Oscar Peterson: The Will to Swing - Softcover
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Gene Lees is the award-winning author of Waiting for Dizzy, Meet Me at Jim and Andy's, and Singers and the Song, as well as biographies of Oscar Peterson and Lerner and Loewe. A former editor of Down Beat, he has written extensively for Stereo Review, The New York Times and other publications. Since
1981 he has published, edited, and written for the respected JazzLetter.
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1981 he has published, edited, and written for the respected JazzLetter.
[An] enthusiastic account of a musician's development as the thinking person's pianist. (The New York Times Book Review)
There are five requisites for a readable and valuable book on jazz: enthusiasm, wit, insight, compassion, and technical knowledge of the music. Gene Lees has them all. (Leonard Feather Los Angeles Times)
A fine, richly detailed book...that explains the essence of jazz and of jazz playing as well as any written. (The Toronto Sun)
There are five requisites for a readable and valuable book on jazz: enthusiasm, wit, insight, compassion, and technical knowledge of the music. Gene Lees has them all. (Leonard Feather Los Angeles Times)
A fine, richly detailed book...that explains the essence of jazz and of jazz playing as well as any written. (The Toronto Sun)
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- PublisherKey Porter Books
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0886191297
- ISBN 13 9780886191290
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages294
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Oscar Peterson: The Will to Swing
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Lester & Orpen Dennys, Toronto
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0886191297
ISBN 13: 9780886191290
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Book Description Card Wrappers. Condition: As New. First Trade Paper Edition. A definitive biography, written by a jazz journalist who has been a close friend of Peterson's since the 1950s. Peterson has given his full co-operation in the book, and much of it reads like a monologue from the pianist. It also draws on talks with his family, friends and fellow musicians. vi, 293pp, photo illustrated. An absolutely 'as new' copy - bright, fresh, unmarked with a tight, square binding and an uncreased spine. Unpacked weight, 485g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates may not be correct and additional postage may be required for Canadian and Overseas shipments, but not usually the USA. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 33478
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