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The Jazz Bird

Author : Craig Holden
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471105245
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book The Jazz Bird written by Craig Holden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: October 6, 1927 - On a quiet afternoon in Eden Park, Cincinnati, Imogene, a beautiful society lady, is shot and killed by her husband, the notorious bootlegger George Remus. After spending a quiet moment over the body, Remus returns to his car and directs his driver to the police station, where he turns himself in. Shocked and fascinated by this horrible murder, the country gears up for a sensational trial. The man known as 'the king of the bootleggers' against Chief Prosecutor Charlie Taft, the youngest son of the former president. The facts are clear, the truth less so. What happened to Remus' $80 million fortune, which disappeared while he was imprisoned on a minor charge? Why did George Remus murder his wife, the blue-blooded beauty once known as the Jazz Bird, who had struggled to free him from prison? And what of Charles Dodge, the federal agent who pursued Remus with such zeal, only to become desperately entangled with his wife? Was the Jazz Bird at the centre of this complicated love triangle or an innocent victim of circumstances beyond her control?

The Jazz Bird

Author : Craig Holden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780743220415
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book The Jazz Bird written by Craig Holden and published by . This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exquisitely written novel of love and betrayal, of money and power, set at the apex of that time of glitz and innocence known as the Jazz AgeCINCINNATI, 1927...Lawyer George Remus became the country's biggest bootlegger, grossing over $80 million until his arrest. Upon his release from prison, he learns that his beautiful wife, Imogene, has left him and that his bank accounts are empty. On the morning of their divorce, he runs her car off the road in the middle of rush hour in Eden Park and shoots her to death.Shocked and fascinated by this horrible crime, the country gears up for a sensational trial pitting the man known as the king of the bootleggers against Chief Prosecutor Charlie Taft, the youngest son of the former president. The trial is a national spectacle, a lens focused on the fabulous rise and fall of the Remus empire and the tragic love story within it, and an attempt to answer some tantalizing questions: What actually happened to the fortune? What are the motives of the federal agent who brought Remus down? What complex emotions and desires, leading ultimately to the ruin of three men, really lie within the heart of the woman known as the Jazz Bird?Based on a true story, The Jazz Bird is at once a love story, a crime novel, and the tale of the courtroom battle between two powerful men whose respective futures hang in the balance.

Weather Bird

Author : Gary Giddins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199882622
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Weather Bird written by Gary Giddins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-11-15 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gary Giddins's Weather Bird is a brilliant companion volume to his landmark in music criticism, Visions of Jazz, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism. More then 140 pieces, written over a 14-year period, are brought together for the first time in this superb collection of essays, reviews, and articles. Weather Bird is a celebration of jazz, with illuminating commentaryon contemporary jazz events, today's top muscicians, the best records of the year, and on leading figures from jazz's past. Readers will find extended pieces on Louis Armstrong, Erroll Garner, Benny Carter, Sonny Rollins, Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman, Billie Holiday, Cassandra Wilson, Tony Bennett, and many others. Giddins includes a series of articles on the annual JVC Jazz Festival, which offers a splendid overview of jazz in the 1990s. Other highlights include an astute look at avant-garde music ("Parajazz") and his challenging essay, "How Come Jazz Isn't Dead?" which advances a theory about the way art is born, exploited, celebrated, and sidelined to the museum. A radiant compendium by America's leading music critic, Weather Bird offers an unforgettable look at the modern jazz scene.

Bird

Author : Chuck Haddix
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252095170
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Bird written by Chuck Haddix and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saxophone virtuoso Charlie "Bird" Parker began playing professionally in his early teens, became a heroin addict at 16, changed the course of music, and then died when only 34 years old. His friend Robert Reisner observed, "Parker, in the brief span of his life, crowded more living into it than any other human being." Like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane, he was a transitional composer and improviser who ushered in a new era of jazz by pioneering bebop and influenced subsequent generations of musicians. Meticulously researched and written, Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker tells the story of his life, music, and career. This new biography artfully weaves together firsthand accounts from those who knew him with new information about his life and career to create a compelling narrative portrait of a tragic genius. While other books about Parker have focused primarily on his music and recordings, this portrait reveals the troubled man behind the music, illustrating how his addictions and struggles with mental health affected his life and career. He was alternatively generous and miserly; a loving husband and father at home but an incorrigible philanderer on the road; and a chronic addict who lectured younger musicians about the dangers of drugs. Above all he was a musician, who overcame humiliation, disappointment, and a life-threatening car wreck to take wing as Bird, a brilliant improviser and composer. With in-depth research into previously overlooked sources and illustrated with several never-before-seen images, Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker corrects much of the misinformation and myth about one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century.

