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Valaida
Candace Allen
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Description for Valaida
Paperback. * A fabulous novel based on the true story of Valaida Snow, the black female jazz trumpeter of the 20s and 30s. This is an exhilarating debut from a former Hollywood scriptwriter. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 348.
Valaida listened hard. After the melody's intro and Earl's left-hand-to-right-hand cascades of piano sound, her space opened, and Valaida jumped in. She blew. She entered the music, saw the chords, embellishes, the references to other songs as plain as day behind her eyeballs, and she used them. She jumped from bar to bar like a benzine-fueled billy goat. She didn't miss. She hit her peaks and whinnied in triumph. In the nebular light of the Terrace's mirror ball, she flew with the men who had backed Louis Armstrong at his best.' ... Read more
Valaida listened hard. After the melody's intro and Earl's left-hand-to-right-hand cascades of piano sound, her space opened, and Valaida jumped in. She blew. She entered the music, saw the chords, embellishes, the references to other songs as plain as day behind her eyeballs, and she used them. She jumped from bar to bar like a benzine-fueled billy goat. She didn't miss. She hit her peaks and whinnied in triumph. In the nebular light of the Terrace's mirror ball, she flew with the men who had backed Louis Armstrong at his best.' ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844081721
SKU
V9781844081721
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Ref
99-1
About Candace Allen
Candace Allen received her BA from Harvard before attending the New York University School of Film and Television, becoming the first African-American female member of the Directors Guild of America. She has been an assistant director, a screenwriter and now a novelist.
Reviews for Valaida
The often raw but remarkable story of the Harlem Lady know as Little Louis, Queen of the Trumpet
Mojo
Music, love, addiction and imprisonment ensue in this deeply moving tale Eve Magazine
Fascinating novel Image Magazine
A very well researched story about a real-life character set in a fascinating period of time.' Tim Manderson, Publishing News ... Read more
Mojo
Music, love, addiction and imprisonment ensue in this deeply moving tale Eve Magazine
Fascinating novel Image Magazine
A very well researched story about a real-life character set in a fascinating period of time.' Tim Manderson, Publishing News ... Read more