{"product_id":"i-walked-with-giants-9781439901984","title":"I Walked With Giants","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA life in music portrayed by a jazz master and his legendary friends\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I have long admired Jimmy's passion heard so clearly in his music; he is a soulful musician and a consummate educator. In these pages he gives a new voice to his love of life and music. He once told Dr. Camille Cosby that ‘our history is a mystery,’ so here he pulls back the veil and sets forth a wonderful collection of reminiscences culled from a long life of accumulated wisdom.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Nancy Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e, song stylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A masterpiece that will stand out as a classic for years to come.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Douglas Henry Daniels\u003c\/b\u003e, University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of \u003ci\u003eLester Leaps In: The Life and Times of Lester “Pres” Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Jimmy Heath is the hippest, coolest, deepest, wittiest, most in-the-pocket and on-the-money, bebop-brained, backward-absorbing, forward-looking, constantly sharing saxophonist, flutist, educator, composer, arranger, bandleader, sideman, jam-man, and now memoirist any of us will ever know. It is typical of Jimmy to call his autobiography \u003c\/i\u003eI Walked with Giants\u003ci\u003e, but make no mistake: He, too, is a giant, and all the other giants know it. This book is a treasure for jazz lovers, by a man who has been at the center of jazz for sixty years, ever since he was a Little Bird.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Gary Giddins\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eJazz\u003c\/i\u003e (with Scott DeVeaux), \u003ci\u003eBing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVisions of Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword: In the Basement, by Bill Cosby \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction, by Wynton Marsalis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One First Chorus (1926–1949)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1. Finding a Rhythm: Philadelphia and Wilmington, North Carolina \u003cbr\u003e2. Big Band Connections \u003cbr\u003e3. Organizing and Melodizing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Second Chorus (1949–1969)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e4. High Note–Low Note: Dizzy and Miles \u003cbr\u003e5. Sharp Dissonance to Smooth Harmony with Mona \u003cbr\u003e6. On the Riverside \u003cbr\u003e7. Maintaining the Groove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three Third Chorus (1969–1986)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e8. Stretching Out: Jazz Transitions \u003cbr\u003e9. Marchin’ On: The Heath Brothers \u003cbr\u003e10. “For the Public”: The Heath Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four Fourth Chorus (1986–)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e11. Reharmonization: Queens College \u003cbr\u003e12. Up-Tempo Mode \u003cbr\u003e13. Aroma of the Roses \u003cbr\u003e14. Endless Stroll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendixes \u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Unique Names \u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Honors and Awards \u003cbr\u003eAppendix C: Selected Discography \u003cbr\u003eAppendix D: Compositions \u003cbr\u003eAppendix E: Chronology \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039837192535,"sku":"9781439901984","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781439901984.jpg?v=1750945004","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/i-walked-with-giants-9781439901984","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}