Back to a Shadow in the Night: Music Writings and Interviews 1968-2001

by Jonathan Cott

Book Overview

One of the most important critics writing in the past 35 years, Jonathan Cott has interviewed and reviewed major artists in publishing, art, film and music, often unearthing new voices years before they're discovered by the mainstream. In Back to a Shadow in the Night, his music interviews and essays - covering an astonishingly wide range of artists and styles - are collected for the first time in one volume. From pondering the links between...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0634035967
• ISBN13: 9780634035968
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

For jazz, classical, and popular music enthusiasts

Back To A Shadow In The Night: Music Writings And Interviews 1968-2001 by music critic Jonathan Cott (who is a contributing editor to "Rolling Stone" magazine), is a selection of compiled interviews, articles, and reflections on and about famous personages of popular music, ranging from the late 1960's to the opening years of the twenty-first century. The unabashed thoughts of such luminaries as John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, and many others fill the pages of this erudite compendium which is strongly recommended for jazz, classical, and popular music enthusiasts.