1 comments about Broadcast Announcing Worktext: Performing for Radio, Television, and Cable.

1. Reading this book and working through the cd won't exactly make you a broadcasting star, but it definitely guides you at the required talents and qualifications for conforming to industry standards.
   
   The cd-rom consists of video and audio segments or snippets as they are quite short on the average; it includes voice commentaries, installation videos, teleprompters, and practice media for you to develop your skills.
   
   The book is and entertaining read with chapters on the history of broadcasting, the various types of broadcasting( radio dj, television, cable etc), the great broacasters, interviews, the biology of the human voice mechanism, techniques and the like.
   
   Overall this book is definitely helpful in guiding towards the broadcasting industry and could be useful for students of mass communication and media studies.

5 comments about Laughs, Luck...and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time (with "I LOVE LUCY's Lost Scenes" Audio CD).

1. I'd like to start with a clarification: this book is not a biography of Lucy, it is the creator's (Jess Oppenheimer) memoir. As such, there are many parts of the book that have nothing to do with Lucy, including episodes from Oppenheimer's childhood and young adult life.

   However, this is still a GREAT book! It is well-written and full of entertaining annecdotes. "Laughs, Luck, and Lucy" follows Oppenheimer's slow rise to the top in the Hollywood radio industry. He describes Lucille Ball's program, "My Favorite Husband," which became the basis for "I Love Lucy." The book also includes some behind the scenes information about the making of "I Love Lucy."

   The included audio cd is fun because it has clips from both "I Love Lucy" and "My Favorite Husband."

   If you are only interested in information specifically about Lucille Ball, this might not be the book for you (try her autobiography, "Love, Lucy"). However, if you (like me) are fascinated with everything surrounding "I Love Lucy" and the Hollywood entertainment industry of the 1940s and 1950s, this is a great read!




2. I THOUGHT THE BOOK WAS VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMTIVE! IT WAS HILARIOUS AND I JUST COULDNT PUT IT DOWN. IT ONLY TOOK ME THREE DAYS TO READ IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING HOW IT TOLD ABOUT THE LIFE OF JESS OPPENHEIMER AS WELL AS THE LIFE OF LUCILLE BALL AND OTHER CAST MEMBERS FROM THE SHOW I LOVE LUCY. I REALLY LOVE THIS BOOK AND I THINK EVERY I LOVE LUCY FAN SHOULD READ IT!!!



3. Out of print book came quickly and condition was very good, service was quick. I will be back.



4. This is an excellent informative book about the "I Love Lucy" show and a must have for any Lucy fan! The cd that is included is worth the price of the whole set alone. In the cd it includes hours of hilarious episodes from I Love Lucy and My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball, you will also receive lost scenes from the shows on the cd. I am not much of a reader but this book you just can't put down because it is so good and of course I love Lucy! The book doesn't look thick on the picture shown on Amazon but it is a nice thick paperback book and includes lots of wonderful pictures of the cast of I Love Lucy and fun information that you may have not of known about I love Lucy and how it became to be produced.



5. I loved this book! The entire time I listed to this book on cassette I felt I was hearing privileged information...yet Jess Oppenheimer shared his intellectual jewels freely as if they were common everyday thoughts. Well, for him, they were. What a genius. And what a witty, creative, generous, and responsible man! If he were alive I'd write him a fan letter.

No comments about Dance: The Art of Production: A Guide to Auditions, Music, Costuming, Lighting, Makeup, Programming, Management, Marketing, Fundraising.

5 comments about The Chariot Makers: Assembling the Perfect Formula 1 Car.

1. I really enjoy the commentary offered by Steve Machett on Speedtv, so I purchased this book. Well done! The technology is what attracts me to F1 and Machett covers enough detail to entertain the F1 enthusiast, without going into boring details. Now Mr. Machett, can you write a book that explains how some F1 teams spend $100's of millions of dollars more than others, yet only achieve 1 to 2 seconds per lap advantage? Or, in the case of Super Aguri, the low budget team outperforms the factory Honda team! I'd like to get a behind the scenes look at this phenomenon.



2. Matchett is not the best storyteller with some contrived attempts at humor, characters from, "Three Men in a Boat" and a strange setting. He does a fantastic job - (and I do mean fantastic), at breaking F1 down to the level of the common man. As part of Speed TV's F1 team and Technical Editor of the UK's F1 Racing magazine, Steve is well informed and the book is good read for F1 fans and a must-read for those with a passing interest in the sport. As a matter of fact, all his books are a worth reading...



