Myself When I Am Real - The Life and Music of Charles Mingus (Paperback)

Charles Mingus was one of the most innovative jazz musicians of the 20th century, and ranks with Charles Ives and Duke Ellington as one of America's greatest composers. By temperament, he was a high-strung and sensitive romantic, a towering figure whose tempestuous personal life found powerfully coherent expression in the ever-shifting textures of his music. Now, acclaimed music critic Gene Santoro strips away the myths shrouding "Jazz's Angry Man," revealing Mingus as more complex than even his close friends knew. Written in a lively, novelistic style, Myself When I Am Real draws on dozens of new interviews and previously untapped letters and archival materials to explore the intricate connections between this extraordinary man and the extraordinary music he made.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2002
First published:	November 2001
Authors:	Gene Santoro
Dimensions:	237 x 154 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	462
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-514711-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Promotions
LSN:	0-19-514711-1
Barcode:	9780195147117

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