Collected Works : A Journal of Jazz 1954-2000
by Whitney Balliett
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Author: Whitney BalliettEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-12-01
ISBN: 0312202881
Number of pages: 928
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Book Review: The best collection of jazz articles you'll ever read
Summary: 5 Stars
This book does exactly what a good book should...it makes the reader want more! It's a hefty size and possibly daunting to begin - but once started it's very hard to put down. Before I read this book, I had no idea who the author Whitney Balliett was (a jazz critic for The New Yorker Magazine). By the time I'd finished I was online looking for more books by him - such was the power of his writing. For all those who have had enough of jazz books written by critics & reviewers which consist of high-brow discussion and debate that goes way over the average reader's head - this is the book you must read! It consists of a collection of his articles, essays, reviews, and portraits of musicians. Whitney Balliett has a wonderful way with words. There were many, many times that I was laughing aloud at his wittily accurate descriptions, and his skill in recounting events or portraying musicians is beyond compare. He is both accurate and humorous and helps one envision whatever scene he is setting. Try these for size... "Everything turns to wood. Wooden notes follow wooden smears that follow wooden runs, and one soon falls into a bamboo dream" / "...Rahsaan Roland Kirk, who, with his customary galaxy of instruments slung around his neck, resembles a walking pawn shop" / "(Al) Grey, a slender man with a smile slightly wider than his face...". I found that even when I was reading about a musician or event that I had absolutely no knowledge of or interest in, instead of skipping the pages I continued to read if only to enjoy Mr Balliett's words. I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone.
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