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Riding On A Blue Note: Jazz And American Pop
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Riding On A Blue Note: Jazz And American Pop
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Gary Giddins
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:336 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 213,Width 141 |
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| Category/Genre | Rock and Pop |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780306809248
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| Classifications | Dewey:781.640973 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Hachette Books
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| Imprint |
Da Capo Press Inc
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| Publication Date |
1 January 2000 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Gary Giddins, winner of the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award, has a following that includes not only jazz enthusiasts but also pop music fans of every stripe. Writing here in a lyrical and celebratory style all his own, Giddins dazzlingly shows usamong many other thingshow performers originally perceived as radical (Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Elvis Presley) became conservative institutions ...how Charlie Parker created a masterpiece from the strain of an inane ditty ...how the Dominoes helped combine church ritual with pop music ...and how Irving Berlin translated a chiaroscuro of Lower East Side minorities into imperishable songs.
Author Biography
Gary Giddins is a columnist for the Village Voice and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Visions of Jazz. He is also the author of a biography of Bing Crosby. His work has won numerous prizes, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, five ASCAP-Deems Taylor awards, and an American Book Award. He lives in New York City.
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