[78-L] Book review request

[David Lennick]

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> Don't know,  Mike.  Sadly,  there are plenty of folk out there who think 
> they know all the answers,  and can't seem to be able to "agree to disagree" 
> when it comes to their opinions about whatever.
> 
> Taylor

Funny..we were just watching "Twelve Angry Men". By the way, that wins the 
award for the absolute worst sound I've ever heard on a professionally issued 
DVD..overprocessed up the yingyang and sounding as if the entire soundtrack was 
sent through seventeen radiators.

dl
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Book review request
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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. 
>>>> Taylor B
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>>>>
>> Is this guy the same one who was thrown off the 78-L for abusive
>> postings at the time of the publication of this book?  I don't remember
>> our guy claiming he would not read the book, so perhaps there are two
>> jerks in the jazz world.
>>
>> Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. wrote:
>>>>> Did anyone read this?
>>>>> I guess I am expecting racial comments all over the map. I am looking
>>>>> for historical content, and it sure looks as if this book has it. I
>>>>> actually think the race stuff could be overlooked, as the author 
>>>>> appears
>>>>> not to be making any intentional assertions as to origin or birthright,
>>>>> but to bring to light a fresh aspect of the the music. I fear reverse
>>>>> racism as much as the original.
>> Dick Sudhalter was a gentleman and a scholar.  At the time of his recent
>> death there were some wonderful obits cited here on the list that show
>> that he was far from being a racist.  He was subjected to some of the
>> worst nonsensical racist attacks when the book came out, totally unfairly.
>>
>> Mike (my copy is right next to Lost Sounds) Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
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