(Book). Jazz fans get the inside story of New York's legendary
club. At age 83, Lorraine Gordon is a jazz icon who has lived more
than a few lives: downtown bohemian, uptown grande dame, music
business pioneer, wife, lover, mother, and finally at a point when
most women her age were just settling into grandmotherhood owner of
the most famous jazz club in the world, the Village Vanguard. The
trajectory of her journey has been remarkable. The details are a
Jackson Pollock-like swirl of fierce colors shot through with
larger-than-life creative figures: not just jazz figures but
luminaries from every point on the political, social and
entertainment spectrum: from Mike Nichols, Elaine May, Miles Davis
and Thelonious Monk to Lenny Bruce, Norman Mailer and Barbra
Streisand. * The legendary Village Vanguard has been an
international jazz mecca since 1935. According to New York
Magazine, "A musician hasn't truly arrived in the jazz world until
he's played at the 'Carnegie Hall of Cool, ' the Village Vanguard."
* There have been over 100 "Live at the Village Vanguard"
recordings by premier artists from John Coltrane to Wynton
Marsalis.
General
Imprint: |
Hal Leonard Pub Corp
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2006 |
First published: |
2006 |
Authors: |
Barry Singer
|
Dimensions: |
233 x 163 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
296 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-634-07399-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Music >
General
Books >
Music >
General
|
LSN: |
0-634-07399-0 |
Barcode: |
9780634073991 |
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