The Reluctant Art

by Benny Green

Book Overview

The Reluctant Art, first published in 1962 and long out-of-print, stands as one of the most important books on the art of jazz. Comprising five studies--of Bix Beiderbecke, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Billie Holiday, and Charlie Parker (with the addition of an essay of Art Tatum for this new edition)--Benny Green's humorous, eloquent, and often angry book attempts to point out the gulf between the reality of the jazz musician and his music, on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306804417
• ISBN13: 9780306804410
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.6"