
Four Jazz Lives
A.B. Spellman(Author)
The University of Michigan Press
Will be published approx. on 26. January 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
282 pages
978-0-472-08967-3 (ISBN)
Description
Reviews / Votes
"Remains the best introduction to the worlds of Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Nichols, and Jackie McLean."-Ben Ratliff -- Ben Ratliff "Four black jazzmen speak at considerable length for themself, with connective passages supplied with persistent relevancy by a poet, historian, and critic."
-Nat Hentoff -- Nat Hentoff "An essential book in the jazz canon. . . . [T]he University of Michigan Press has given it a rebirth under the title Four Jazz Lives."
-Nat Hentoff, JazzTimes -- Nat Hentoff * JazzTimes * "An engrossing, impressionistic history of contemporary jazz."
-Nation * Nation * "[Spellman] views these men with a perceptive and understanding eye."
-New York Times * New York Times *
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-472-08967-3 (9780472089673)
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Person
A. B. Spellman is a well-known author, poet, critic, and instructor. He has published numerous books and articles on the arts, including Art Tatum: A Critical Biography and The Beautiful Days.