The Ghosts of Harlem: Sessions with Jazz Legends
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (589 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826516270 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
For each 'session' with a jazz legend, O'Neal has supplemented the interview and portraits with many of his other photographs, historical photographs and memorabilia. From the archives of Chiaroscuro Records, O'Neal has produced a CD that accompanies the book, which features sixteen of the 'ghosts' playing at the ends of their careers, between 1972 and 1996, including Cab Calloway, Milt Hinton, Doc Cheatham, Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Tate, Eddie Barefield, Earl Hines, and Illinois Jacquet.. From 1985 to the present, Hank O'Neal interviewed 42 jaz
Beautiful and Fascinating I bought this book as a Christmas gift, and found myself actually borrowing it from the recipient after he finished it! He loved it so much that I just had to read through it myself. The photos are really well done and evocative of the era this book describes. The history is completely engrossing, even if you don't have much knowledge of the subject matter.. P. Golden said The Ghosts of Harlem. Sensational photohistory of Jazz; reflects the milieu that is THE venue of an unparalleled artform; you can all but hear the riffs beats rhythms; these artists come alive in these pages . "Superb" according to musico. A superb collection of oral histories. As a serious student of the history of the music, this book knocks me out. Buy it.
. Hank O'Neal, President of Chiaroscuro Records and HOSS, Inc., has produced over 200 jazz LPs and CDs and over 100 music festivals. He is also the author of several books on photographer Berenice Abbott. Books of his own photos include several jazz titles and Gay Day: The Golden Age of the Christopher Street Parade
This is a book of historic significance and I recommend it to anyone interested in the development of jazz in America."--Bruce Lundvall, President & CEO, EMI Jazz & Classics . Selected as an "Outstanding" University Press Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries.2010 AAUP Bibliography".Hank O'Neal's The Ghosts of Harlem offers an unblinking look at the end of a fabled era."--NOTES: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association"Brings back alive--in interviews and photographs--the very life rhythms of a time in Harlem that continues to deeply resonate in this international language."--Nat Hentoff, co-editor, Hear Me Talkin' to Ya, The Story of Jazz As Told by the Men Who Made It"This is a must read for all those interes