3. I loved this book, it has just enough technical information to keep you informed, but doesnt bore you. Steve has a way with keeping you involved in the story. I couldnt put this one down.



4. I actually read this book about 3 months ago but forgot to publish a review of it. I bought this book hoping that I'd get some detailed info regarding current F1 cars. Although the book covered many topics relating to the cars, it just didn't have the info I was looking for. I've been looking for something that will provide detailed info regarding the design and function of the various components on a modern F1 car. It's possible that the book I'm looking for hasn't been published yet. At any rate, this wasn't a bad read for an F1 fan.



5. Like others have mentioned before, this is an excellent book on all the key aspects of of design of a Modern day F1 car. It covers all the bases methodically, from engine design to suspension to chasis toaero, its all here and Steve's utter command of the subject shows thru. I found it to be a compelling read.
   
   The only complaint, if i can call it that is the narrative about the fictional friends gettign stranded at JFK airport etc...i found that i could easily skim over those parts carefully and not lose much info. The pictures are an afterthought and the book could have done with more diagrams etc. Again, the narration is good enuogh to mitigate the impact,however.
   
   If you have a reasonable understanding of F1, this is a must read to appreciate its beauty and all that goes into the sport and its cars.

No comments about Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.

5 comments about Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation.

1. This is less a review and more an enthusiastic recommendation. As a Brit, many of the presenters' names in this book (apart from, say, Stern and Limbaugh) meant little to me but I still found this book absolutely unputdownable. This is testament to a) my radio "geekiness" and - more importantly - b) Marc Fisher's skills as a writer, historian and storyteller. A fascinating history of radio in the US with many a good story tucked away in the endnotes. Highly recommended.



2. I had to read this book twice. The first time I started with the Jean Shepherd section, then skipped around. After I made it through all the pages, I didn't want the book to be over, so I read it from beginning to end. That is how absorbing Something in the Air is; Fisher has put together fascinating strings of anecdotes and facts, well-cemented with narrative and a bit of his own opinion, and given us the evolution of radio as experienced by listeners, station owners, management, deejays, and other air personalities, and he's shown us all the angles--legal, commercial, esthetic, and ethical.
   
   The book won't please everyone, and anyone who reads it is going to say "What about ____?" and "Why didn't he tell the story of _____?" The answer to that is, of course, that everything wouldn't fit into the book. Having written quite a bit on radio history, I can tell you that Fisher's research and interviews probably left him with half again as much material as he put into the book. That's always the burden of the competent author: what do put in and what do I leave out?
   
   As other reviewers have pointed out, there are a few errors here and there. I won't dwell on those; the book is so valuable that they are of little consequence. It would be nice if the author posted an errata sheet at his blog, though.
   
   And I have to say that the story of the WOR I, Libertine hoax that Jean Shepherd and Ian Ballantine perpetrated, aided and abetted by Theodore Sturgeon's ghost-writing, is worth the price of the book on its own. And there are other anecdotes that equal that one.
   
   Fisher might have overdone some of the topics, falling at the feet of radio "gods," for instance. But I was pleased to see that he didn't harp on Don Imus or Howard Stern to please readers, nor did he haul out other celebrities the way some overly self-conscious writers feel obligated to do when writing about the famous.
   
   Did I mention how good the writing is? Good enough to keep you turning the pages. Fisher is a good stylist. He also has a journeyman technique, as illustrated by the fascinating build-up to Rush Limbaugh's triumph. Among other things.
   
   There's nothing more to say, other than this book does for radio what Michael Korda's Another Life did for book publishing.
   --Mike



3. Two metrics by which to judge a survey are whether what you know to be true matches what the author says and whether there is information that is fresh and new to the reader. I have no problems with Marc Fisher on the first point, and it is on the second point where the book really shines.
   
   I grew up as a middle-of-the-baby-boomer listening to Top 40 Chicago stations, early FM campus radio, and the rise of album-oriented FM. I thought I knew something about radio's history. Nope. With little anecdotes and lengthy stories, Mr. Fisher provided background and analysis from the early days up to the present. The most pleasant are easily the rise of Top 40 with Todd Storz and a wonderfully written piece on Jean Shepherd. Several other bits follow closely behind.
   
