medjuck Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Latest issue of Rolling Stone has an interesting article by novelist Michael Chabon about post hard bop popular jazz i.e. some Blue notes (lee Morgan) and CTI. Worth reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 I believe Chabon's soon-to-be released TELEGRAPH AVENUE revolves around a record store in Oakland that specializes in said genre... http://www.npr.org/2012/08/22/158198740/exclusive-first-read-telegraph-avenue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 I believe Chabon's soon-to-be released TELEGRAPH AVENUE revolves around a record store in Oakland that specializes in said genre... http://www.npr.org/2012/08/22/158198740/exclusive-first-read-telegraph-avenue I just ordered that novel. Hope it's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 I believe Chabon's soon-to-be released TELEGRAPH AVENUE revolves around a record store in Oakland that specializes in said genre... http://www.npr.org/2012/08/22/158198740/exclusive-first-read-telegraph-avenue I just ordered that novel. Hope it's good. Given the subject matter, I would think that MG will be all over this when it's released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Having grown up in Oakland/Berkeley record stores, there's considerable appeal to picking this one up. But I find myself dizzied by the hype machine around it. I subscribe to 70 magazines and typically pick up three newspapers a day. Geez, seems like 80% of them have "reviewed" (paid?) this book. In the end, it probably won't dissaude me. (Even gots a cameo appearance from Obama.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Here's a nice piece about the book: Michael Chabon talks of 'Telegraph Avenue' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Thanks for the heads-up. I took the easy/low-risk way out and ordered it via Interlibrary Loan... I like most of the Chabon novels I've read - this one seems to have potential to match The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which is perhaps my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I believe Chabon's soon-to-be released TELEGRAPH AVENUE revolves around a record store in Oakland that specializes in said genre... http://www.npr.org/2012/08/22/158198740/exclusive-first-read-telegraph-avenue I just ordered that novel. Hope it's good. Given the subject matter, I would think that MG will be all over this when it's released. Not sure. Had a quick shufti at the write up and shrugged. What did he say in the Rolling Stone article? Can someone link to it? MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) Among the reviews and interviews I've read, including Rolling Stone, I thought this was one of the better ones. http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-bard-of-brokeland.'>http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-bard-of-brokeland. San Francisco Magazine Alternative link: http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-bard-of-brokeland Edited September 11, 2012 by BeBop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Among the reviews and interviews I've read, including Rolling Stone, I thought this was one of the better ones. http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-bard-of-brokeland. San Francisco Magazine Page appears to be under reconstruction. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) Among the reviews and interviews I've read, including Rolling Stone, I thought this was one of the better ones. http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-bard-of-brokeland.'>http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-bard-of-brokeland. San Francisco Magazine Page appears to be under reconstruction. MG Posted an "alternative" link: http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-bard-of-brokeland Just noticed that this is a shorter/truncated version, compared to what I remember from the magazine. Edited September 11, 2012 by BeBop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 A review of the Chabon novel by jazz critic Ted Gioia: Telegraph Avenue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) Deleted Edited September 18, 2012 by BeBop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 New York Magazine this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) Copy just came in through interlibrary loan. Will start reading this weekend. [Added] I read it. The book is well-written, with many interesting ideas, but I just couldn't get into it. There were several intermingled plot lines, most of which proceeded frenetically, but I didn't resonate enough with any of the characters to get caught up in any. As always, YMMV. FWIW, Chabon does seem to know his jazz, though the music discussions aren't super-deep and could technically qualify as name-dropping on some level. Also lots of film references, particularly in the "blaxploitation" genre. [Disclosure: I've read just about all of Chabon's novels, and always seek out new ones. Favorites are "...Kavalier and Clay" and "Wonder Boys", least favorite "Mysteries of Pittsburgh". I'd rank "Telegraph Avenue" a little below "Yiddish Policeman's Union", which I also really wanted to like but couldn't fully get into.] Edited October 10, 2012 by T.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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