Year: 2005
Author: Doug Ramsey
Genre: Biography
Publisher: Parkside Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 0961726679
English language
Format: ePub
Interactive table of contents: Yes
Number of pages: 372
"Doug Ramsey was born to write Take Five, a touching message from one friend to another, recognition of a talented critic to a great musician, a story of a recently flourishing but extinct musical era, a biography of a man who diligently divided music into independent parts, Love (many lovers) .Ramsi, as a dedicated detective, was able to collect pieces of the puzzle into a single picture.The narrative of the book is full of lyricism, humor, nostalgia, provocations and allusions - just like Paul Desmond's solo. " - Gary Giddins, author of "Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dewm of its Second Century"
"When I learned that Doug Ramsey wrote a biography of Paul Desmond, I was relieved and sighed with relief because no one else could do it better." Ramsey's significant advantage is that he is a musician who can understand the train of thought of another jazz musician and appreciate the colossal Paul's talent. " - Dave Brubeck (from the preface)
"Take Five is an invaluable contribution to jazz literature made by an extraordinarily meticulous author who writes about music." I was familiar with Paul Desmond, but I found in the book much that I did not even know about. " - Nat Hentoff, author of "American Music Is"
"It's a marvelous portrait of an outstanding artist, knowing and understanding which, it turns out, was not at all simple." Doug Ramsey (whose significant advantage is that he knew Paul like no other) went to his subject with all the skill, The opportunity to plunge into the deal with the head.Therefore, the book turned out to be extremely valuable.When Ramsey shares with you her conversations with people who played an important role in Paul's life, it seems that you personally communicate with them.As if you do not read , And Shaete and learn everything yourself. " - Orrin Kipnews, author of "The View From Within"
"The detail of the research is amazing, it's an exhaustive work, I've never seen a biography like this." - Jean Lis, author of "Portait of Johnny: The Life of John Hearndon Mercer", publisher of "The Jazzletter"
About the author: Doug Ramsey is a famous American journalist who writes about jazz and jazz musicians.
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