Live at the Village Vanguard - Paperback
Live at the Village Vanguard - Paperback
FormatBook
Language
English
ISBN-13 / SKU
9780306801600
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by Max Gordon (Author), Nat Hentoff (Illustrator)
Since 1934, the Village Vanguard in New York's Greenwich Village has hosted the foremost in live jazz, folk music, and comedy. Its owner, Max Gordon, has now written a personal history of his club and the hundreds of entertainment legends who have played there. Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, Woodie Guthrie, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Josh White, Pete Seeger-Max has stories about all of them. And what stories! As Nat Hentoff says in his introduction, "A good many so-called professional writers have not done nearly so well."
Author Biography
Max Gordon was the founder of the Village Vanguard, the legendary Greenwich Village music club.
Number of Pages: 192
Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.55 x 5.55 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: January 01, 2001
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