American Music Is

by Nat Hentoff and Annabeth Albert

Book Overview

Writing in a passionate and streetwise style all his own, Nat Hentoff transports us into the diverse worlds of musicians that hold one thing in common: America. In over sixty pieces Hentoff has assembled a mosaic that creates a vivid picture of the music scene as it leaps into the twenty-first century. From sweeping surveys of the roots of American music to vivid assessments of individual performers (including John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Joe Williams,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306813513
• ISBN13: 9780306813511
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.1"