BillF Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Fascinating and strongly recommended. Based on interviews in the 90s with 30 survivors of the classic era, ranging from big names (Mulligan, Konitz) to lesser known figures (Gene Allen, Don Ferrara). Many insights into intriguing musicians like Tony Fruscella and Dave Schildkraut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 hour ago, BillF said: Fascinating and strongly recommended. Based on interviews in the 90s with 30 survivors of the classic era, ranging from big names (Mulligan, Konitz) to lesser known figures (Gene Allen, Don Ferrara). Many insights into intriguing musicians like Tony Fruscella and Dave Schildkraut. Thanks for pointing out this book. Sounds very interesting. Will have to investigate a bit more to see if it is worth adding to my overcrowded music bookshelf. I sincerely hope it is more to the mark than these two: https://www.amazon.com/Melody-Lingers-Scenes-Golden-Years/dp/1564741516/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501232938&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=%22Music+lingers+on%22+Fox+West+Coast Not that bad but more about West Coast pop celebs than about WCJ proper and some of it rambles on quite a bit. Not very focused and little to really complement the books by Gioia, Gordon and Tercinet. https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Southwest-History-Western-Swing/dp/0292708602/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501233044&sr=1-1&keywords=oral+history+of+western+swing Not bad either but mainly for want of a better and more comprehensive book. Clearly this book (and its subject matter in the form of an oral first-hand history) was written waaaay too late when most of those from the real heyday of Western Swing had already passed on or were unable to remember or contibute due to advanced age. So this book mainly focuses on post-war (i.e. post-1950) musicians and bands and therefore just manages to grab the VERY tail end of the music. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Patrick Modiano: So You Don't Get List In the Neighborhood A disturbing novel which will be with my thoughts and emotions for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Bill Whaley: Gringo Lessons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 6 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: Thanks for pointing out this book. Sounds very interesting. Will have to investigate a bit more to see if it is worth adding to my overcrowded music bookshelf. I sincerely hope it is more to the mark than these two: https://www.amazon.com/Melody-Lingers-Scenes-Golden-Years/dp/1564741516/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501232938&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=%22Music+lingers+on%22+Fox+West+Coast Not that bad but more about West Coast pop celebs than about WCJ proper and some of it rambles on quite a bit. Not very focused and little to really complement the books by Gioia, Gordon and Tercinet. https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Southwest-History-Western-Swing/dp/0292708602/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501233044&sr=1-1&keywords=oral+history+of+western+swing Not bad either but mainly for want of a better and more comprehensive book. Clearly this book (and its subject matter in the form of an oral first-hand history) was written waaaay too late when most of those from the real heyday of Western Swing had already passed on or were unable to remember or contibute due to advanced age. So this book mainly focuses on post-war (i.e. post-1950) musicians and bands and therefore just manages to grab the VERY tail end of the music.  Steve, I think you'll find that this book is the real McCoy - if I may use that anachronistic expression. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/518TYJwNBzL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 5 hours ago, BillF said: Steve, I think you'll find that this book is the real McCoy - if I may use that anachronistic expression.  How about calling it "the bees knees", then ... Thanks for your encouragement - I will check it out (and make some room eventually ...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Excellent. Sheds new light on lots of events that are often glossed over. As near as non fiction can get to being a page turner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Latest and best I've read so far in his Glasgow series. I've read all but the most recent (For those who know the ending), which is a sequel to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 This is truly an amazing novel about the Vietnam War, that touches so many themes: the end of the War, Vietnamese in American society, commentary about American culture, being a mole (spying) and finding one's place.  It's not for nothing it won a Pulitzer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 5 hours ago, Brad said: This is truly an amazing novel about the Vietnam War, that touches so many themes: the end of the War, Vietnamese in American society, commentary about American culture, being a mole (spying) and finding one's place.  It's not for nothing it won a Pulitzer. I agree!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 Halfway into Wuthering Heights. For me it is a more successful novel than Jane Eyre, which didn't do a lot for me in the end, though I still am not that interested in the characters here. I do find it fairly strange that these two families act as if there isn't a larger world outside with which they can interact and from which they can find partners. Most other novels, including Jane Eyre, show a bit of socializing with neighbors further afield and even the occasional trip into town. These folks (in Wuthering Heights) all act as if they are stuck in M. Night Shyamalan's The Village. Re-reading Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury after this. Then Gide's The Vatican Cellars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 Keith McCafferty: Cold Hearted River Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 It's about the jazz in the Netherlands, the North Sea Festival, a.s.o. Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Cyril said: It's about the jazz in the Netherlands, the North Sea Festival, a.s.o. Â Â Â That's a good picture. Johnny Griffin (?) with ...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 2 hours ago, BillF said: That's a good picture. Johnny Griffin (?) with ...? .....Stanley Turrentine ! At the NSJF 1998. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 J.L. Carr: A Month in the Country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Grann: Killers Of The Flower Moon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 3 hours ago, paul secor said: J.L. Carr: A Month in the Country What do you think so far? I've heard good things about it, and expect to get to it in Sept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Just started this a few days ago.  Stopped watching the series with Colin Firth until I've finished the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 3 hours ago, ejp626 said: What do you think so far? I've heard good things about it, and expect to get to it in Sept. I recommend it highly - a quiet classic. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillF Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 Came back to this after some years. Slightly put off by the postmodern cleverness, but sufficiently enjoyable for me to be reading another of her novels soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Meg Gardiner: Unsub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 On 8/9/2017 at 3:13 AM, BillF said: Came back to this after some years. Slightly put off by the postmodern cleverness, but sufficiently enjoyable for me to be reading another of her novels soon. Unless is Shields' last completed novel. It is a fairly straight-forward tale about a family in crisis with some allusions to Bellow's Herzog (the narrator also writes long (sometimes imaginary) letters to notable public figures). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 7 hours ago, ejp626 said: Unless is Shields' last completed novel. It is a fairly straight-forward tale about a family in crisis with some allusions to Bellow's Herzog (the narrator also writes long (sometimes imaginary) letters to notable public figures). I have read that and was thinking of returning to it sometime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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