{"product_id":"louis-armstrong-an-american-genius-9780195037272","title":"Louis Armstrong An American Genius","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLouis Armstrong was more than a great entertainer-he was one of the most important musicians of our times, not only a key figure in the history of jazz but also a formative influence on all of twentieth-century popular music. James Lincoln Collier, author of The Making of Jazz chronicles the saga of Armstrong's rise as a musician, providing a unique, insightful portrait of the man and his times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Destined to become one of the enduring jazz reference works.\"--The Philadelphia Inquirer\u003cbr\u003e\"The definitive account of Armstrong's life. Collier is a tough, unblinkered critic.\"--The Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\"By far the most thoughtful and articulate study to date of a much misunderstood titan of jazz.\"--The Nation\u003cbr\u003e\"A masterful critical biography--sophisticated in its contexts, shrewd yet sympathetic, rich in its supporting cast...and splendidly conscientious in the delicate balance between character and culture.\"--Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\"The most comprehensive account yet of the man who all but invented swing.\"--Newsweek\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most important jazz studies in recent years.\"--Callaloo\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent introduction to the real 'Satchmo.'\"--History Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\"It could be a long time before we are given a more detailed, comprehensive, perceptive, and human portrait of the great Satchmo.\"--Jervis Anderson, The New Republic\u003cbr\u003e\"Only with the publication of James Lincoln Collier's biography is a truly comprehensive critical study of Armstrong available. And a splendid one it is....Distinguished by sound logic, a generous breadth of understanding of music and people, and a writing style that is a model of clarity, economy, and grace....Collier's book joins that select group of biographies of Americans in the arts whose representatives are in themselves admirable works of art.\"--American Music\u003cbr\u003e\"Splendid....Distinguished by sound logic, a generous breadth of understanding of music and people, and a writing style that is a model of clarity, economy, and grace....Collier's book joins the select group of biographies of Americans in the arts whose representatives are in themselves admirable works of art.\"--American Music\u003cbr\u003e\"A superb book....It is thoughtful, intelligent, informative, provocative, and comprehensive.\"--Stephen L. Stone, University of Oregon\u003cbr\u003e\"This comprehensive, well-researched, highly readable biography deftly separates fact from myth in telling the rags-to-riches saga of Armstrong's life.\"--The Christian Science Monitor\u003cbr\u003e\"A detailed, provocative, intellectually stimulating, and skillfully written account--in fact, one of the most engrossing biographies of a jazz musician ever written.\"--Down Beat\u003cbr\u003e\"Impeccable scholarship, razor-sharp musical analysis, and lively, vibrant prose are the hallmarks of this groundbreaking biography of an American jazz legend.\"--Booklist","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766800548183,"sku":"9780195037272","price":17.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/louis-armstrong-an-american-genius-9780195037272","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}