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Utterly Shameful Review, Careless !
The author L. Gourse was shameful, utterly careless in her dealing and research of the gem that is Carmen!

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Cultural History
Susan Curtis's passion is more for cultural history than for Scott Joplin. She says as much in her preface where she des... more info

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A solid work
I haven't read the Crease bio, so I can't compare, but this is a solid work which provides a clear and well organized pi... more info

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NOT the first bio, not even the second!
I find this very suspicious. Rudy Vallee's widow, Eleanor, wrote a full length bio of her years w/ Rudy about a decade a... more info

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The Blues
I approached this book hoping that it would educate me and be an interesting read. I have already seen the movie about h... more info

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Subtitled "An Extravagent Life"
This book is subtitled "An Extravagant Life," and is available in hardcover. Laurence Bergreen also wrote "Louis Armstr... more info

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Now you will know why Billy Strayhorn's music sounds so good
After reading this book you will have a technical understanding of why Billy Strayhorn's music sounds so good and why St... more info

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very interesting
the title says it all.four deacdes of commentary.how many artists of today will get 4 years let alone 40? there was only... more info

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A Difficult task for the biographer.
I was disappointed although I don't think the fault lies with the author. He faced an uphill task as he notes with fadi... more info

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Maestro Astor Piazzolla
Recently I broke out some Astor Piazzolla to listen to again which spurred me on to get this excellent book. I couldn't ... more info