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Bebop : Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion
by Scott Yanow
Available from Amazon
$19.95
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Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Miller Freeman Books August 1, 2000
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0879306084
ISBN-13: 978-0879306083
Product Dimensions:
9.2 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
Karrin Allyson, jazz singer
"Bebop is a spiritual journey, demanding obstacle course, and a way of life. Yanow leads us eloquently through this journey."
Bill Watrous, jazz trombonist and bandleader
"I’m always impressed by Scott Yanow’s intelligent thoughts on jazz. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in bebop."
Reader Reviews
This might be an overview of some of the better-known boppers, but it doesn't go beyond the most well-known, and there are many opinions that are simply unsupportable. My biggest complaints with this book can best be seen by pointing out two entries: Oscar Peterson and Sonny Stitt. (Whether you should even -include- Oscar Peterson in a book supposedly dedicated to Bebop is a valid question.) Yanow gives abolutely glowing words for Oscar Peterson, describing him as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Ok, Yanow happens to really dig O.P. I would be able to agree to disagree about that. But I was very disappointed to read his negative remarks about Sonny Stitt. He places a metaphorical asterisk by Stitt's name because Yanow can't hear the originality in Stitt's playing. That's way off base. Granted, Stitt was very much a musical descendant of Bird, as so many are, but Stitt played tenor and alto (even bari), and lived a lot longer, and recorded so much more. If you can't hear the genius of Stitt, that's your loss. Learn a Stitt solo and you'll hear it. And just to confuse the reader more, BOTH of the sections on Peterson and Stitt start out with describing them as one of the best jazz musicians all time.
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Bebop : Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion
by Scott Yanow
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