Scott Yanow

Auteur van Swing : Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion

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Scott Yanow has been writing since 1975 about jazz of all eras and styles. He has written for virtually all of the significant jazz magazines, including Downbeat, Jazz Times, Jazziz, Coda, Cadence and the Los Angeles Jazz Scene, and he has also been a major contributor to the All Music Guide to toon meer Jazz. In addition, he has penned over 750 liner notes. It is estimated that Yanow has reviewed more jazz CDs than anyone in history. The Great Jazz Guitarists is his eleventh book. He lives in Burbank, California. toon minder

Bevat de naam: Yanow Scott

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Geslacht: male
Nationaliteit: USA
Geboorteplaats: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Jazz on Film: The Complete Story of the Musicians… door Scott Yanow author of The Jazz Singer and Bebop

Beginning with a brief history of jazz in film from 1917 to 1960, readers are introduced to Soundies; Snader Telescriptions; Jazz on Television; Movies 1960 to the Present; Ruth Etting; and The Film Careers of Hoagy Carmichael, Harry Barris, Cliff Edwards, Kay Kyser and Svend Asmussen. But reviews constitute the bulk of the book. Section One reviews videos and DVDs, Section Two reviews Hollywood Movies, Section Three reviews Shorts, Television Specials and More Documentaries, and Section Four reviews Miscellaneous Items of Interest.

Also included: a listing of top-rated films, addresses of film labels, and a bibliography. A few black and white photographs are included throughout the book.

Recommended, especially for jazz aficionados.… (meer)

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JAZZ ON FILM door Scott Yanow

This book features the complete story of the musicians and music onscreen. Scott Yanow has contributed to virtually every leading jazz publication since 1975, written liver notes for over 400 recordings, and reviewed many jazz recordings.

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Trumpet Kings: The Players Who Shaped the Sound of… door Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow's book unveils the stories behind great trumpeters who drive the jazz world. The higlight of this endeavour is the intimacy of the profiles tracing the plots of the artist's life.

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