   The author moves along at a nice pace, perhaps using his columnist's talent for compact writing and interviewing. No sections were duds, although a few may have gone on a tad long for unfamiliar readers. For example, Bob Fass meant little to me in advance and wasn't particularly interesting here, either. We can cut the author some slack for a bit of partiality toward the radio of his beloved New York.
   
   The fun fades some as the book moves closer to the modern age of homogenized, pre-packaged radio. Fisher's analysis of how that happened and why that's bad seems spot-on, and he's not afraid to complain. Even NPR takes its lumps for turning into just another market-driven vehicle that moved away from its mission and roots. His look at podcasts, web radio, satellite radio and other alternatives and trends makes for interesting reading, and he highlights the conflict between nationwide reach, affinity groups, and local content. Fisher clearly believes that radio's soul belongs to local flavor and variety, and that passion helps energize the book.
   
   Will the radio of today and the next decade inspire that passion in others, as it did for a young Marc Fisher with his transistor? Read this book and listen to the radio and you'll probably think not, but with the way radio has changed even in a single lifetime and with such a diverse country, who knows?



4. Fisher's history of radio stretches from the medium's shove from the living room (by TV) in the late `40s to its shove aside by the internet and iPod. In between he chronicles the social, political and business forces that led to radio broadcasting's multiple re-inventions. The breadth of Fisher's focus is both a blessing and a curse: by taking in 60 years he's able to show common patterns and the relentless force of commerce, but by telling the story in vignettes of personalities, there's ten times as much omitted as included. What comes across by book's end is that Fisher is a better analyst than he is a storyteller. His descriptions of seminal radio people never quite reach the level of excitement or magnetism of their subjects, and his New Yorker styled interwoven narratives are often more frustrating than compelling. Fisher's bias to the East Coast, and to New York radio in particular, is obvious, and his lengthy discourses on Jean Shepherd and Bob Fass will be interminable to many. Better are his profiles of those who were behind-the-mic forces, such as consultant Lee Abrams. His analysis of radio as a numbers game, and the confluence of surveys, statistics and deregulation make the second half of the book a winner. His description of how the fragmentation of radio formats in the 1970s has come back to haunt oldies radio is particularly enlightening. Over and over he describes how the inexorable march of commerce rules radio, and how research-oriented programming drove radio into a dead-end. This is worthwhile reading, but more for the analysis than the profiles. 3-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [©2008 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]



5. Marc Fisher's "Something In The Air" should be required reading for anyone entering the radio business. I've been behind the mic for 30+ years, but wish I had read this at the beginning of my career.
   The book really helps to define how music-oriented radio came to prominence, and the roles that individual stations played in their communities and in the socio-economic evolution of the 1950s through today.
   My only complaint is Fisher seems to lean too heavily on East coast and Midwest radio, overlooking much of the pioneering work done by West Coast stations. For example Wolfman Jack only gets 4 pages, 2 of them devoted to the Wolfman's ill-fated stint in New York, years after he became legendary for his broadcasts to the western U.S. from just over the Mexican border.
   But that's a minor complaint. The book is well-written and a good history of rock radio in the U.S.

2 comments about Comedy FAQs and Answers: How the Stand-up Biz Really Works.

1. I've been doing comedy for a couple years and this book has the how-to answers for everything I want to achieve in my career. Wish I had a copy of this when I first started because of the writing and open mike advice. The list of comics who answer the questions is unbelievable - including writing advice from George Carlin. I want to be on "Letterman" someday and the talent booker for the show is in the book telling how! It's a great "map" into the world of comedy.



2. Another insider industry reference from Dave Schwensen, Comedy FAQs And Answers: How The Stand-up Biz Really Works covers all the basics of professional comedy, from selecting or writing the right material to running your own open comedy mike, booking gigs, handling heckling crowds, and getting a manager. The aspiring pro has everything in hand to handle club owners, publicists, and more in a guide where the major industry players - George Carlin, Jeff Foxworthy, and more - share their experiences and lessons. A 'must': one of the best industry insider guides on the market.

No comments about Ballet Beyond Tradition.

5 comments about The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the Seventies in San Francisco.

1. The Fabulous Sylvester is a fascinating recounting of the life of Sylvester, the dance scene and Sylvester's career. This book explores the life of Sylvester from his early childhood days to his development into an international dance icon. This book does not sugarcoat any part of Sylvester's life. It is detailed and honest and shows us all aspects of his life and career. This book is as interesting and fabulous as Sylvester was.



