{"product_id":"artie-shaw-king-of-the-clarinet-9780393340105","title":"Artie Shaw King of the Clarinet","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The two sides of Shaw…are at the center of…[this] compulsively readable biography.\" —Daniel Akst, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Makes sense of a turbulent life that even Artie Shaw himself had given up on explaining.\" -- Ted Gioia - San Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\"Tom Nolan proves himself valiantly…It’s not simply the first-hand research, the careful investigation of the facts, the easy, approachable prose style…The portrait is thorough, providing a deep study of a man both complicated and coarse, creating beauty through his clarinet and creating turmoil through his actions.\" -- Michael Steinman - Jazz Lives\u003cbr\u003e\"Compelling…scented with understanding and charm.\" -- Michael D. Langan - Buffalo News\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautifully measured, unforgiving account…an exemplary work of jazz biography.\" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\"Every great artist deserves a great biography, and Swing Era bandleader and clarinetist Artie Shaw finally has one.…Nolan has crafted a well-written, highly entertaining, and informative biography.\" -- Peter Thornell - Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\"Enthralling…[\u003cem\u003eArtie Shaw\u003c\/em\u003e] gives the satisfactions of a true rags-to-riches story…and plausibly accounts for Shaw’s huge character faults without obscuring his charm and prodigious talent.\" -- Ray Olson - Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\"At last, the lively, continually imaginative life of the most creative clarinetist in jazz history.\" -- Nat Hentoff, author of At the Jazz Band Ball: Sixty Years at the Jazz Scene","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401994379607,"sku":"9780393340105","price":13.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393340105.jpg?v=1730479076","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/artie-shaw-king-of-the-clarinet-9780393340105","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}