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Drum Roll, Please: A Needed Reminder
Grumpy: The definition of grumpy is irritable or grouchy. An explanation of grumpy is a person who is always complaining and unhappy. Charles Mingus: Nearly as well known as his ambitious music was Mingus’s often fearsome temperament, which earned him the nickname “The Angry Man of Jazz. His refusal to compromise his musical integrity led to many…
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Myself Among Others: A Life in Music, George Wein with Nate Chinen ©2003 Da Capo Press. Pp. 546. Wein and Chinen did a good job of detailing Wein’s career in jazz both as a pianist, nightclub owner and world jazz impresario. It is well written and contains appropriate photographs. Straighten Up and Fly Right; The…
Local patrons of downtown branch West Florida Public can explore new additions to the collection which is currently valued at $20,000. Most of the holdings are available for check-out. Jazz and Justice; Racism and the Political Economy of the Music, by Gerald Horne. © 2019 Monthly Review Press. The author, Gerald Horne, is professor of…