Jazz In The Movies

Meeker, David

Da Capo Press

<p>Do you remember those musicians who played on the soundtrack of NewYork, New York, Last Tango in Paris, Breathless, Anatomy of a Murder, SwingTime, Monterey Jazz, Last of the Blue Devils, or American Graffiti? Can youname the screen appearances of Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, BillieHoliday, Roosevelt Sykes, Thelonious Monk, Lennie Tristano, Sonny Rollins,Lena Horne? Jazz in the Movies will make sure you never forget, with an indexof t ,477 jazz and blues artists, 80 rare photos, and capsule reviews of nearly4,000 foreign and domestic films. One of the most exhaustive reference workson either jazz or the movies ever devised, this new edition pays homage to thecontributions of the two youngest art forms of the 20th century, sights andsounds that are the signature of our recent history.David Meeker, the internationally recognized authority on jazz and film, hasarranged special jazz film events in cities around the world including New York,Berlin, and Madrid. He has acted as consultant for numerous TV and radioprograms and contributed reviews on movies, records, and books to manyjournals. Currently he works as Print Research Officer at the British Film Institute.</p>

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