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In a series of fictional portraits, this book captures the beating heart of jazz, its pathos and lyricism, urgency and self-destruction - Charlie Mingus in New York: driven by range, built and behaving like a battering ram; Art Pepper in prison: an alto and Alcatraz; Lester Young in the Alvin.
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"Remarkable...there can be few books on jazz written with such tenderness and care." (Adam Lively Times Literary Supplement)
"But Beautiful is just that. A moving and highly original tribute to Black American Music." (Bryan Ferry)
"As intricate a mixture of biographical essay and make-believe as is likely to be written." (New York Times)
"The only book about jazz that i have recommended to my friends. It is a little gem." (Keith Jarrett)
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"But Beautiful is just that. A moving and highly original tribute to Black American Music." (Bryan Ferry)
"As intricate a mixture of biographical essay and make-believe as is likely to be written." (New York Times)
"The only book about jazz that i have recommended to my friends. It is a little gem." (Keith Jarrett)
'A copy ... ought to be on everybody's Desert Island' Independent
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0099777800
- ISBN 13 9780099777809
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208
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Random House Adult Trade Pub, US
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer skillfully evokes the mus ic and the men who shaped modern jazz. Drawing on photos, anecdotes, and, m ost important, the way he hears the music, Dyer imaginatively reconstructs scenes from the embattled lives of some of the giants of jazz: Lester Young fading away in an hotel room; Charles Mingus storming down the streets of New York on a too-small bicycle; Thelonious Monk creating his own private l anguage on the piano. However, music is really the driving force of But Bea utiful, and Dyer brings it to life in a luminescent and wildly metaphoric p rose style that mirrors the quirks, eccentricity, and brilliance of each mu sician's style. Seller Inventory # RWARE0000048096
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780099777809
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