An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 293 pages; Description; vi, 293 p. , [8] p. Of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Peterson, Oscar, 1925-2007. Jazz musicians, Pianists --Biography. Reprint. Originally published: Toronto, Canada : L. & O. Dennys Publishers, c1988. Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-286) and index.
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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 "
About the Author:
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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- PublisherPrima Publishing
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 1559580372
- ISBN 13 9781559580373
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages293
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