Artie Shaw
A Musical Biography and Discography
Series: Studies in Jazz #29
Vladimir Simosko Foreword by Artie Shaw

List Price: $86.90 ISBN: 0-8108-3397-2 ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-3397-5 Pub Date: 2000 336 pages Binding: Cloth Availability: In Stock   European customers click here

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SUBJECTS
Music » Reference
Reference » Music
Music » Jazz
Music » Biographies
Music » Music (General)

AWARD(S)
Winner, 2001 ARSC Best Discography/History Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research in the field of Recorded Jazz or Blues

REVIEWS
"Truly, this is a jazz book not to be missed." — MUSIC WORLD MAGAZINE

DESCRIPTION
Artie Shaw, the world famous clarinet-playing bandleader who became popular during the Swing Era, was immersed in the music business as a performer for 30 years, from the summer of 1924, when he began to study saxophone, until the summer of 1954, when he stopped performing. This period of activity is the focus of this musical biography and discography, a detailed account of Shaw's musical career and recorded output.

The book begins with a summary of Shaw's career in the contexts of jazz history and social setting, then moves into more detail. The chronologically arranged sections, mirroring each phase of his career, incorporate contemporary reviews and interview quotes to create an insightful narrative. The discography lists all known recordings and is separate from the text to facilitate easy reference. Includes appendixes and index.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vladimir Simosko (M.L.S., Rutgers University) is Music Librarian at the University of Manitoba and former Curator of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University. He is the author of a critically-acclaimed biography of Eric Dolphy (Smithsonian Institution Press) and Serge Chaloff (Scarecrow Press, 1998).

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