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Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet

By Tom Nolan

Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet Social Sciences

Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet

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During America's Swing Era, no musician was more successful or controversial than Artie Shaw: the charismatic and opinionated clarinetist-bandleader whose dozens of hits became anthems for "the greatest generation." But some of his most beautiful recordings were not issued until decades after he'd left the scene. He broke racial barriers by hiring African American musicians. His frequent "retirements" earned him a reputation as the Hamlet of jazz. And he quit playing for good at the height of his powers. The handsome Shaw had seven wives (including Lana Turner and Ava Gardner). Inveterate reader and author of three books, he befriended the best-known writers of his time. Tom Nolan, who interviewed Shaw between 1990 and his death in 2004 and spoke with one hundred of his colleagues and contemporaries, captures Shaw and his era with candor and sympathy, bringing the master to vivid life and restoring him to his rightful place in jazz history. Originally published in hardcover under the title Three Chords for Beauty's Sake.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
464
Release Date:
2011-05-16
Publication Date:
2011-05-16
Publisher:
WW Norton & Co
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0393340104
ISBN13:
9780393340105
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
380 g
Height:
141 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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