Among the great American modern jazz saxophonists, Hank Mobley has been the most unjustly neglected - the truly forgotten man. Yet he played and recorderd prolifically with the greatest legends of his era such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gilespie, Lee Morgan, Johnny Griffin and Art Blakey, helping to create some of their finest work. His best recordings are classics, characterized by an instantly identifiable sound and style, and constant musical inventiveness. But his loner personality made him his own worst enemy, many of his records remained unissued in his lifetime, and he died forgotten and destitute. Now, at last, most of his recorded legacy is available on CD and he is increasingly recognized as one of the major figures of modern jazz. In this book, the first to be published about Hank Mobley, Derek Ansell provides a detailed critical introduction to his music and a timely reassessment of his contribution to the jazz art.

Workout: The Music of Hank Mobley

Arts & Photography

Ansell, Derek

Music

Northway Pubns

John Lenwood McLean - sugar free saxophonist from Sugar Hill, Harlem - is widely known as one of the finest, most consistent soloists in jazz history. From early in his career Jackie's powerful, unsentimental, sometimes astringent sound and inventive style made audiences and critics sit up and listen. Steeped in - but eventually moving well beyond - the influence of his mentor and friend Charlie Parker, he built an attractive, instantly recognisable musical personality. As author Derek Ansell says, his career trajectory is far from the typical jazz story of the tragic artist in which early brilliance leads to later decline. McLean's story is one of glorious triumph over the drug addiction that affected so many of his friends and might have destroyed him. Able to produce uniformly fine recordings through the darkest periods of his personal life, he saw his reputation as a musician steadily grow and became not only a living legend as an improviser but a much respected educator whose students carry on his legacy. Fortunately, McLean's discography is large and Derek Ansell is a surefooted guide through the recordings, presenting them in the context in which they were made and indicating the special gems among a vast body of recorded work that is one of jazz's greatest treasures.

Sugar Free Saxophone: The Life and Music of Jackie McLean

A Safe Place To Stay: Large Print Edition

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Independently published

London, World War Two. When Sandra Cooper is offered the chance to move away with her children, it seems like a good opportunity to escape the 1940 blitz. Her husband Harry is away in the army, and over the next five years she experiences the very worst of World War 2. As they settle into their new home, she realizes that the Hertfordshire town is not such a safe option after all. Then along comes Edward; a young pilot who proves a good friend in unexpected circumstances. As Sandra becomes more and more fond of him, Germany prepares to launch their assault on London... and their lives will change forever.

A Safe Place To Stay

A Safe Place To Stay: A Novel Of World War II

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London, World War Two. When Sandra Cooper is offered the chance to move away with her children, it seems like a good opportunity to escape the 1940 blitz. 
Her husband Harry is away in the army, and over the next five years she experiences the very worst of World War 2. As they settle into their new home, she realizes that the Hertfordshire town is not such a safe option after all. 
Then along comes Edward; a young pilot who proves a good friend in unexpected circumstances. As Sandra becomes more and more fond of him, Germany prepares to launch their assault on London... and their lives will change forever. 
This is the large print edition of A Safe Place To Stay, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.

The Bradgate Heiress

United States

Chelsea, 1547. At ten years old, Lady Jane Grey arrives at Old Manor to begin her education with the Dowager Queen Katherine: widow of the late Henry VIII. 
Jane is a bright, scholarly girl, but destined to reach early maturity and be manipulated and groomed by over-ambitious men. After being forced to marry Guildford Dudley - son of the Duke of Northumberland - the country is divided and Jane struggles to come to terms with her situation. 
Meanwhile, her progress is watched from the filth-laden streets of London by William Hope: a shoemaker who is becoming ever more infatuated with her.

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Workout: The Music of Hank Mobley

Sugar Free Saxophone: The Life and Music of Jackie McLean

A Safe Place To Stay: Large Print Edition

A Safe Place To Stay

A Safe Place To Stay: A Novel Of World War II

A Safe Place To Stay: A Novel Of World War II

A Safe Place To Stay: A Novel Of World War II

The Bradgate Heiress

The Bradgate Heiress

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