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Zappa and Jazz: Did it Really Smell Funny, Frank?
Geoff Wills
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Description for Zappa and Jazz: Did it Really Smell Funny, Frank?
Paperback. Frank Zappa's music has a unique and easily recognisable quality, and is a brilliant synthesis of a wide range of cultural influences. This book focuses on just one of the influences on Zappa's music, namely Jazz. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 208.
Although Frank Zappa died over 20 years ago, he continues to be regarded as an iconic figure in 20th century culture. In 1973 he famously said `Jazz is not dead... it just smells funny,' and in this new book Geoff Wills takes a look at Zappa's widely assumed antipathy for the jazz genre. Along the way, he throws up some very interesting facts. Frank Zappa's music has a unique and easily recognisable quality, and it brilliantly synthesizes a wide range of cultural influences. Zappa and Jazz focuses on the influence of jazz on Zappa in an attempt to clarify the ... Read more
Although Frank Zappa died over 20 years ago, he continues to be regarded as an iconic figure in 20th century culture. In 1973 he famously said `Jazz is not dead... it just smells funny,' and in this new book Geoff Wills takes a look at Zappa's widely assumed antipathy for the jazz genre. Along the way, he throws up some very interesting facts. Frank Zappa's music has a unique and easily recognisable quality, and it brilliantly synthesizes a wide range of cultural influences. Zappa and Jazz focuses on the influence of jazz on Zappa in an attempt to clarify the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Troubador Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
210g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Market Harborough, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784623913
SKU
V9781784623913
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About Geoff Wills
Geoff Wills is a former professional musician and clinical psychologist. His large-scale study of occupational stress in popular musicians, Pressure Sensitive, was published in 1998 and he has contributed to many magazines and websites, including; International Musician Magazine, Jazz.com, Psychology of Music and the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Reviews for Zappa and Jazz: Did it Really Smell Funny, Frank?
This book is a precious aide-memoire with which to explore the more-than-abundant Zappa discography through the filter of jazz.
Frederic Goaty
Jazz Magazine
Fans of Frank Zappa's music will be intrigued by the many close inspections of the jazz influences that Wills perceives in the various recordings he analyses.
Jim Burns
Northern Review of Books ... Read more
Frederic Goaty
Jazz Magazine
Fans of Frank Zappa's music will be intrigued by the many close inspections of the jazz influences that Wills perceives in the various recordings he analyses.
Jim Burns
Northern Review of Books ... Read more