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Larkin's Jazz : Essays and Reviews, 1940-1984 by John White and Philip Larkin (2001, Uk-Trade Paper)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-100826453465
ISBN-139780826453464
eBay Product ID (ePID)1855745
Product Key Features
Number of Pages0 Pages
Publication NameLarkin's Jazz : Essays and Reviews, 1940-1984
LanguageEnglish
SubjectDiscography & Buyer's Guides, Popular Culture, Genres & Styles / Jazz
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMusic, Social Science
AuthorJohn White, Philip Larkin
FormatUk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN00-047599
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Stimulating there is some dazzling writing here, worth the time of anybody interested in good music or good criticism."--Cox News Service, "Stimulating...dazzling writing...worth the time of anybody interested in good music or good criticism." ---The Palm Beach Post, September 30, 2001, "Larkin was not only a great poet but also an outstanding book reviewer. . . . These pieces repeatedly show passionate sympathy with the predicament of Black Americans . . . and the prose is some of the most distinguished ever devoted to jazz."--The Daily Telegraph, "Memorable reading...[Larkin's reviews are gems of thought-provoking commentary...There is never a dull moment in these writings by Larkin. The Palmer & White introduction...and Plater's introduction are insightful examples of jazz journalism at its finest...a remarkable book, interesting in its descriptions and details, fascinating in its approach to jazz as a musical art form, and enjoyable reading. If you are looking for an unusual collection of jazz writings, this book will captivate your interest and prove entertaining reference reading over and over again. This is Larkin at his best."-Jazzreview.com, "Memorable reading…[Larkin's] reviews are gems of thought-provoking commentary…There is never a dull moment in these writings by Larkin. The Palmer & White introduction…and Plater's introduction are insightful examples of jazz journalism at its finest…a remarkable book, interesting in its descriptions and details, fascinating in its approach to jazz as a musical art form, and enjoyable reading. If you are looking for an unusual collection of jazz writings, this book will captivate your interest and prove entertaining reference reading over and over again. This is Larkin at his best."-Jazzreview.com, "This marvelously readable gathering . . . is so full of good things that the editors enticingly devote a page of their introduction to a mini-anthology of 'those glancing blows thrown away en passant' . . . that will delight the general reader. They show the 'poet at work' and often involve a literary cross-over explained, where necessary, in the exemplary notes. . . . This is a treasury to relish; an essential addition to the Larkin canon."--The Independent, "Memorable reading [Larkin's] reviews are gems of thought-provoking commentary There is never a dull moment in these writings by Larkin. The Palmer & White introduction and Plater's introduction are insightful examples of jazz journalism at its finest a remarkable book, interesting in its descriptions and details, fascinating in its approach to jazz as a musical art form, and enjoyable reading. If you are looking for an unusual collection of jazz writings, this book will captivate your interest and prove entertaining reference reading over and over again. This is Larkin at his best."--Jazzreview.com
Dewey Decimal781.65/09
SynopsisThat is full. This is full. From the full, comes the full. Remove the full from the full and what remains ? The full. Thus begins the Isha Upanishad, one of the most profound ancient books of faith. Mahatma Gandhi had famously said that if all scriptures happened all of a sudden to be reduced to ashes and only the first verse of the Isha Upanishad was left in our memory, Hinduism would live for ever. But this Upanishad goes beyond all faith, all religion to help all people look within and without themselves to answer the questions that have swirled in and round them since the dawn of civilization. That is the spirit in which Pritish Nandy, renowned poet, painter and filmmaker, has produced this sparkling new translation from the original Sanskrit, and Sunandini Banerjee, accomplished artist and designer, has illustrated it with her unique graphic art. While the text reveals man's relationship with nature and God, the artworks explore it, alluding to creations both divine and human. Together they manifest the thread that connects all that exists, together they chronicle mankind's search for the true meaning of life. There is no metaphysics here, no religion. Just pure, simple, deep wisdom., Poet Philip Larkin's reputation as a writer on jazz has so far hinged almost exclusively on All What Jazz, which collects the 126 record-review columns he wrote for the Daily Telegraph from 1961 to 1971. However, he wrote frequently and elsewhere on jazz-for the Observer, Guardian, New Statesman and such journals as American Scholar. In bringing all these pieces together, Larkin's Jazz is not only a valuable addition to Larkin scholarship but an illuminating corrective to all those who regard him as a jazz reactionary. Larkin once wrote that "a critic is only as good as his ear;" Larkin's Jazz offers decisive evidence of just how durable and penetrating his judgments have proven to be., Poet Philip Larkin's reputation as a writer on jazz has so far hinged almost exclusively on All What Jazz, which collects the 126 record-review columns he wrote for the Daily Telegraph from 1961 to 1971. However, he wrote frequently and elsewhere on jazz-for the Observer, Guardian, New Statesman and such journals as American Scholar. In bringing all these pieces together, Larkin's Jazz is not only a valuable addition to Larkin scholarship but an illuminating corrective to all those who regard him as a jazz reactionary. Larkin once wrote that "a critic is only as good as his ear;" Larkin's Jazz offers decisive evidence of just how durable and penetrating his judgments have proven to be.>
LC Classification NumberML3507.L42 2001
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