High Times, Hard Times
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Availability:In StockContributor:Anita O'Day, George Eells (With), Harry Reasoner (Foreword by)Series:LimelightPublish date:2004-08-01Pages:392
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9780879101183ISBN-10:879101180UPC:9780879101183Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, MusicBook Subcategory:Music, History & CriticismSize:9.16 x 6.08 x 0.84 inchesWeight:1.1618Product ID:SCETR54ZA9
High Times, Hard Times
"...in the tradition of the best jazz autobiographies...a fascinating travelogue through the jazz world, filled with vivid images of Gene Krupa, Stan Kenton, Roy Eldridge and Billie Holiday...Her prose is as hip as her music." -The New York Times Book Review
Series: Limelight
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9780879101183ISBN-10:879101180UPC:9780879101183Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, MusicBook Subcategory:Music, History & CriticismSize:9.16 x 6.08 x 0.84 inchesWeight:1.1618Product ID:SCETR54ZA9
Anita O'Day (Anita Belle Colton) was a singer's singer. Highly rhythmic with a distinctive sense of phrasing, she was one of the first big band singers to tackle the intricacies of bebop and prevail. She's influenced many, including June Christy and Chris Connor, and now stands as a vocal legend. She rose to fame as a swinging, good-humored stylist with the Gene Krupa big band ("Let Me Off...
Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
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Anita O'Day, George Eells (With), Harry Reasoner (Foreword by)
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