Riding on a Blue Note: Jazz and American Pop

ISBN: 9780306809248
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Overview

Gary Giddins, winner of the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award, has a following that includes not only jazz enthusiasts but also pop music fans of every stripe. Writing here in a lyrical and celebratory style all his own, Giddins dazzlingly shows us--among many other things--how performers originally perceived as radical (Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Elvis Presley) became conservative institutions ... how Charlie Parker created a masterpiece from the strain of an inane ditty ... how the Dominoes helped combine church ritual with pop music ... and how Irving Berlin translated a chiaroscuro of Lower East Side minorities into imperishable songs.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Giddins, Gary
  • ISBN: 9780306809248
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.40 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 336
  • Publication Year: 2000