[audiobook] Joaquin Rodrigo - Voice Vision by Joaquin Rodrigo in Arts-Photography

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The year 2016 will mark the centennial of the birth of Albert Murray (1916ndash;2013); who in thirteen books was by turns a lyrical novelist; a keen and iconoclastic social critic; and a formidable interpreter of jazz and blues. Not only did his prizewinning study Stomping the Blues (1976) influence musicians far and wide; it was also a foundational text for Jazz at Lincoln Center; which he cofounded with Wynton Marsalis and others in 1987. Murray Talks Music brings together; for the first time; many of Murrayrsquo;s finest interviews and essays on musicmdash;most never before publishedmdash;as well as rare liner notes and prefaces.For those new to Murray; this book will be a perfect introduction; and those familiar with his workmdash;even scholarsmdash;will be surprised; dazzled; and delighted. Highlights include Dizzy Gillespiersquo;s richly substantive 1985 conversation; an in-depth 1994 dialogue on jazz and culture between Murray and Wynton Marsalis; and a long 1989 discussion on Duke Ellington between Murray; Stanley Crouch; and Loren Schoenberg. Also interviewed by Murray are producer and impresario John Hammond and singer and bandleader Billy Eckstine. All of thse conversations were previously lost to history. A celebrated educator and raconteur; Murray engages with a variety of scholars and journalists while making insightful connections among music; literature; and other art formsmdash;all with ample humor and from unforeseen angles.Leading Murray scholar Paul Devlin contextualizes the essays and interviews in an extensive introduction; which doubles as a major commentary on Murrayrsquo;s life and work. The volume also presents sixteen never-before-seen photographs of jazz greats taken by Murray.No jazz collection will be complete without Murray Talks Music; which includes a foreword by Gary Giddins and an afterword by Greg Thomas.