1956 Guide to Jazz by Hugues Panassie and Madeleine Gautier
Translated by Desmond Flower and Introduced by Louis Armstrong
Guide To Jazz
I like to read old jazz books and to hear the thoughts of critics who had first hand of the musical greats. It's a bit like playing jazz on a an old record deck with a diamond tipped stylush, it just sounds genuine.
Hi, It is a superb read ... Jazz in context, without all of the baggage that has been accumulated over the past 50 years.
ReplyDeleteI found a couple of sites that list it:
http://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780837167664/Guide-Jazz-Panassie-Hugues-Gautier-0837167663/plp
http://www.rareandracy.co.uk/books_jazz05.htm
Wishing you all the best with your listening.
Colin :-)
Hi, I just randomly picked up Benny Carter's "Swingin' the 20s" earlier and was totally blown away by the jazz that was played on the record! Totally awesome. There's a reference to this book and I wasn't able to find it on Amazon - do you know where I might have some luck getting/buying a copy? Feels like it's a rare piece but wanted to read up more on 20s,30s and 40s jazz. Thanks!
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