It was the Broadway season when Barbra Streisand demanded "Dont Rain on My Parade" and Carol Channing heard the waiters at the Harmonia Gardens say "Hello; Dolly!". From June 1; 1963 through the final day of May 31; 1964; theatergoers were offered 68 different productions: 24 new plays; 15 new comedies; 14 new musicals; 5 revivals of plays; 3 revues; 3 plays in Yiddish; 2 in French; 1 double-bill and even 1 puppet show. Peter Filichias The Great Parade will look at what a Broadway season looked like a half-century ago analyzing the hits; the flops; the trends; the surprises; the disappointments; the stars and even how the assassination of JFK and the arrival of the Beatles affected Broadway. The Great Parade is a chronicle of a Broadway season unprecedented in the star power onstage: Barbara Streisand; Carol Channing; Claudette Colbert. Colleen Dewhurst; Hal Holbrook; Mary Martin; Christopher Plummer; Robert Preston; Julie Harris; Jason Robards; Jr.; Carol Burnett; Tallulah Bankhead; Alec Guinness; Kirk Douglas; Albert Finney; Paul Newman; Joanne Woodward; Richard Burton; Mary Martin; Beatrice Lillie; Hermione Gingold; Robert Redford and many more. Neil Simon and Stephen Sondheim burst on to the Broadway stage with Barefoot in the Park and Anyone Can Whistle. The 63-64 season was one of Broadways greatest and in The Great Parade; Peter Filichia gives us another classic.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Excellent book for beginning jazz guitarBy jimrobjThis book is amazingly well thought out. It really covers a lot of ground and gives you a solid understanding of the basics of jazz. The six major scales 6/1; 5/1; 6/2; 5/2; 6/4; and 5/4 are very helpful in learning the fretboard. Some of the chords have ridiculous stretches; but overall the majority of chords given are useful and easy to master. The book focuses equally on both chords and single-note playing. There is a lot of theory that is easy to understand and very helpful in learning the jazz music style. I can hardly wait to master the basics and move on to Book Two; but that is going to take at least a year; maybe two.I highly recommend this extremely useful and practical book. Its the best jazz guitar book I have ever seen. Jody Fisher is an accomplished teacher. The Mickey Baker jazz guitar book is also useful; but Jody Fishers book is much better overall. I am currently working out of both books. I am a very experienced rock guitarist and that really helps. I wouldnt want to be just starting out on guitar and trying to use either of these books.Buy this book and be prepared to work hard and have a ball doing it.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. VERY INFORMATIVEBy rachel youngI have the whole jazz study series of Jody Fisher. I started with his chord/ melody method but decided buy this beginner series as well. I learned that even though you might already know the basics or even the full mechanics of your instrument; you will always have an approach that you might not have been familiar with in your history of study; There is always room to learn other approaches to guitar in your music career whether your teaching or performing . I highly recommend this book for students who wish to study the jazz genre for the first time!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great book for the burgeoning guitar playerBy ZobianIf youre looking to begin playing Jazz guitar; and are already familiar pentatonic scales; open chords and barre chords; this a great book! NOT for the absolute beginner (but then again; neither is playing Jazz).
