{"product_id":"the-biographical-encyclopedia-of-jazz-9780195320008","title":"The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo you want to know when Duke Ellington was king of The Cotton Club? Have you ever wondered how old Miles Davis was when he got his first trumpet? From birth dates to gig dates and from recordings to television specials  Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler have left no stone unturned in their quest for accurate  detailed information on the careers of 3.300 jazz musicians from around the world. We learn that Duke Ellington worked his magic at The Cotton Club from 1927 to 1931  and that on Miles Daviss thirteenth birthday  his father gave him his first trumpet. Jazz is fast moving  and this edition clearly and concisely maps out an often dizzying web of professional associations. We find  for instance  that when Miles Davis was a St. Louis teenager he encountered Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie for the first time. This meeting proved fateful  and by 1945 a nineteen-year-old Davis had left Juilliard to play with Parker on 52nd Street. Knowledge of these professional alliances  along with the countless others chronicled in this book  are central to tracing the development of significant jazz movements  such as the \"cool jazz\" that became one of Miles Daviss hallmarks. Arranged alphabetically according to last name  each entry of this book chronologically lists the highlights of every jazz musicians career. Highly accessible and vigorously researched  The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz is  quite simply  the most comprehensive jazz encyclopedia available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45253358420021,"sku":"ByrdShop_019532000X","price":37.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195320008_11c6a473-3fd0-4b04-9a77-2caf0ee91030.jpg?v=1779805686","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-biographical-encyclopedia-of-jazz-9780195320008","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}