Chasin' The Bird

Author : Dave Chisholm
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1940878381
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Chasin' The Bird written by Dave Chisholm and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life and legends of Charlie Parker, told through the perspectives of those who knew him: a brother, a fellow artist, a photographer, a lover, a student, and a record store owner.

Baby Loves

Author : Michael Lawrence
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613242769
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (427 download)

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Download or read book Baby Loves written by Michael Lawrence and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baby's attention is fickle to all the wonderful things he encounters during the day, but his parent's love is constant.

Chasin' the Bird

Author : Brian Priestley
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195327098
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Chasin' the Bird written by Brian Priestley and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-05-05 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Priestley offers new insight into Parker's career, beginning as a teenager single-mindedly devoted to mastering the saxophone through his death at 34 in such wretched condition that the doctor listed his age as 53.

The Jazz And Blues Lover's Guide To The U.s.

Author : Christiane Bird
Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Jazz And Blues Lover's Guide To The U.s. written by Christiane Bird and published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1994-04-20 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This completely updated guide tells readers where to find everything from the current music scene to major jazz/blues landmarks in 26 American cities and the Mississippi Delta. Includes city-by-city listings for clubs, events, radio stations, anecdotes from club owners and performers, and jazz/blues history. Photos.

Bird Lives!

Author : Ross Russell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (638 download)

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Download or read book Bird Lives! written by Ross Russell and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Celebrating Bird

Author : Gary Giddins
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452940797
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Celebrating Bird written by Gary Giddins and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within days of Charlie “Bird” Parker’s death at the age of thirty-four, a scrawled legend began appearing on walls around New York City: Bird Lives. Gone was one of the most outstanding jazz musicians of any era, the troubled genius who brought modernism to jazz and became a defining cultural force for musicians, writers, and artists of every stripe. Arguably the most significant musician in the country at the time of his death, Parker set the standard many musicians strove to reach—though he never enjoyed the same popular success that greeted many of his imitators. Today, the power of Parker’s inventions resonates undiminished; and his influence continues to expand. Celebrating Bird is the groundbreaking and award-winning account of the life and legend of Charlie Parker from renowned biographer and critic Gary Giddins, whom Esquire called “the best jazz writer in America today.” Richly illustrated and drawing primarily from original sources, Giddins overturns many of the myths that have grown up around Parker. He cuts a fascinating portrait of the period, from Parker’s apprentice days in the 1930s in his hometown of Kansas City to the often difficult years playing clubs in New York and Los Angeles, and reveals how Parker came to embody not only musical innovation and brilliance but the rage and exhilaration of an entire generation. Fully revised and with a new introduction by the author, Celebrating Bird is a classic of jazz writing that the Village Voice heralded as “a celebration of the highest order”—a portrayal of a jazz virtuoso whose gargantuan talent was haunted by his excesses and a view into the ravishing art of one of jazz’s most commanding and remarkable figures.

The Night Bird

Author : Catherine Asaro
Publisher : LUNA
ISBN 13 : 1426818823
Total Pages : 573 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book The Night Bird written by Catherine Asaro and published by LUNA. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries the women of Aronsdale have lived freely among the green and misted valleys. Creatures of exotic beauty and sensuality, they possess powerful skills of enchantment…and young Allegro is no different. But her life—and Aronsdale's independence—is threatened when Jazid nomads invade, carrying Allegro into the desert as a prized trophy…or worse. Until an unexpected ally falls under her spell. From the moment feared Jazid warrior Markus Onyx sees the alluring beauty, he knows he has found his queen. But even the promise of love cannot quell Allegro's determination to save her homeland. Summoning her powers, she casts herself north—out of passion's grip—and into the dark heart of conflict.…

BIRD: THE LEGEND OF CHARLIE PARKER.

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (136 download)

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Download or read book BIRD: THE LEGEND OF CHARLIE PARKER. written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner)

Author : James McBride
Publisher : Riverhead Books
ISBN 13 : 1594486344
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (944 download)

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Download or read book The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner) written by James McBride and published by Riverhead Books. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, the region a battlefield between anti and pro slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an arguement between Brown and Henry's master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave town with Brown, who believes Henry is a girl. Over the next months, Henry conceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. He finds himeself with Brown at the historic raid on Harper's Ferry, one of the catalysts for the civil war.

