The Masters of Bebop
Subtitle: A Listener's Guide
Edition: Exp Upd edition
Publisher: Da Capo
Published: January 23, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780306810091
Subjects: Jazz; Second World War, 1939-1945; Music; Music/Songbooks; USA; General; Genres & Styles - Jazz; History & Criticism - General; Biography & Autobiography-General; Jazz musicians; Music / History & Criticism; Music-Genres & Styles - Jazz
First sentence: ALTHOUGH A MAN and his music are inseparable, often in writing about Charlie "Yardbird" Parker, more attention is given to the wild, lurid aspects of his life than to his music.