The Great Jazz and Pop Vocal Albums
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (573 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MUPYYPW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 379 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Here are albums by veteran singers entering new phases (Peggy Lee's Black Coffee, Nina Simone's Nina Simone and Piano!, Carmen McRae's As Time Goes By: Live at the Dug); albums from artists who dazzle with their typical sound (Ella Fitzgerald's Lullabies of Birdland); and albums from the likes of Frank Sinatra that mark milestones in the history of American musical culture. Friedwald considers how singers and musicians shaped and organized their extraordinary collections of songs, revealing personal s
His passionate description of each album in this indispensable guide will drive readers to listen to the albums once again, or for the first time."—Publishers Weekly,starred review. "With verve and an infectious love of music, jazz critic Friedwald tells the stories of fifty-seven jazz and pop albums that have become benchmarks by which subsequent records have been measured
He is the author of eight books, including A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers; Stardust Melodies: The Biography of Twelve of America's Most Popular Songs; Jazz Singing: America's Great Voices from Bessie Smith to Bebop and Beyond; Sinatra! The Song Is You; and The Good Life (with Tony Bennett). He has also written for Van