Talking Jazz - Paperback

by Ben Sidran (Author), Lee Tanner (Illustrator)

"As you read, light bulbs switch on: that's what was going when she recorded that; now I can see where he got that sound."--LA Weekly

43 Jazz Conversations

Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Jon Hendricks, Max Roach, Betty Carter, Jackie McLean, Don Cherry, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, Archie Shepp, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Keith Jarrett, Wynton Marsalis, and Jack DeJohnette-these are just a few of the jazz musicians whose conversations with Ben Sidran are recorded in this volume. In stimulating, personal, and informative discussions, they not only reveal their personalities, but also detail aspects of the performance, technique, business, history, and emotions of jazz. Newly expanded with previously unpublished dialogues with David Murray, Dr. John, and Mose Allison, Talking Jazz is undoubtedly the best oral history of recent and contemporary jazz.

Back Jacket

Miles Davis, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Tony Williams, Gil Evans, Betty Carter, McCoy Tyner, Keith Jarrett. These are just a few of the jazz musicians whose conversations with Ben Sidran are recorded in this volume. In stimulating, personal, and informative discussions, they not only reveal their personalities, but also detail aspects of the performance, technique, business, history, and emotions of jazz. Newly expanded with previously unpublished dialogues with David Murray, Dr. John, and Mose Allison, Talking Jazz is undoubtedly the best oral history of recent and contemporary jazz.

Author Biography

Ben Sidran is a performing and recording musician, producer, composer, host of radio and television music programs, music historian, and writer.