Leonard Feather Knihy
Leonard Feather bol britsko-americký hudobník a novinár, ktorý sa preslávil svojou prácou v oblasti jazzu. Počas 30. rokov 20. storočia začal svoju kariéru v rozhlasovom vysielaní vo Veľkej Británii a písal pre britský časopis 'Radio Times'. Po práci hudobného producenta sa v roku 1939 presťahoval do New Yorku a neskôr do Los Angeles, kde pôsobil ako hlavný jazzový kritik pre Los Angeles Times až do svojej smrti. Jeho rozsiahla kariéra zahŕňala hudobnú produkciu, žurnalistiku a rozhlasové vysielanie, čo z neho robí významnú postavu v histórii jazzu.
"Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Norman Granz, Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, Don Ellis, and Miles Davis--these are the dozen j"
The Book of Jazz from then till now
A guide to the entire field
Leonard Feather's autobiography is also the story of jazz over the last half-century. Since arriving in New York from London in 1935, he has managed to distinguish himself as a producer, composer, pianist, and one of the music's most acute critics. He was one of the first to champion the innovations of bebop in the pages of Esquire and Downbeat, also an ardent campaigner against racial barriers, and a friend to dozens of musicians. There are stories here about Feather's relationship with Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing, Joe Williams, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and many others. Filled with information about the recording business and the tricky art of criticism, this earwitness account of a lifetime in jazz caps a career that has been dedicated to the best that American culture has to offer.
Offers more than 3,300 entries covering musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Thelonious Monk, and Wynton Marsalis