2. At last, a beautifully-written book about a beautiful artist - Sylvester. I have been waiting for this book to arrive for years and, finally, here it is!
   
   I was hooked by the opening chapter which tells the story of a young boy named Tiki Lofton who sneaks out of his bedroom window at night and over to a friend's apartment where, in 1960's South Central, with the help of a young Sylvester, he transforms himself into a "Disquotay." The Disquotays were a group of boys who liked to dress up as sophisticated ladies. And Sylvester, or Dooni as he was known then, was in charge of the wigs.
   
   "The first Disquotay bash that Tiki went to was over on 120th and Athens, at Etta James's house, sometime around 1965. Etta, who would later be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (largely on the strength of her 1961 hit "At Last") and the Betty Ford Center (largely on the strength of her smack addiction), was already a recording star and a friend to many local Los Angeles drag queens . . . The house, with its swimming pool and fireplace, had stunned her. Women, drag queens, and guys, all sending joyful noises in Tiki's direction; the music had been jumping; Walter Jackson's version of "Lee Cross," Jr. Walker & the All Stars' "Shotgun," "Nowhere to Run" by Martha and the Vandellas, Fontella Bass singing "Rescue Me." Gay kids all perched on gigantic speakers, singing and carrying on . . . Tiki had said to herself. "This -- honey, where is this world?" Within months, she would be a full-fledged Disquotay, made-up, bewigged, bejeweled."
   
   Joshua Gamsom recreates this world vividly in that first chapter. Simultaneously, he introduces us to the members of Sylvester's family. His beautiful and beloved mother and grandmother. His twin sisters, Dette and Dean. The quotes are full of heart and expertly placed and the story unfolds like a fine silk fan. I can't help but think that Sylvester would be very pleased to read this biography.
   
   I had the honor of meeting with Sylvester to discuss a project a few years before his death. It was mid-afternoon and he was sewing sequins on something, which was his favorite pasttime. He was always sewing, a talent he picked up from the women who raised him. He walked over to the turntable and put on Patti LaBelle's "If Only You Knew" and said he was dedicating the song at his One-Night-Only concert the following night to his fans and supporters in San Francisco, the city in which he always felt most at home. That night, with Martha Wash at his side, they performed that song together, bouncing their voices off each other inside the Castro Theater. Those two powerful voices, the acoustics of the Castro Theater, and the magical spell he wove with Patti LaBelle's song was something to behold.
   
   That Sylvester could hold his own with the amazing Martha Wash is a testament to the power of his falsetto. He didn't have a thin, reedy falsetto. His was full-bodied, gravelly even, and very much in evidence on one of his biggest hits, "Do You Wanna Funk."
   
   "So when I tell you, that you're really something, baby, will you stay, or will you go away."
   
   Joshua Gamson captures the essence of Sylvester's personality, the diva fits as well as the immense kindness and sensitivity, and wraps it all together into an highly readable book that I wholeheartedly suggest you pick up. Although some have faulted him for not having an encyclopedic knowledge of music, Gamson lets experts like Joel Selvin provide insightful commentary.
   
   It is my hope that someone has optioned the book for a movie and we can expect to see this wild individual portrayed in all his glory.
   
   John Waters wraps up "The Fabulous Sylvester" pretty well in his cover blurb: "A well-written, touching, dignified biography of a gay black diva who never really fit into any minority but managed to achieve his dreams of stardom. Now that's what I call a man."
   
   Five Stars. Great Read.



3. I am still reading the book and have been quite pleased with all the details of Mr Sylvester James Jr. Life, I am sure when a read the final pages it will be as smashing as the life he lived!! I also found a DVD, Filmed in San Francisco, in 1985 or 1987 when he celebrated his birthday, the video is grainy and not what I expected which was Him and the Famous (Two Tons of Fun,) what I have is Sylvester in his what I call break out years his voice was not as vibrant during this period but to have anything of him suits me just fine. He came into his own he perfected his voice and character, I still miss his presence on earth just as I do all the Great Ones.
   
   Sincerely,
   LEE



4. this Book was on right on time. Sylvester was something else back in the day as a artist and very Open about his sexuality. He didn't back down from anything. His voice was the truth and very soulful. this Book explores his whole career and thensome and the many other artists he encountered and how important they were,etc... this book takes you back to a time period when so much was happening. a must read and it is very well written and is a real page turner.



