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Leonard Feather Ordre des livres (chronologique)
13 septembre 1914 – 22 septembre 1994
Leonard Feather fut une figure marquante dans le monde du jazz, reconnu pour sa carrière polyvalente en tant que musicien, compositeur, producteur, journaliste et animateur radio. Il a débuté sa carrière au Royaume-Uni dans les années 1930, contribuant à la radio et tenant une chronique régulière pour 'Radio Times'. Après s'être installé aux États-Unis et avoir occupé divers postes, notamment celui de co-rédacteur en chef du magazine 'Metronome', il est devenu le critique de jazz principal des Los Angeles Times. L'héritage durable de Feather réside dans ses contributions substantielles à la documentation et à l'évolution du paysage du jazz à travers ses écrits et ses productions.
Leonard Feather's autobiography is also the story of jazz over the last half-century. Since arriving in New York from London in 1935, he has managed to distinguish himself as a producer, composer, pianist, and one of the music's most acute critics. He was one of the first to champion the innovations of bebop in the pages of Esquire and Downbeat, also an ardent campaigner against racial barriers, and a friend to dozens of musicians. There are stories here about Feather's relationship with Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing, Joe Williams, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and many others. Filled with information about the recording business and the tricky art of criticism, this earwitness account of a lifetime in jazz caps a career that has been dedicated to the best that American culture has to offer.
"Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Norman Granz, Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, Don Ellis, and Miles Davis--these are the dozen j"
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