Embouchure

by Kevin McNeilly

Kevin McNeilly's debut poetry collection, Embouchure, compiles the intertwined lineages of trumpet players who came to prominence in the States during the pre-bop era, loosely defined as the period between 1890 and 1939. This series of vignettes betrays a broad and detailed knowledge of the players' lives and work, yet reads like a collection of conversational anecdotes shared between the musicians and those around them. Rather than focusing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889712581
• ISBN13: 9780889712584
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Nightwood Editions
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 7.8"