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Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet: His Life and Times

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Description for Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet: His Life and Times Paperback. "The two sides of Shaw .. are at the center of .. [this] compulsively readable biography."-Daniel Akst, Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 378.

During America’s Swing Era, no musician was more successful or controversial than Artie Shaw: the charismatic and opinionated clarinetist-bandleader whose dozens of hits became anthems for “the greatest generation.” But some of his most beautiful recordings were not issued until decades after he’d left the scene. He broke racial barriers by hiring African American musicians. His frequent “retirements” earned him a reputation as the Hamlet of jazz. And he quit playing for good at the height of his powers. The handsome Shaw had seven wives (including Lana Turner and Ava Gardner). Inveterate reader and author of three books, he befriended ... Read more

Tom Nolan, who interviewed Shaw between 1990 and his death in 2004 and spoke with one hundred of his colleagues and contemporaries, captures Shaw and his era with candor and sympathy, bringing the master to vivid life and restoring him to his rightful place in jazz history.

Originally published in hardcover under the title Three Chords for Beauty's Sake.

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Product Details

Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393340105
SKU
V9780393340105
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Tom Nolan
Tom Nolan, the author of the critically acclaimed and Edgar Award–nominated Ross Macdonald: A Biography, is a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal’s Leisure & Arts page. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Reviews for Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet: His Life and Times
"Makes sense of a turbulent life that even Artie Shaw himself had given up on explaining."
Ted Gioia - San Francisco Chronicle "Tom Nolan proves himself valiantly…It’s not simply the first-hand research, the careful investigation of the facts, the easy, approachable prose style…The portrait is thorough, providing a deep study of a man both complicated and coarse, creating beauty ... Read more

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