This second edition will feature new anecdotes involving Benny Goodman Billy Taylor Jackie Gleason Duke Ellington Wynton Marsalis & many more as well as a new foreword by Crow. Read this somewhere where youre 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 & commercial music world has cooled down greatly over the years but its important to have books like this to remind us how exciting & invigorating those days were... Dont let it slip by."
- " Allegro.""



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Vinyl mania. Jazz LP covers from the 1940s to 1990s. This volume features a broad selection of jazz record covers from the 1940s through the decline of LP production in the early 1990s. Each cover is accompanied by with a fact sheet listing performer & album name art director photographer illustrator year label & more. Special features for jazz lovers include a top-10 favorite records list by leading jazz Djs King Britt Michael Mc Fadden Gilles Peterson Andre Torres & Rainer Truby as well as interviews with legendary jazz personalities Rudy Van Gelder (sound engineer that recorded for many labels such as Blue Note Impulse! & Prestige) Creed Taylor (founder of many labels & one of the best jazz producers ever credited also for bringing bossa nova to the US & fusing it with jazz) Michael Cuscuna (Blue Note jazz producer & catalogue researcher responsible for its most successful re-editions) Bob Ciano (designer at the CTI Label founded in the 70s by Creed Taylor & one of the greatest cover designers ever) & Ashley Kahn (writer critic & journalist for jazz whose books include A Love Supreme" " Kind of Blue" & " The House That Trane Built")." ...

Includes: a list of more than 100 recordings for your jazz collection The fun & easy way to explore the world of jazz
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The Jazz Image: Masters of Jazz Photography" has been carefully culled by Lee Tanner the leading authority on jazz photography & photographers & covers more than four decades of performers. If music is an international language then jazz is the unofficial American ambassador to the world. These incredible images are both historical documents & cultural artifacts as they are simultaneously records of a period & works of art unto themselves. The photos Tanner has selected are iconic candid explosive & intimate
- together the book gives readers a unique look at jazz photography & America from 1935-65."
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Whether youre already a fan or jazz & youre looking for a new club to visit or you want to have a night of great music an evening at a jazz club is the perfect remedy. Jazz is a music genre that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the southern United States from a confluence of African & European music traditions. The range of jazz styles is vast; there is swing free jazz Latin jazz soul jazz jazz funk & modern creative jazz. Now jazz can be found all over the world & this experience is a great introduction to this great genre of music. This voucher will allow two people to enjoy an evening of jazz. What You Will Receive On purchasing this experience you will receive a Silver A5 Presentation Pack. Your Silver A5 Presentation Pack is embossed with a ribbon design great if you are buying this experience as a gift. Included within your presentation pack: Your Gift Experience Voucher
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Jealousy can invade every relationship whether it be with husbands wives boyfriends girlfriends family or friends. If we love others & need their love in return we can all suffer from the pain of jealousy. Dr Hauck believes jealousy is a self-defeating emotion which drives away the love we crave. He explains what makes us feel jealous & shows us how we can control it. He distinguishes between jealousy envy possessiveness & suspicion & offers practical advice on how we can overcome these in ourselves & in those we love. ...

Accomplished artist Jean Haines shares her passion for watercolours in this wonderfully practical book. Known for her exciting techniques & love of colour Jean takes you on an inspirational painting journey on which you'll encounter amongst other things magical watercolour flow glorious washes sunbursts & a magnificent 'hotting it up' finale. With her simple exercises clear advice & easy-to-follow projects Jean pushes the boundaries & will alter the way you think about watercolours & painting for ever. With a selection of popular subjects including animals landscapes buildings flowers & people there is something for everyone here whatever their artistic ability. ...

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This is the second of a mass-market original Star Wars" duology in which Mash meets the Clone Wars as a small group of medics including Jedi Bariss Offee struggles to save lives amidst impossible circumstances. The fifth of six original " Star Wars" novels set against the backdrop of the Clone Wars taking place between the events of " Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones" & the upcoming & final " Star Wars" movie " Episode III." Author Bio: Michael Reaves is a screenwriter who has written story-edited and/or produced hundreds of teleplays for various television series including " Star Trek: The Next Generation" " The Twilight Zone" " Sliders" & " Monsters". He was also a story editor & writer on " Batman: The Animated Series" for which he won an Emmy Award for writing in 1993. He has worked for Spielbergs " Dream Works" among other studios & is the author of several fantasy novels & supernatural thrillers. He is also the author of " Hell on Earth" & along with John Pelan edited the " Shadows Over Baker Street" anthology (Del Rey 09/03). Michael Reaves makes his home in Los Angeles. Steve Perry was born & raised in the deep south & has lived in Louisiana California Washington & Oregon. He is currently the science fiction fantasy & horror book reviewer for " The Oregonian". He has published dozens of stories as well as a considerable number of novels animated teleplays non-fiction articles reviews & essays. He wrote for " Batman: The Animated Series" during its first Emmy Award-winning season authored the "NY Times" bestseller " Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire" & also did the bestselling novelization for the blockbuster movie " Men in Black"." ...