false 54768 0 0 355676 0306806444 9780306806445 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174043325m/355676.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174043325s/355676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355676.Ascension_John_Coltrane_and_His_Quest 3.67 60 54768 3.65 153 16 1993 97757 031228408X 9780312284084 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171402275m/97757.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171402275s/97757.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/97757.The_Making_of_Kind_of_Blue_Miles_Davis_and_His_Masterpiece 3.71 52 54768 3.65 153 16 2000 355674 0306809885 9780306809880 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174043324m/355674.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174043324s/355674.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355674.Open_Sky_Sonny_Rollins_and_His_World_of_Improvisation 4.38 8 54768 3.65 153 16 2000 95167 0306806843 9780306806841 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171296493m/95167.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171296493s/95167.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95167._Round_About_Midnight_A_Portrait_of_Miles_Davis 3.60 10 'Round About Midnight, an engaging firsthand account of Miles's fascinating and difficult career. From his recordings with Charlie Parker and the birth of the cool nonet, through the Coltrane quintet, the Gil Evans–arranged masterpieces of the sixties, the landmark Kind of Blue album, the Shorter/Hancock/ Carter/Williams group, and the success of Miles's fusion recordings of the seventies, Miles's personality—contemplative, abruptly defiant, strong, elegant—meshed with his art to form one of the most compelling legends in the history of American music. Whole actively disdaining his audience, he sought to broaden it by incorporating elements of other musics—classical, flamenco, rock, funk—into his uncompromising jazz. This contradictory combination of contempt and a desire for recognition fueled controversy in both his public and private lives, and resulted in Miles’s lengthy self-imposed isolation. Nisenson broke through that isolation, and his biographical portrait is vivid and telling This updated edition features a new preface, new material covering Miles in the eighties, and a new recommended listening section.</div>]]> 54768 3.65 153 16 1982 355673 0306809257 9780306809255 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174043323m/355673.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174043323s/355673.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355673.Blue_The_Murder_of_Jazz 3.10 10 Once a thriving body of innovative and fluid music, jazz is now the victim of destructive professional and artistic forces, says Eric Nisenson. Corruption by marketers, appropriation by the mainstream, superficial media portrayal, and sheer lack of skill have all contributed to the demise of this venerable art form. Nisenson persuasively describes how the entire jazz "industry" is controlled by a select cadre with a choke hold on the most vital components of the music. As the listening culture has changed, have spontaneity and improvisation been sacrificed? You can agree or disagree with Nisenson's thesis and arguments, but as Booklist says, "his passion is engrossing."

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