JAM SESSION

by Ralph J. -- Ed. Gleason ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 24, 1957

A lovingly assembled collection of pieces about jazz then- its revival now -- and some of the men who have made this type of music memorable has certainly managed- where most books have failed- to communicate the feeling of jazz, the validity of this art, the excitement it can spark. There is something of the evolution of jazz- from the spirituals to the blues, New Orleans to Chicago, bebop to progressive. There are sketches of Beiderbecke and Berrigan, Eddie Condon and Jelly Roll Morton, Dizzie Gillespie and Erroll Garner, along with some less known names but greater talents. There's the musician's approach to a jam session, the Newport Festival, the commercial angles on what is now a big business; and one- one only- an extremely effective short story..... Definitely for the dedicated, and for others more expressive than say the Hentoff & Shapiro book (The Jazz Makers-1957) or Ulanov's earlier books- a handbook and history.

Pub Date: Jan. 24, 1957

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Putnam

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1957

Categories: NONFICTION