Bibliograph

But beautiful, a book about jazz, Geoff Dyer

Type

Label

But beautiful, a book about jazz, Geoff Dyer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and discography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

But beautiful

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionariesdiscographies

Responsibility statement

Geoff Dyer

Sub title

a book about jazz

Summary

From the publisher. n eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer skillfully evokes the music and the men who shaped modern jazz. Drawing on photos, anecdotes, and, most important, the way he hears the music, Dyer imaginatively reconstructs scenes from the embattled lives of some of the greats: Lester Young fading away in a hotel room; Charles Mingus storming down the streets of New York on a too-small bicycle; Thelonious Monk creating his own private language on the piano. However, music is the driving force of But Beautiful, and wildly metaphoric prose that mirrors the quirks, eccentricity, and brilliance of each musician's style

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