[78-L] Book review request

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Took me a minute to find it but there's a companion 2 CD set, too. Also 
called "Lost Chords" there is lots of great music as mentioned in the book.
It's on Retrieval RTR 79018 and there are 49 tracks. Wow!
Mal

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Taylor Bowie wrote:
> Wonderful book,  I thought.  Takes a look at many of the pioneer white jazz 
> players,  including many lesser-known,  and shows how they contributed to 
> the evolution of the music,  and didn't just copy what earlier black players 
> had accomplished.
>
> There is a well-known local jazz "authority" who refused to read the book on 
> the grounds that it was "racist"...an absurd and ignorant claim.   The book 
> is well-written,  informative,  and is as exciting as a good novel.
>
> I bought it new for $35 or so.  I think it's in paperback and you can always 
> find used copies on line at  www.alibris.com  or also www.abebooks.com . 
> You can easily search those sites by title and author (Sudhalter).
>
>
> Taylor B
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr." <citroenid19 at sbcglobal.net>
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>   
>> Has anyone read
>> Lost Chords: White Musicians and their Contribution to Jazz, 1915-1945
>>
>> Opinions?
>> Material covered? Expensive book. How so?
>>
>> -- 
>> Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. #:?)
>>