Which jazz book are you reading right now?

[Gheorghe]

On 11/2/2024 at 5:57 PM, JSngry said:

Have you read Notes and Tones? 

He has a lot to say there as well.

That´s a great book  because it is a brilliant musician (Art Taylor) who had played with almost ALL of THEM, and the answers of the musicians. 
I think the Rollins Interview was very early after his I don´t know which of all of his comebacks. 
 

[Brad]

Larry Tye, who has written several biographies, including ones on RFK and Joe McCarthy, which were well received, has written a relatively new one (May 2024) called The Jazzmen about Ellington, Armstrong and Basie.

He recently had an article in the NYT.

How a Refuge on Rails Inspired Jazz Classics

Has anyone read the book or thought about getting it?

[ghost of miles]

Just starting this:

[Big Beat Steve]

An interesting topic. Let us know what you think of the book when you've finished it (or in mid-course?).
I wonder how such a subject can be treated at book's length without becoming repetitive and full of commonplaces that are not strictly linked to JAZZ LPs.  But I'd like to see this a successful job.

[Ken Dryden]

[HutchFan]

What are your thoughts on the Dolphy biography, @Ken Dryden?  Is it good?

 

[Ken Dryden]

I am barely into the Dolphy biography, it only arrived yesterday. I am not much on reading e-books, they tire me...

[Big Beat Steve]

Browsing this one for reference right now:

What …? Do I hear someone say “Can’t be! There never was a 1955 edition of the Down Beat Record Reviews yearbooks!” ?? Well, no, there wasn’t ... Not until now … but now there is one on my bookshelf.
More on that here:

[ghost of miles]

Settling in with this newly-arrived one, which was always going to get immediate attention and go straight to the top of the stacks (if not the charts) of my book-clogged coffee table. I’ve even cleared a special place for it, that’s how committed I am to delving in right away. 
 

On 12/8/2024 at 1:29 PM, Big Beat Steve said:

An interesting topic. Let us know what you think of the book when you've finished it (or in mid-course?).
I wonder how such a subject can be treated at book's length without becoming repetitive and full of commonplaces that are not strictly linked to JAZZ LPs.  But I'd like to see this a successful job.

I’ve bogged down a bit in that one. Interesting and insightful, but tinged with jargon that I think some would find offputting. Still in the top 40 of my in-progress reads.