Hear Me Talkin' to Ya: The Story of Jazz As Told by the Men Who Made It Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great introduction to Jazz History foranyone just becoming interested in the subject.Anyone who has been into jazz for some time whohasn't read "Hear Me Talkin' To Ya" yet ismissing a realtreat.This is full of facinatinginformation, and is a great read.
The book is wonderfull and colorfull look at theorigins anddevelopment of jazz music from New Orleans at the start of the 1900s to thestartof BeBop in New York mid-century.As the fulltitle states, thisis "The Story of Jazz AsTold By The Men [and Women] who MadeIt". This is a compilation of excerpts frominterviews, letters,autobiographies, andarticles with jazz musicians, both greatsand lesswell known musicians who have goodstories to tell.Louis Armstrong, BunkJohnson, Sidney Bechet, Danny Barker, Hoagy Carmichael, Jelly RollMorton, Mary Lou Williams, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Hinton,Charlie Parker, Dave Brubeck, and many others havetheir say.
Highlyrecomended!
-- DCM ("Froggy")

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"A work of considerable substance." - The New Yorker. In this marvelous oral history, the words of such legends as Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, and Billy Holiday trace the birth, growth, and changes in jazz over the years. Includes excerpts from hundreds of personal interviews, letters, tapes, and articles.

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The Music of John Coltrane (Jazz Giants) Review

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(More customer reviews)While this book is an excellent collection of John Coltrane's compositions, I would not recommend buying it.For one thing, all of the music in the book has been transcribed from B flat (the key of tenor sax) to C.So, unless you like to instantaneously transcribe music as you playalong, or unless you just want to peck things out on a piano, this book isprobably not for you.Another disappointment is that the songs don'tinclude any of Coltrane's solos-- they merely give you the basic,introductory tune of the song, with some chord charts and repeat barsthrown in.Needless to say, I'm returning the book.

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This collection includes over 100 Coltrane classics: Bessie's Blues * Blue Train (Blue Trane) * Giant Steps * Impressions * Naima (Niema) * Some Other Blues * Venus * and more.

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