5. I enjoyed this book so much that I read it twice,
   then a year later, read it again!!---FANTASTIC!!
   It captures the times, the people, places and things that
   made Sylvester, San Francisco, that music and that era
   such a golden & magical time!
   I love the stories of the young Sylvester growing up in
   South Central L.A. in the 50's and 60's, FLAMING THE CHILDREN!!
   Giving them fabulousness and outrageousness at every turn,
   from his soul-stirring falsetto rendition of the black gospel
   classic "Never Grow Old", to off-the-charts outfits that
   must've stopped traffic in the hood big time! (LOL!!)
   It was evident to all that knew him even then, that this
   pretty black child with the high voice was way different
   and way way special!! (-:
   
   Some didn't know how to take Sylvester or even know what to
   do with him, yet he pressed on!---Carving out his own space
   within the harsh realities of ghetto life as best he could.
   Sylvester was a true pioneer in every way!
   He didn't see race, gender, the expectations of others,
   the taunts of hateful & ignorant people, etc.,
   as obstacles or boundaries he needed to respected.
   He was a true original!--Uncut, undiluted, young, black,
   gay, gifted, stylish, full of charm and ambition,
   with the soul of a torch singer or a blues shouter
   infused by a rock-n-roll rebel spirit and soul singer's chops!
   What a combination!
   I myself can attest to Sylvester's impact, as both a fan
   and as young gay black kid who was coming of age and into
   self-awareness at the very time that his star was reaching it's zenith!
   I had just started partying and experimenting sexually by
   the age of 14 in 1978 when "Dance (Disco Heat)" and
   "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real!)" burst onto the music charts,
   in the clubs and in house parties across the country
   and eventually, the world!
   I couldn't yet get into the disco clubs, but oh boy!--
   I could sure get into house parties!
   I was hanging out with people who were 5 to 10 yrs older
   than me and I was learning MANY INTERESTING THINGS!!
   Of course, back then you had "FAIRY GODMUTHAZ", older gays
   who would take us young "up & comings" under their chiffon wings
   and school us on the do's and don't's of gay life, sex & survival
   in the late 70's and early 80's!!
   PRE-AIDS and in the last writhing throws of the SEXUAL REVOLUTION,
   it was a great time to be alive!
   I grew up in the south during this time, which already had
   it's issues with race and sexuality, so the gay world of that time,
   on that end of the country, was very still underground,
   hypocritcal and always hush-hush!!
   There were a lot of secret stares, codes, slangs, etc.
   to let those who needed to know, what you wanted them to know.
   But though it was very repressed and subterfuge,
   MAN, DID WE HAVE SOME FUN TIMES IN OUR LITTLE NETHERWORLD!!
   And yes, as is now, back then, straight men did venture
   into it our world quite frequently!!
   
   Anywayz, enter THE FABULOUS SYLVESTER from the legendary
   and exotically far-reaches of a city they called
   "the gay shangri-la"...SAN FRANCISCO!!
   It was the summer of 1978, and here was this strong,
   proud, black, beautiful, talented, androgynous gay man
   telling us, by the very nature of his exsistence,
   that it was not only alright to be what you were out
   in full view of the world, but it was also our duty
   to be FABULOUS & JOYOUS!! (-:
   Sylvester was more than just a disco diva,
   HE WAS A WHOLE MOVEMENT!!--Every time he would perform,
   it was part church revival, part circus, part drag pageant
   and part gay pride celebration!!
   
   TRUE STORY!!---Picture It!!--Greenville, SC in May of 1979...
   I had just turned 15 yrs old, and me and two young gay freinds
   of mine, one 16 and one 18, hear through the grapevine
   that none other than THE FABULOUS SYLVESTER would be appearing
   at a club called SAN SOUCCI's in Atlanta, GA
   (which was 200+ miles way, and well on it's way to becoming
   the southern San Francisco!) and we go absolutely nuts!
   It becomes our mission, our sole purpose of exsisting!!
   To somehow, obtain fake ID's, fabulous disco-era outfits
   replete with lots of glitter, dripping foxtails off the
   lapels & double belts, shoes called "crayons" that had
   a clear amber heel that had lights in them that blinked in rhythm
   as you danced your booty off on the dance floor, either Sassoon or Jordache jeans which had a little stretch fabric blended in with the
   denim to hug your firm perky teen-aged azz and tiny waist to
   perfection, outlining your package in the front, and making
   the local guys salivate with lust over a hot piece of
   TENDERONI like you!
   (LOL!!--we were too much!)
   We used our allowances, our summer jobs, etc. to obtain
   tickets through an older bisexual cousin of mine who lived
   down in Atlanta at the time, who also arranged the fake ID's as well. Keep in mind, I had just turned 15, one freind was 16 and the
   other was 18...none of our parents even knew we were gay,
   and there was no way in the hell that they would've
   sanctioned us (under-aged) going all that way to Atlanta...
   and to see this gender-inspecific weirdo named SYLVESTER!!
   (Boy George and Ru Paul were still a ways off yet!)
   
