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The Evolution of Mann: Herbie Mann and the Flute in Jazz

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...

Mr. B.: The Music and Life of Billy Eckstine

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,...

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