Norman Granz - The Man Who Used Jazz for Justice (Hardcover)

'Any book on my life would start with my basic philosophy of fighting racial prejudice. I loved jazz, and jazz was my way of doing that,' Norman Granz told Tad Hershorn during the final interviews given for this book. Granz, who died in 2001, was iconoclastic, independent, immensely influential, often thoroughly unpleasant - and one of jazz's true giants. Granz played an essential part in bringing jazz to audiences around the world, defying racial and social prejudice as he did so, and demanding that African-American performers be treated equally everywhere they toured. In this definitive biography, Hershorn recounts Granz's story: creator of the legendary jam session concerts known as Jazz at the Philharmonic; founder of the Verve record label; pioneer of live recordings and worldwide jazz concert tours; manager and recording producer for numerous stars, including Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	October 2011
Authors:	Tad Hershorn
Foreword by:	Oscar Peterson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	488
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-26782-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General 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 > Contemporary popular music > Jazz
LSN:	0-520-26782-6
Barcode:	9780520267824

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