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Leonard Feather Knihy
13. září 1914 – 22. září 1994
Leonard Feather byl britsko-americký hudebník a novinář, který se proslavil svou prací v oblasti jazzu. Během 30. let 20. století zahájil svou kariéru v rozhlasovém vysílání ve Velké Británii a psal pro britský časopis 'Radio Times'. Po práci jako hudební producent se v roce 1939 přestěhoval do New Yorku a později do Los Angeles, kde působil jako hlavní jazzový kritik pro Los Angeles Times až do své smrti. Jeho rozsáhlá kariéra zahrnovala hudební produkci, žurnalistiku a rozhlasové vysílání, což z něj činí významnou postavu v historii jazzu.
"Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Norman Granz, Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, Don Ellis, and Miles Davis--these are the dozen j"
4,0The Book of Jazz from then till now
A guide to the entire field
Leonard Feather's autobiography is also the story of jazz over the last half-century. Since arriving in New York from London in 1935, he has managed to distinguish himself as a producer, composer, pianist, and one of the music's most acute critics. He was one of the first to champion the innovations of bebop in the pages of Esquire and Downbeat, also an ardent campaigner against racial barriers, and a friend to dozens of musicians. There are stories here about Feather's relationship with Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing, Joe Williams, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and many others. Filled with information about the recording business and the tricky art of criticism, this earwitness account of a lifetime in jazz caps a career that has been dedicated to the best that American culture has to offer.
Offers more than 3,300 entries covering musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Thelonious Monk, and Wynton Marsalis
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