Jimmy Heath, Joseph McLaren

Gebundenes Buch

I Walked with Giants

The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath

Beschreibung

Composer of more than 100 jazz pieces, three-time Grammy nominee, and performer on more than 125 albums, saxophonist Jimmy Heath has earned a place of honor in the history of jazz. In this extraordinary autobiography, the legendary Heath creates a "dialogue" with musicians and family members. By turns funny, poignant, and extremely candid, Heath's story captures the rhythms of a life in jazz.

Autor

Jimmy Heath is widely recognized as one of the greats in jazz. A saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator, Heath grew up in Philadelphia with his renowned brothers, Percy, the longtime bassist with the Modern Jazz Quartet, and Albert “Tootie”, a highly respected drummer. The three formed the Heath Brothers Band in the ’70s. Jimmy Heath directed the Jazz Studies master’s degree program in performance at Queens College (CUNY). Joseph McLaren  is Professor of English at Hofstra University, the author of Langston Hughes: Folk Dramatist in the Protest Tradition, 1921-1943, and editor of several additional titles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Temple University Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 162mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9781439901984
• ISBN-10: 1439901988
• Artikelnr.: 26829240