Good Vibes
A Life in Jazz
Series: Studies in Jazz #44
Terry Gibbs with Cary Ginell
Foreword by Chubby Jackson

List Price: $43.95 ISBN: 0-8108-4586-5 ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-4586-2 Pub Date: 2003 368 pages Binding: Cloth Availability: In Stock   European customers click here

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SUBJECTS
Music » Jazz
History » American History » Twentieth Century
History » American History » American History (General)
Music » Biographies

AWARD(S)
Deems Taylor Award 2004
ARSC Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research—
Best Research in Recorded Jazz Music, Best History 2004

REVIEWS
"...Gibbs' book provides absorbing reading, whether he's recounting humorous show business experiences, giving his take on racial discrimination or describing his handling of stars' ego "issues"...Gibbs provides good lessons in musical choices and human relations." —Bob Jacobson, ALL ABOUT JAZZ

DESCRIPTION
Terry Gibbs, legendary jazz vibraphonist and bandleader, was 12 years old when he kicked off his career as a professional musician, winning first place in an amateur performance. Born and raised in the heart of Brooklyn and possessing tremendous musical talent, Gibbs learned the ins and outs of bebop from pioneers like Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Bud Powell. In 1959 his ensemble, later dubbed The Dream Band, became the toast of Hollywood. Four decades, 65 albums, and 300 compositions later, his story is one of great substance-his foot--tapping music, revolutionary.

Good Vibes is a rollicking autobiography that tracks jazz from the turbulent post-war years through the rise of bebop, traversing its changes through the eyes of one of its greatest practitioners. Gibbs's hilarious, poignant, and always fascinating anecdotes reveal little-known attributes and quirks about legendary personalities such as Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Steve Allen, Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles, Billie Holiday, and many more. A foreword by Chubby Jackson, a discography, and an index round out this work.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Terry Gibbs is a professional vibraphonist and bandleader. Cary Ginell is the owner of Sound Thinking Music Research and a partner of the Origin Jazz Library record label. He has published numerous book and articles.

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