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`A book to be enjoyed...I recommend it' Gene Kelly
'Lees is a superb writer, erudite, compassionate, sensitive and knowledgeable.' Ray Comiskey, Irish Times
'a treasure of essays that explores the technique of lyric writing.' Newsday
'Lees is writing some of the best popular commentary on jazz, classic American popular song, their practitioners, and their milieu that ever has been written.' Booklist
'A collection of fascinating personal essays that have appeared in Jazzletter.' Library Journal
'The way the essays flow together, Singers and the Song has the sweep of a jazz-orchestral suite organized around recurrent motifs.' The New York Times
'Gene Lees, a lyric writer himself, is not only an extraordinarily perceptive reporter and analyst of jazz performance, jazz history and jazz people, but also one of those writers who's a joy to read on any subject at all.' Bookworld
'the best book on popular singers that I have ever read ... he writes like a dream, combining scholarship with insight, musicianship with approachability for the layman' Stage & Television Today
'Lots of amusing and fascinating stories emerge about the creation of particular songs' Colin Cooper, Beat Scene
'beautifully crafted essays ... Few rock writers begin to approach his grasp of the evolution of his chosen music.' Q
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'Lees is a superb writer, erudite, compassionate, sensitive and knowledgeable.' Ray Comiskey, Irish Times
'a treasure of essays that explores the technique of lyric writing.' Newsday
'Lees is writing some of the best popular commentary on jazz, classic American popular song, their practitioners, and their milieu that ever has been written.' Booklist
'A collection of fascinating personal essays that have appeared in Jazzletter.' Library Journal
'The way the essays flow together, Singers and the Song has the sweep of a jazz-orchestral suite organized around recurrent motifs.' The New York Times
'Gene Lees, a lyric writer himself, is not only an extraordinarily perceptive reporter and analyst of jazz performance, jazz history and jazz people, but also one of those writers who's a joy to read on any subject at all.' Bookworld
'the best book on popular singers that I have ever read ... he writes like a dream, combining scholarship with insight, musicianship with approachability for the layman' Stage & Television Today
'Lots of amusing and fascinating stories emerge about the creation of particular songs' Colin Cooper, Beat Scene
'beautifully crafted essays ... Few rock writers begin to approach his grasp of the evolution of his chosen music.' Q
Gene Lees is probably the best jazz essayist in America today, and the book that consolidated his reputation was Singers and the Song, which appeared in 1987. Now this classic work is being released in an expanded edition: Singers and the Song II. This volume includes famous selections from the original edition, including Lees' classic profile of Frank Sinatra, as well as new essays.
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- ÉditeurOxford University Press
- Date d'édition1999
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- ISBN 13 9780195122084
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Description du livre Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Gene Lees is probably the best jazz essayist in America today, and the book that consolidated his reputation was Singers and the Song, which appeared in 1987. Now this classic volume is available in an expanded edition that retains a number of famous pieces from the original volume, including his marvelous essay on lyric writing, his piece on the art of Edith Piaf, and his admiring look at the genius of songwriter Johnny Mercer. In addition, this editionoffers seven new essays that are no less accomplished. Here readers will find a wonderful tribute to "the sweetest voice in the world," Ella Fitzgerald; a moving interview with Jackie and Roy Kral; Lees's accountof his involvement with Bossa Nova music and his collaboration with Antonio Carlos Jobim. We also read about Julius La Rosa, the lyrics of "Yip" Harburg, Harry Warren's unforgettable compositions, and the elegant Arthur Schwartz, writer of "Dancing in the Dark" and many other memorable songs. Gene Lees is probably the best jazz essayist in America today, and the book that consolidated his reputation was Singers and the Song, which appeared in 1987. Now this classic work is being released in an expanded edition: Singers and the Song II. This volume includes famous selections from the original edition, including Lees' classic profile of Frank Sinatra, as well as new essays. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780195122084
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