Red Bird Sings

Author : Gina Capaldi
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books ®
ISBN 13 : 1467738131
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (677 download)

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Download or read book Red Bird Sings written by Gina Capaldi and published by Carolrhoda Books ®. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I remember the day I lost my spirit." So begins the story of Gertrude Simmons, also known as Zitkala-Ša, which means Red Bird. Born in 1876 on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota, Zitkala-Ša willingly left her home at age eight to go to a boarding school in Indiana. But she soon found herself caught between two worlds—white and Native American. At school she missed her mother and her traditional life, but Zitkala-Ša found joy in music classes. "My wounded spirit soared like a bird as I practiced the piano and violin," she wrote. Her talent grew, and when she graduated, she became a music teacher, composer, and performer. Zitkala-Ša found she could also "sing" to help her people by writing stories and giving speeches. As an adult, she worked as an activist for Native American rights, seeking to build a bridge between cultures. The coauthors tell Zitkala-Ša’s life by weaving together pieces from her own stories. The artist's acrylic illustrations and collages of photos and primary source documents round out the vivid portrait of Zitkala-Ša, a frightened child whose spirit "would rise again, stronger and wiser for the wounds it had suffered."

Bird Watching

Author : Larry Bird
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0446930431
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (469 download)

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Download or read book Bird Watching written by Larry Bird and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 1999-12-14 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Larry Bird captured the imagination and admiration of basketball fans throughout his thirteen-year career with the Boston Celtics with his trademark style of creative, intelligent, exciting, and hard-nosed play. And then, last year in his rookie season as head coach of the Indiana Pacers, he infused the team with these same qualities -- and the results were remarkable. He turned around a slumping franchise and led the Pacers to the conference finals. To finish off a great season, Bird was named the NBA's "Coach of the Year" -- quite an accolade for Bird, who had never coached before and surprised many fans with his unusual and unorthodox coaching methods. This book is a look into one of the greatest minds to have ever stepped on a hardwood court. Larry Bird shares his inner thoughts on basketball that to date only his Celtic teammates and Pacers players have been privy. From dissecting offensive and defensive strategies to assessing the talent of NBA players; from sharing the genesis of his coaching philosophies to how he deals with today's overpriced and temperamental players, it's all there. This book is Larry Bird's basketball playbook, and it's the one book every basketball fan will want to read. Cover design by Tom Tafuri Cover photograph by Glenn James/NBA Photos

Kansas City Lightning

Author : Stanley Crouch
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062314068
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Kansas City Lightning written by Stanley Crouch and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A tour de force. . . . Crouch has given us a bone-deep understanding of Parker’s music and the world that produced it. In his pages, Bird still lives.” — Washington Post A stunning portrait of Charlie Parker, one of the most talented and influential musicians of the twentieth century, from Stanley Crouch, one of the foremost authorities on jazz and culture in America. Throughout his life, Charlie Parker personified the tortured American artist: a revolutionary performer who used his alto saxophone to create a new music known as bebop even as he wrestled with a drug addiction that would lead to his death at the age of thirty-four. Drawing on interviews with peers, collaborators, and family members, Stanley Crouch recreates Parker’s Depression-era childhood; his early days navigating the Kansas City nightlife, inspired by lions like Lester Young and Count Basie; and on to New York, where he began to transcend the music he had mastered. Crouch reveals an ambitious young man torn between music and drugs, between his domineering mother and his impressionable young wife, whose teenage romance with Charlie lies at the bittersweet heart of this story. With the wisdom of a jazz scholar, the cultural insights of an acclaimed social critic, and the narrative skill of a literary novelist, Stanley Crouch illuminates this American master as never before.

The Jazz Standards

Author : Ted Gioia
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019008720X
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Jazz Standards written by Ted Gioia and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-18 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's acclaimed compendium of jazz standards, featuring 15 additional selections, hundreds of additional recommended tracks, and enhancements and additions on almost every page. Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards was published in 2012, author Ted Gioia has received almost non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global community of jazz enthusiasts and performers requesting crucial additions and corrections to the book. In this second edition, Gioia expands the scope of the book to include more songs, and features new recordings by rising contemporary artists. The Jazz Standards is an essential comprehensive guide to some of the most important jazz compositions, telling the story of more than 250 key jazz songs and providing a listening guide to more than 2,000 recordings. The fan who wants to know more about a tune heard at the club or on the radio will find this book indispensable. Musicians who play these songs night after night will find it to be a handy guide, as it outlines the standards' history and significance and tells how they have been performed by different generations of jazz artists. Students learning about jazz standards will find it to be a go-to reference work for these cornerstones of the repertoire. This book is a unique resource, a browser's companion, and an invaluable introduction to the art form.