Noted jazz author Ashley Kahn brings to life the behind-the-scenes story of Impulse Records, one of the most significant record labels in the history of popular music. Kahn mingles engaging stories of corporate politics with insider accounts of music-making and anecdotal takes on particular albums. His history of Impulse is also the story of the genesis of an American art form and the evolution of the record industry through the tumultuous 1960s-and will compel readers to seek out this label's masterful albums, says Publishers Weekly in a starred review. Kirkus Reviews calls the book a swinging read, adding that Kahn covers all the aesthetic, business, social, and historical bases with crisp ecomy. Don't miss the exciting inside scoop behind some of the most enduring masterpieces of jazz!
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ww Norton & Co
ISBN-10
0393330710
ISBN-13
9780393330717
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104429269
Product Key Features
Author
Ashley Kahn
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Industrial Studies: General
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
New York
Content Note
Illustrations
Author Biography
Ashley Kahn is an award-winning journalist and radio essayist and the author of A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album and A Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece. He lives in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
Out-Of-Print Date
30/04/2017
Date of Publication
30/11/2007
Country of Publication
United States
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