Live at the Village Vanguard Revised Edition Contributor(s): Gordon, Max (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306801604 ISBN-13: 9780306801600 Publisher: Da Capo Press
Binding Type: Paperback Published: March 1982 Annotation: "Since 1934, the Village Vanguard in New York's Greenwich Village has hosted the foremost in live jazz, folk music, and comedy. Its owner, Max Gordon, has now written a personal history of his club and" |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Comedy - Music | Genres & Styles - Jazz - Music | Business Aspects |
Dewey: 792.709 |
LCCN: 81022149 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.55" W x 8.55" L (0.55 lbs) 192 pages |
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: Since 1934, the Village Vanguard in New York's Greenwich Village has hosted the foremost in live jazz, folk music, and comedy. Its owner, Max Gordon, has now written a personal history of his club and the hundreds of entertainment legends who have played there. Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, Woodie Guthrie, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Josh White, Pete Seeger-Max has stories about all of them. And what stories! As Nat Hentoff says in his introduction, A good many so-called professional writers have not done nearly so well. |
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