Faces In The Crowd: Musicians, Writers, Actors, And Filmmakers - Couverture souple

Giddins, Gary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 030680705X ISBN 13 : 9780306807053

Editeur : Da Capo Press, 1996

Synopsis

In Faces in the Crowd Gary Giddins explores the achievements of thirty-seven artists, ranging from Irving Berlin to Spike Lee, Billie Holiday to Kay Starr, Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis, Elias Canetti to Philip Roth. He shows how Jack Benny revolutionized comedy assesses the hardboiled fiction of James M.Cain, Raymond Chandler, and Elmore Leonard recounts how he uncovered the true birthdate of Louis Armstrong chats with Clint Eastwood about Charlie Parker. And, of course, he writes with authority on the great jazz musicians. This provocative and entertaining collection reveals why Gary Giddins has become one of the most influential critics of his generation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gary Giddins is a columnist for the Village Voice and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Visions of Jazz. He is also the author of a biography of Bing Crosby. His work has won numerous prizes, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, five ASCAP-Deems Taylor awards, and an American Book Award. He lives in New York City.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 030680705X
• ISBN 13: 9780306807053
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 294
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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