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Riding on a Blue Note: Jazz and American Pop

Riding on a Blue Note: Jazz and American Pop

1st Da Capo Press Edition

Paperback (07 Jan 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Gary Giddins, winner of the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award, has a following that includes not only jazz enthusiasts but also pop music fans of every stripe. Writing here in a lyrical and celebratory style all his own, Giddins dazzlingly shows us,among many other things,how performers originally perceived as radical (Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Elvis Presley) became conservative institutions ... how Charlie Parker created a masterpiece from the strain of an inane ditty ... how the Dominoes helped combine church ritual with pop music ... and how Irving Berlin translated a chiaroscuro of Lower East Side minorities into imperishable songs.

About the Publisher

Da Capo Press

Little, Brown is the literary hardback imprint that feeds into our Abacus paperback list. We publish across a wide range of areas, including fiction, history, memoir, science and travel, but within this diverse list the vast majority of books have in common a strong narrative and a distinctive voice.

Book information

ISBN: 9780306809248
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Da Capo Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Da Capo Press Edition
DEWEY: 781.65
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 313
Weight: 460g
Height: 140mm
Width: 216mm
Spine width: 21mm