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- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “book comes with some photos from Boys Town see photos for condition”
- ISBN
- 9780826417244
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-10
0826417248
ISBN-13
9780826417244
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45396235
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lullaby of Birdland : the Autobiography of George Shearing
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Composers & Musicians
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-274156
Reviews
"Together they [Shearing and Shipton] have produced a book that is tightly edited and true to the voice of its subject. Suffused with warmth and good humor…this is recommended for larger jazz collections."" -Library Journal", STitled after Shearing "s most famous composition, this book is written with a punning sense of humor “ a style that marks both Shearing "s private life and stage performances. He fills his books with tales of making music with some of the most important jazz artists of the 20th century. Shearing "s grace, charm, and humor are everywhere in this book, including the dust jacket photograph, which shows him looking into a mirror adjusting his tie. Highly recommended. “ Choice, 10/2004, SHe is also admirably frank about his personal ups and downs, and outspoken about the world of jazz. Anybody who has ever enjoyed Shearing "s music will also enjoy the story of the man behind it. “Yorkshire Post Magazine, August 7, 2004, ""Lullaby of Birdland, with all its pleasures, is to some extent the fruit of a collaboration between Shearing and the British jazz writer and broadcaster Alyn Shipton...Together they have produced a book which is well and tightly edited, which never bogs down in unnecessary detail or strays waywardly from the matters at hand, and in which Shearing consistently sounds like himself and not an edited version...The pages are suffused with warmth and good humor..." -January magazine, 03/04" --H.V. Cordry ""George Shearing, OBE, is such an institution that his 80th birthday was celebrated with a concert at Carnegie Hall. This year, perhaps preparing for his 85th birthday next month, he's glanced over his life in a book that's occasionally rueful but mostly high-spirited." - The National Post, 7/6/04" --Robert Fulford "Together they [Shearing and Shipton] have produced a book that is tightly edited and true to the voice of its subject. Suffused with warmth and good humor...this is recommended for larger jazz collections."" -Library Journal" -- Blurb from reviewer "Recommended as a noteworthy title in the e-newsletter -ForeWord This Week, September 2004" -- ForeWord, George Shearing, OBE, is such an institution that his 80th birthday was celebrated with a concert at Carnegie Hall. This year, perhaps preparing for his 85th birthday next month, he's glanced over his life in a book that's occasionally rueful but mostly high-spirited. The National Post, 7/6/04, Titled after Shearing's most famous composition, this book is written with a punning sense of humor a style that marks both Shearing's private life and stage performances. He fills his books with tales of making music with some of the most important jazz artists of the 20th century. Shearing's grace, charm, and humor are everywhere in this book, including the dust jacket photograph, which shows him looking into a mirror adjusting his tie. Highly recommended. Choice, 10/2004, SLullaby of Birdland, with all its pleasures, is to some extent the fruit of a collaboration between Shearing and the British jazz writer and broadcaster Alyn Shipton Together they have produced a book which is well and tightly edited, which never bogs down in unnecessary detail or strays waywardly from the matters at hand, and in which Shearing consistently sounds like himself and not an edited version The pages are suffused with warmth and good humor “January magazine, 03/04, Lullaby of Birdland, with all its pleasures, is to some extent the fruit of a collaboration between Shearing and the British jazz writer and broadcaster Alyn Shipton…Together they have produced a book which is well and tightly edited, which never bogs down in unnecessary detail or strays waywardly from the matters at hand, and in which Shearing consistently sounds like himself and not an edited version…The pages are suffused with warmth and good humor… January magazine, 03/04, SGeorge Shearing, OBE, is such an institution that his 80th birthday was celebrated with a concert at Carnegie Hall. This year, perhaps preparing for his 85th birthday next month, he "s glanced over his life in a book that "s occasionally rueful but mostly high-spirited. “ The National Post, 7/6/04, "Together they [Shearing and Shipton] have produced a book that is tightly edited and true to the voice of its subject. Suffused with warmth and good humor this is recommended for larger jazz collections." -Library Journal, He is also admirably frank about his personal ups and downs, and outspoken about the world of jazz. Anybody who has ever enjoyed Shearing's music will also enjoy the story of the man behind it. Yorkshire Post Magazine, August 7, 2004, SThe fact that he could recall an ancient joke going back to the 1920s is an expression of his love of boyish word-play and his engaging personality, both of which come out in this autobiography, constructed with the knowledgeable aid of the author and broadcaster Alyn Shipton. “matnew, August 2004, The fact that he could recall an ancient joke going back to the 1920s is an expression of his love of boyish word-play and his engaging personality, both of which come out in this autobiography, constructed with the knowledgeable aid of the author and broadcaster Alyn Shipton. matnew, August 2004
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
786.2/165/092 B
Synopsis
Pianist George Shearing is that rare thing, a European jazz musician who became a household name in the US, as a result of the "Shearing sound"-the recordings of his historic late 1940s quintet. Together with his unique "locked hands" approach to playing the piano, Shearing's quintet with guitar and vibraphone in close harmony to his own playing revolutionized small group jazz, and ensured that after seven years as Melody Maker's top British pianist, he achieved even greater success in America. His compositions have been recorded by everyone from Sarah Vaughan to Miles Davis, and his best known pieces include "Lullaby of Birdland," "She" and "Conception." His story is all the more remarkable because Shearing was born blind. His candid reminiscences include a behind the scenes experience of New York's 52nd Street in its heyday, as well as memories of a vast roll-call of professional colleagues that includes all the great names in jazz., Pianist George Shearing is that rare thing, a European jazz musician who became a household name in the US, as a result of the "Shearing sound"-the recordings of his historic late 1940s quintet. Together with his unique "locked hands" approach to playing the piano, Shearing's quintet with guitar and vibraphone in close harmony to his own playing revolutionized small group jazz, and ensured that after seven years as Melody Maker's top British pianist, he achieved even greater success in America. His compositions have been recorded by everyone from Sarah Vaughan to Miles Davis, and his best known pieces include "Lullaby of Birdland", "She" and "Conception". His story is all the more remarkable because Shearing was born blind. His candid reminiscences include a behind the scenes experience of New York's 52nd Street in its heyday, as well as memories of a vast roll-call of professional colleagues that includes all the great names in jazz., Pianist George Shearing is that rare thing, a European jazz musician who became a household name in the US, as a result of the SShearing sound �the recordings of his historic late 1940s quintet. Together with his unique Slocked hands approach to playing the piano, Shearing "s quintet with guitar and vibraphone in close harmony to his own playing revolutionized small group jazz, and ensured that after seven years as Melody Maker "s top British pianist, he achieved even greater success in America. His compositions have been recorded by everyone from Sarah Vaughan to Miles Davis, and his best known pieces include SLullaby of Birdland , SShe and SConception . His story is all the more remarkable because Shearing was born blind. His candid reminiscences include a behind the scenes experience of New York "s 52nd Street in its heyday, as well as memories of a vast roll-call of professional colleagues that includes all the great names in jazz.>
LC Classification Number
ML417.S57A3 2005
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