A biographical guide to the great jazz and pop singers /
"Will Friedwald's illuminating, opinionated essays--provocative, funny, and personal--on the lives and careers of more than three hundred singers anatomize the work of the most important jazz and popular performers of the twentieth century. From giants like Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books,
[2010], ©2010
New York : c2010 New York : ©2010 New York : [2010] |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| Summary: | "Will Friedwald's illuminating, opinionated essays--provocative, funny, and personal--on the lives and careers of more than three hundred singers anatomize the work of the most important jazz and popular performers of the twentieth century. From giants like Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and Judy Garland to lesser-known artists like Jeri Southern and Joe Mooney, they have created a body of work that continues to please and inspire. Here is the most extensive biographical and critical survey of these singers ever written, as well as an essential guide to the Great American Songbook and those who shaped the way it has been sung."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 811 p. ; 25 cm xiii, 811 pages ; 25 cm |
| Awards: | Association for Recorded Sound Collections award, 2011 |
| ISBN: | 0375421491 (hardcover) : 0375421491 (hardcover) 0375421491 9780375421495 (hardcover) : 9780375421495 (hardcover) 9780375421495 |