Music in the Air: The Selected Writings of Ralph J. Gleason (First Edition)

Gleason, Ralph J.

ISBN 10: 030021216X / ISBN 13: 9780300212167

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, 2016

About this Item

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016. First edition, first printing, with full number line including the 1. Hardcover. Glossy pictorial boards with black and grey design; grey and white spine titles. Very Fine, issued without a dust jacket. A pristine unread copy with no faults. Octavo, 308 pages, including index. Edited by Toby Gleason. Foreword by Jann S. Wenner. Introduction by Paul Scanlon. A selection of writings by Ralph J. Gleason (1917 1975), longtime music critic and co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine. Includes essays, interviews, and reviews on jazz, folk, and rock musicians, with material spanning several decades. The book includes Gleason s writings on a wide range of artists, including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, and Jefferson Airplane, as well as comedians like Lenny Bruce and Dick Gregory. Standout pieces include Miles Davis, Bitches Brew, God Bless Louis Armstrong, Who Really Is Bob Dylan?, and The Real Lenny Bruce. Gleason also wrote on race, politics, and protest, notably in essays like Sound Is Without Color and We ve Got to Get Rid of Nixon. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Music in the Air: The Selected Writings of Ralph J. Gleason (First Edition)
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030021216X
• ISBN 13: 9780300212167
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Rock n Roll

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Synopsis

A collection of the best music writing and cultural criticism from one of the most influential music journalists of his day

The co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine, Ralph J. Gleason was among the most respected journalists, interviewers, and critics writing about popular music in the latter half of the twentieth century. As a longtime contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle, Down Beat, and Ramparts, his expertise and insights about music, musicians, and cultural trends were unparalleled, whether his subject was jazz, folk, pop, or rock and roll. He was the only music journalist included on President Richard Nixon’s infamous “Enemies List,” which Gleason himself considered “the highest honor a man’s country can bestow upon him.”
 
This sterling anthology, edited by Gleason’s son Toby, himself a forty-year veteran of the music business, spans Ralph J. Gleason’s four decades as popular music’s preeminent commentator. Drawing from a rich variety of sources, including Gleason’s books, essays, interviews, and LP record album liner notes, it is essential reading for writers, historians, scholars, and music lovers of every stripe.

About the Author

Two-time Grammy Award winner Ralph J. Gleason (1917–1975) was the author of numerous articles and three highly regarded books on music as well as an acclaimed TV and documentary film producer. Toby Gleason is a veteran jazz radio producer, programmer, and host, and a former assistant editor at Rolling Stone.