A Jazz Odyssey: My Life in Jazz (Bayou Jazz Lives S.)
by Oscar Peterson
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Author: Oscar PetersonEditor: Richard Palmer
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-02
ISBN: 0826476244
Number of pages: 382
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Book Reviews of A Jazz Odyssey: My Life in Jazz (Bayou Jazz Lives S.)
Book Review: A series of portraits drawn by the artist
Summary: 5 Stars
OP shares with us the fact that he was an avid amateur photographer, and this book is written like a series of photographs. He avoids the tabloid style which has become so commonplace in writing, and shares JATP sketches along with the very important background information on what made his musical grounding so firm.For those who want the low down and dirty about his marriages, etc., this book is not for you. He speaks about the loneliness on the road, and touches on the drug abuse which cut down several of his fellow artists in their prime. My only regret now is that I never saw him play live.
Summary of A Jazz Odyssey: My Life in Jazz (Bayou Jazz Lives S.)
The legendary jazz pianist's autobiography has been a work in progress for nearly fifteen years and proves to be well worth the wait. As monumental as the man himself and his six-decade career in jazz, A Jazz Odyssey begins with Peterson's early years in Canada as part of a large family for whom times were often hard, going on to trace in detail not only his musical development but much of the social and political background that underscored it. Peterson's account focuses on his US debut at Carnegie Hall in 1949 and his startling rise as a presence in American jazz, as both virtuoso soloist and empathetic accompanist. The section on Norman Granz, Peterson's closest friend and manager from his earliest American days, pays tribute to the late impresario's ground-breaking achievements as a concert promoter, record producer, and significant civil rights activist, while the large section entitled "Jazz People" logs Peterson's warm and often hilarious reminiscences of the innumerable jazz stars he played for and with including Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Ella Fitzgerald. Later sections document Peterson's subsequent career as a solo pianist, his three highly successful series for the BBC as a chatshow host on Oscar's Piano Parties, reflections on the many pianos he has owned and played, and specific aspects of his personal life.Music Books
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