by Site Owner | Jun 10, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Film, TV & Theater
By Cary Ginell Hal Leonard Corp, $18.99, 199 pages Although a number of jazz saxophone players played flute as a second musical instrument, Herbie Mann was the first jazz man who adopted flute as his primary. In The Evolution of Mann, author Cary Ginell describes how...
by Site Owner | Feb 25, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Film, TV & Theater
Sad but Enlightening Story By Cary Ginell Hal Leonard Books, $18.99, 228 pages Billy Eckstine was the first black ballad singer who appealed to a large segment of the white population. Ginell outlines Eckstine’s long and somewhat tempestuous life. Handsome,...