Such Sweet Thunder
Benny Green On Jazz
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2002
Simon & Schuster (Verlag)
978-0-7432-0727-0 (ISBN)
Simon & Schuster (Verlag)
978-0-7432-0727-0 (ISBN)
A collection of writing from the world's leading authority on jazz and popular song, including previously unpublished work.
The world's leading authority on jazz and popular song, Benny Green was a prolific writer whose material spanned every aspect of the musical arts. As an insider who knew and worked with most of his subjects, Benny wrote from a matchless personal perspective. Now, for the first time, previously unpublished writing joins sleevenotes and live reviews, books and obituaries in a unique collection put together by his son, Dominic, following Benny Green's death in 1998. Included in SUCH SWEET THUNDER are discussions on the great songwriters and leading jazz singers; the role of jazz in musicals; the leading jazz musicians. From Ella Fitzgerald to Frank Sinatra, Irving Berlin to Rodgers and Hammerstein, SUCH SWEET THUNDER is essential reading for all music fans.
The world's leading authority on jazz and popular song, Benny Green was a prolific writer whose material spanned every aspect of the musical arts. As an insider who knew and worked with most of his subjects, Benny wrote from a matchless personal perspective. Now, for the first time, previously unpublished writing joins sleevenotes and live reviews, books and obituaries in a unique collection put together by his son, Dominic, following Benny Green's death in 1998. Included in SUCH SWEET THUNDER are discussions on the great songwriters and leading jazz singers; the role of jazz in musicals; the leading jazz musicians. From Ella Fitzgerald to Frank Sinatra, Irving Berlin to Rodgers and Hammerstein, SUCH SWEET THUNDER is essential reading for all music fans.
Dominic Green is a guitarist and writer. He has worked with Benny Green, John Dankworth, Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello, Dionne Warwick and the JTQ. The author of the biography Benny Green: Words and Music, he lives in London.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.11.2002 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7432-0727-0 / 0743207270 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7432-0727-0 / 9780743207270 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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