   So me and my freinds, being rife with teenaged angst,
   secretiveness and resourcefulness, concoct the half-baked
   scheme to hitchhike from Greenville to Atlanta with duffle
   bags in tow filled with our outfits, toiletries, etc.,
   use our fake ID's to get into the club and party with
   Sylvester & Two Tons O' Fun into the wee hours,
   get my older bi cousin to rent us a hotel room in Atlanta,
   have us a slam bang good time with some local fellaz
   overnight and then hitch it back to Greenville by Sunday
   evening before 5 pm!! (LMAO!!)
   
   Anywayz, long story short, as is with all half-cocked
   and scantily thought out teenaged schemes, we did pull it off,
   got in the club and got down with Sylvester, got high,
   got the boys, got the hotel room, etc.
   But what we didn't bargain on was our mothers not being born
   yesterday and the lose lips of my younger cousins & brothers,
   or the jealous young queens who wished they had the
   balls to pull off what we did! (We got ratted out big time!)
   We also had a hell of a time trying to hitch it back from Atlanta
   to Greenville on a Sunday morning, and after our mothers up in SC
   found out what we had done, they got in a car and headed for us
   like heat-seeking/search & destroy SCUD missles
   with fire in their eyes!
   Man, did we get our teenage closeted gay behinds handed to us!
   My older cousin caught it too from my uncle in Atlanta for his
   hand in our scheme, and we didn't have time to put concealer
   on over the many "hickies" on our necks and chests from our
   Atlanta frollick in the hotel from the night before!
   Boy, it was a mess!--We wound up being forced out of the closet
   to our mothers (it was a horror to them!), not being able to
   socialize with each other for about a month,
   and we got the butt whippings of our young lives!
   (Yes, parents still whipped butt back in those days!)
   BUT MAAAAANNN!!--We didn't care!
   It was well worth it, because we got to see THE GODDESS,
   THE DISCO DIVA...SYLVESTER, live and upclose!! (LOL!!)
   
   Now, here I sit...a 44 yr old, well-traveled, successful,
   proud and fortunate gay black man who has had my fun,
   relished the memories of those far away magical days,
   and if there is any bittersweetness to the story,
   it's that I have outlived not only my two freinds from
   that teenaged excursion, but Sylvester and about 30 more
   freinds and acquaintances from the late 70's
   to the mid 90's to the scourge of AIDS.
   As we grow older, we reflect and long for things that
   were familiar to our particular generation as things are
   being torn down, people die or move, and the world of
   our pasts erased. This wonderful book, along with
   Sylvester's music playing in the background as I was reading it,
   brought all the magic back for awhile!
   This book would make an excellent movie and I hope someone
   will make it happen someday in the near future.
   In the meantime, enjoy the book folks!
   R.I.P. To Sylvester, Izora Rhodes, Patrick Cowley,
   and to all my freinds and acquaintances who have made
   their transitions in the prime of their lives!--
   I'll see you again one day!!
   LOVE & PEACE 2 ALL!!

3 comments about The Jazz Image: Masters of Jazz Photography.

1. this is the kind of Book that truly showcases some of the Greatest Jazz Artists Ever. Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Miles Davis,Louis Armstrong, amongest others. it is great to see so many Important musical figures in the Moment where Creativity is coming about. this is a Must have collection.



2. Wonderful "coffee table" book, loaded with excellent candid photos of the greatest jazz stars -- definitely a keeper!



3. If you grew up listening to jazz from the 30's through the 60's you'll really enjoy the pictures in this book. They evoke a feeling and, in most cases, present the players as "bigger than life"...just as they were to us then and now.