Riding On A Blue Note (Paperback)

Paperback. Gary Giddins, winner of the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award, has a following that includes not only jazz enthusiasts but also pop music fans of every stripe. Writing here in a lyrical and celebratory style all his own, Giddins dazzlingly shows us,among many other things,how performers originally perceived as radical (Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Elvis Presley) became conservative institutions . how Charlie Parker created a masterpiece from the strain of an inane ditty . how the Dominoes helped combine church ritual with pop music . and how Irving Berlin translated a chiaroscuro of Lower East Side minorities into imperishable songs. "The most imposing figure in jazz writing today" (JazzTimes) on artists from Duke Ellington to Elvis Presley to Irving Berlin--all with that pervasive "blue note" of jazz in common. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.