Richard Twardzik Biography - New publisher and release date

[Jordi Roda]

After the frustrated publication by means of Berkeley Hills Books, maybe this will the definitive one.

Bouncin' With Bartok: The Incomplete Works of Richard Twardzik

by Jack Chambers

• Paperback: 240 pages
  
• Publisher: Mercury Press (October, 2008)
  
• Language: English
  
• ISBN-10: 1551281414
  
• ISBN-13: 978-1551281414
  

Cheers,

Jordi

[ghost of miles]

Great news if it pans out...and the odds that we'll finally see Peter Pullman's Bud Powell bio seem to have improved in the last few months as well.

[jlhoots]

I'll keep my fingers crossed (re: the Twardzik).

[GA Russell]

Glad to see that this Twardzik book will be only 240 pages. As I recall, the book discussed five years ago was slated to be over 400 pages. I expressed doubt at the time that the fellow in his short life lived an interesting enough life to justify 400 pages.

[paul secor]

240 pages might even be pushing it. Have to wait and see.

[bichos]

good news

how many years are we waiting for this??

keep boppin´

marcel

[JPF]

It's available for pre-order from Amazon, to be released in October-------they say.

[bichos]

finally (?)

http://www.themercurypress.ca/?q=books/bouncin_bartok

keep boppin´

marcel

[jostber]

A couple of related links here:

http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~chambers/twardzik2.html

http://www.jazzitude.com/chambers_intro.htm (pretty hard to read because of a blurry font)

http://www.chass.toronto.edu/~chambers/crutchcrab.html

[jlhoots]

I still don't believe this has been issued.

My usual book sources don't have it.

[Fer Urbina]

I still don't believe this has been issued.

My usual book sources don't have it.

AFAIK the publishers are already sending out review copies.

F

[jlhoots]

I still don't believe this has been issued.

My usual book sources don't have it.

AFAIK the publishers are already sending out review copies.

F

"Already" - it's only been in the works since 2002.

When can us peons get a copy???

[Fer Urbina]

I still don't believe this has been issued.

My usual book sources don't have it.

AFAIK the publishers are already sending out review copies.

F

"Already" - it's only been in the works since 2002.

When can us peons get a copy???

So? Stanley Crouch started working on his Bird bio in 1981.

:rsmile:

F

[jlhoots]

I still don't believe this has been issued.

My usual book sources don't have it.

AFAIK the publishers are already sending out review copies.

F

"Already" - it's only been in the works since 2002.

When can us peons get a copy???

So? Stanley Crouch started working on his Bird bio in 1981.

:rsmile:

F

True enough, but a publication date has never been announced for the Bird.

On the other hand, the publication date of the Twardzik book has been announced over & over.

[Fer Urbina]

I don't know (yet) when and where can be bought, but I can tell you the book DOES exist

Paperback, the back cover says $19.95 and ISBN: 978-1-55128-141-4

302 pp., plus discography and index.

As soon as I know more about its availability, I'll let you know.

F

EDIT to add that according to the website (where apparently you can buy the book), the price I gave is in CANADIAN dollars.

Also, AMAZON.CA has it and AMAZON.COM seems to be waiting for more stock.

Edited November 25, 2008 by Fer Urbina

[JPF]

Amazon.com has notified me that my copy was shipped on Nov. 23, at a price of $13.57. At last!!

[AllenLowe]

I hope it's not as badly written as books of this kind - jaz bios - tend to be. Sorry to be negative, but I've read so many bad ones; biography takes a special talent, critical biography the same. Usually jazz bios are basically long magazine articles padded with trivia -

Edited November 25, 2008 by AllenLowe

[Fer Urbina]

I hope it's not as badly written as books of this kind - jaz bios - tend to be. Sorry to be negative, but I've read so many bad ones; biography takes a special talent, critical biography the same. Usually jazz bios are basically long magazine articles padded with trivia -

Cannot tell right now (have a queue of books before I get to this). I have read the afterword, which deals with the research Chambers has done, and it looks promising in that respect (quite a few letters from Twardzik himself have been included, Chambers had the family's collaboration).

It looks above average, although I agree that average in this genre is nothing to shout about, usually for lack of a good editor (or an editor at all), IMHO.

F

[ghost of miles]

I got about 30-35 pages in Monday night and am going to read more tonight/tomorrow. If you're a Twardzik fan, I don't think you'll be disappointed at all...I'm pretty impressed so far that Chambers was able to dig up so much on his background.

[Quasimado]

I got about 30-35 pages in Monday night and am going to read more tonight/tomorrow. If you're a Twardzik fan, I don't think you'll be disappointed at all...I'm pretty impressed so far that Chambers was able to dig up so much on his background.

Agree - a fine book IMO, well researched, many new facts uncovered - I would think essential reading for anyone with an interest in Twardzik and his music, and also the Boston scene at the time ...

Q