Waiting for Dizzy - Softcover

Lees, Gene

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ISBN 10: 0815410379 ISBN 13: 9780815410379

Publisher: Cooper Square Press, 2000

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Lyricist, essayist, and music historian, Lees draws on his encyclopedic knowledge and a lifetime experience to present an entertaining and informative account of jazz and its artists, both celebrated and neglected. There is fresh insight into the lives and work of an eclectic group of jazz artistes from Bix Beiderbecke to Dizzy Gillespie, from swing to bebop, from 1920s to 1990s. Lees provides vivid portraits that of seminal arranger Bill Challis, trombonist Spiegle Wilcox, alto saxophonist Bud Shank, and the gifted and tragic guitarist Emily Remler, one of jazz's few female musicians.

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About the Author:

About the Author:
Gene Lees is the award-winning author of Meet Me at Jim & Andy's and Singers and the Song, as well as biographies of Oscar Peterson and Lerner and Loewe. He has written extensively for Down Beat, Stereo Review, High Fidelity, The New York Times, American Film, and other publications. Since 1981, he has published, edited, and written for the Jazzletter, PO Box 240, Ojai CA 93024-0240.

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In 14 well-crafted essays, Jazzletter publisher Lees ( Singers and the Song , LJ 10/15/87) profiles 13 veteran jazz musicians. Those included are generally not covered in the jazz monthlies, which tend to ignore all but the trendy. Lees allows these warm, often funny elder statespersons to reflect on their art and their personal lives while he records their influence in the larger context of jazz history. Drawing from his encyclopedic knowledge and his own experience as a performer, Lees debunks jazz myths and confronts racism. His final essay honors trumpet superstar Dizzy Gillespie, yet such lesser known musicians as pianist Hank Jones, guitarist Herb Ellis, and trombonist Al Grey are given equal coverage. Of particular merit is an essay on one of the few woman jazz performers, Emily Remler. Recommended where jazz literature circulates.
- Paul Baker, CUNA Inc., Madison, Wis.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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