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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
New Pr
Publication date
September 1, 2006
Pages
214
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Rev upd
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781565849990
ISBN-10
156584999X
Dimensions
0.50 by 5 by 7.50 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
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Original list price
$14.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Through firsthand interviews, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Good War recounts the lives of thirteen great jazz musicians and vocalists, including Joe Oliver, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Charlie Parker, in a new edition of the 1957 classic. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A beautifully illustrated edition of Studs Terkel's timeless portraits of America's jazz legends, for readers of all ages.
Studs Terkel's first book, Giants of Jazz, is the master interviewer's unique tribute to America's jazz greats, now available in an affordable paperback edition with the original illustrations and discography.
The thirteen profiles in this "luminous" (Jazzwise) collection weave together stories of the individual jazz musicians' lives with the history of the jazz era, and the music's evolution from the speakeasies of New York to the concert halls of the world's greatest cities. Terkelâa lifelong fan and friend of many of these legendsâuses firsthand interviews with artists such as Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Parker to tell the human stories behind the giants who shaped this uniquely American music form. Some of the many fascinating details Terkel relates include Joe Oliver's favorite meal, Fats Waller's 1932 rendezvous in Paris with eminent organist Marcel Dupré, Dizzy Gillespie's childhood trip to a pawnshop to buy his first horn, and the origin of Billie Holiday's nickname. Paperback with French flaps, thirteen b/w illustrations.
Studs Terkel's first book, Giants of Jazz, is the master interviewer's unique tribute to America's jazz greats, now available in an affordable paperback edition with the original illustrations and discography.
The thirteen profiles in this "luminous" (Jazzwise) collection weave together stories of the individual jazz musicians' lives with the history of the jazz era, and the music's evolution from the speakeasies of New York to the concert halls of the world's greatest cities. Terkelâa lifelong fan and friend of many of these legendsâuses firsthand interviews with artists such as Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Parker to tell the human stories behind the giants who shaped this uniquely American music form. Some of the many fascinating details Terkel relates include Joe Oliver's favorite meal, Fats Waller's 1932 rendezvous in Paris with eminent organist Marcel Dupré, Dizzy Gillespie's childhood trip to a pawnshop to buy his first horn, and the origin of Billie Holiday's nickname. Paperback with French flaps, thirteen b/w illustrations.
Editions
Hardcover
With Milly Hawk Daniel, Robert Galster (other contributor) |
Rev upd edition from New Pr (November 1, 2002)
9781565847699 | details & prices | 224 pages | 5.50 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.80 lbs | List price $22.95
About: Recounts the professional lives of thirteen great jazz musicians and vocalists, including King Oliver, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Charlie Parker.
About: Recounts the professional lives of thirteen great jazz musicians and vocalists, including King Oliver, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Charlie Parker.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Milly Hawk Daniel (other contributor), Robert Galster (other contributor) |
Rev upd edition from New Pr (September 1, 2006)
9781565849990 | details & prices | 214 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Brief biographies of thirteen jazz musicians who have made major contributions to the development of this form of music.
About: Brief biographies of thirteen jazz musicians who have made major contributions to the development of this form of music.
Library
Rev upd su edition from Harpercollins (July 1, 1992)
9780690049176 | details & prices | 6.25 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 1.15 lbs | List price $16.89
About: Brief biographies of thirteen jazz musicians who have made major contributions to the development of this form of music.
About: Brief biographies of thirteen jazz musicians who have made major contributions to the development of this form of music.
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