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Product Identifiers
PublisherHachette Books
ISBN-100306802961
ISBN-139780306802966
eBay Product ID (ePID)91163
Product Key Features
Book TitleJazz Years : Earwitness to an Era
Number of Pages310 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEditors, Journalists, Publishers, History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Jazz
Publication Year1987
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorLeonard Feather
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16.2 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN86-072457
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal785.42/092/4 B
SynopsisLeonard Feather's autobiography is also the story of jazz over the last half-century. Since arriving in New York from London in 1935, he has managed to distinguish himself as a producer, composer, pianist, and one of the music's most acute critics. He was one of the first to champion the innovations of bebop in the pages of Esquire and Downbeat, also an ardent campaigner against racial barriers, and a friend to dozens of musicians. There are stories here about Feather's relationship with Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing, Joe Williams, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and many others. Filled with information about the recording business and the tricky art of criticism, this earwitness account of a lifetime in jazz caps a career that has been dedicated to the best that American culture has to offer.