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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780312425579
- Book Title
- Devil's Horn : the Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty to King of Cool
- Publisher
- Picador
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Music, Social Science
- Topic
- History & Criticism, Popular Culture, Musical Instruments / Woodwinds
- Item Weight
- 11.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
0312425570
ISBN-13
9780312425579
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63078957
Product Key Features
Book Title
Devil's Horn : the Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty to King of Cool
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History & Criticism, Popular Culture, Musical Instruments / Woodwinds
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
11.3 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Segell has produced a minor miracle: a book on jazz that does not rely on largely unrevealing anecdotal tidbits, hip talk, one-upmanship . . . and dazzling (but superfluous) adjectives. . . . It is humorous, enlightening, instructive, and revealing to a degree that it may forever change your attitude toward the sax., "Would someone please forward Segell the memo that states that books about jazz are supposed to be academic and soporific? . . . [A] freewheeling tribute . . . [with] exuberance that is everywhere to be found."-- The New York Times Book Review "[A] historical and deeply personal tribute to the saxophone . . . [ The Devil's Horn ] will reward and surprise readers who may have thought they knew something about the horn simply because they've spent a lifetime listening."-- Baltimore Sun "Segell has produced a minor miracle: a book on jazz that does not rely on largely unrevealing anecdotal tidbits, hip talk, one-upmanship . . . and dazzling (but superfluous) adjectives. . . . It is humorous, enlightening, instructive, and revealing to a degree that it may forever change your attitude toward the sax."-- The Roanoke Times "An excellent short course on the saxophone in jazz . . . [A] beguiling story."-- Chicago Sun-Times "[Segell is] adept at spreading the contagion of his own curiosities."-- The News & Observer, "Would someone please forward Segell the memo that states that books about jazz are supposed to be academic and soporific? . . . [A] freewheeling tribute . . . [with] exuberance that is everywhere to be found."-- The New York Times Book Review "[A] historical and deeply personal tribute to the saxophone . . . [ The Devil's Horn ] will reward and surprise readers who may have thought they knew something about the horn simply because they've spent a lifetime listening."-- Baltimore Sun "Segell has produced a minor miracle: a book on jazz that does not rely on largely unrevealing anecdotal tidbits, hip talk, one-upmanship . . . and dazzling (but superfluous) adjectives. . . . It is humorous, enlightening, instructive, and revealing to a degree that it may forever change your attitude toward the sax."-- The Roanoke Times "An excellent short course on the saxophone in jazz . . . [A] beguiling story."-- Chicago Sun-Times "[Segell is] adept at spreading the contagion of his own curiosities."-- The News & Observer, "What a splendid tribute Michael Segell has written to that time-bending musical continuum that still holds so many in its thrall."--"San Francisco Chronicle" "Would someone please forward Segell the memo that states that books about jazz are supposed to be academic and soporific? . . . A freewheeling tribute . . . [with] exuberance that is everywhere to be found."--"The New York Times Book Review" "[A] historical and deeply personal tribute . . . ["The Devil's Horn"] will reward and surprise readers who may have thought they knew something about the horn simply because they've spent a lifetime listening."--"The Baltimore Sun", "Would someone please forward Segell the memo that states that books about jazz are supposed to be academic and soporific? . . . [A] freewheeling tribute . . . [with] exuberance that is everywhere to be found."--"The New York Times Book Review" "[A] historical and deeply personal tribute to the saxophone . . . ["The Devil's Horn"] will reward and surprise readers who may have thought they knew something about the horn simply because they've spent a lifetime listening."--"Baltimore Sun" "Segell has produced a minor miracle: a book on jazz that does not rely on largely unrevealing anecdotal tidbits, hip talk, one-upmanship . . . and dazzling (but superfluous) adjectives. . . . It is humorous, enlightening, instructive, and revealing to a degree that it may forever change your attitude toward the sax."--"The Roanoke Times" "An excellent short course on the saxophone in jazz . . . [A] beguiling story."--"Chicago Sun-Times" "[Segell is] adept at spreading the contagion of his own curiosities."--"The News & Observer", Would someone please forward Segell the memo that states that books about jazz are supposed to be academic and soporific? . . . [A] freewheeling tribute . . . [with] exuberance that is everywhere to be found., "Would someone please forward Segell the memo that states that books about jazz are supposed to be academic and soporific? . . . [A] freewheeling tribute . . . [with] exuberance that is everywhere to be found." -- The New York Times Book Review "[A] historical and deeply personal tribute to the saxophone . . . [ The Devil's Horn ] will reward and surprise readers who may have thought they knew something about the horn simply because they've spent a lifetime listening." -- Baltimore Sun "Segell has produced a minor miracle: a book on jazz that does not rely on largely unrevealing anecdotal tidbits, hip talk, one-upmanship . . . and dazzling (but superfluous) adjectives. . . . It is humorous, enlightening, instructive, and revealing to a degree that it may forever change your attitude toward the sax." -- The Roanoke Times "An excellent short course on the saxophone in jazz . . . [A] beguiling story." -- Chicago Sun-Times "[Segell is] adept at spreading the contagion of his own curiosities." -- The News & Observer, [A] historical and deeply personal tribute to the saxophone . . . [ The Devil's Horn ] will reward and surprise readers who may have thought they knew something about the horn simply because they've spent a lifetime listening., "Would someone please forward Segell the memo that states that books about jazz are supposed to be academic and soporific? . . .[A] freewheeling tribute . . . [with] exuberance that is everywhere to be found."-- The New York Times Book Review "[A] historical and deeply personal tribute to the saxophone . . . [ The Devil's Horn ] will reward and surprise readers who may have thought they knew something about the horn simply because they've spent a lifetime listening."-- Baltimore Sun "Segell has produced a minor miracle: a book on jazz that does not rely on largely unrevealing anecdotal tidbits, hip talk, one-upmanship . . . and dazzling (but superfluous) adjectives. . . . It is humorous, enlightening, instructive, and revealing to a degree that it may foreverchange your attitude toward the sax."-- The Roanoke Times "An excellent short course on the saxophone in jazz . . . [A] beguiling story."-- Chicago Sun-Times "[Segell is] adept at spreading the contagion of his own curiosities."-- The News & Observer
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
788.7/09
Synopsis
The 160-year history of the saxophone comes to brilliant life in Michael Segell's wonderfully researched, beautifully told The Devil's Horn . Beginning with "a sound never heard before," Segell's portrait follows the iconographic instrument as it is lauded for its sensuality, then outlawed for its influence, and finally credited with changing the face of popular culture. A deeply personal story of one man's love for music-making, a universal story of artistic and political revolution, and a trenchant critique of the global forces that stand in art's way, The Devil's Horn is music writing at its very finest., Segell traces the 160-year history of the saxophone--a horn that created a sound never before heard in nature, and that from the moment it debuted has aroused both positive and negative passions among all who hear it.
LC Classification Number
ML975
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