Space is the Place by John Szwed
This ground-breaking biography is as much about Sun Ra's music as it is about his passionate, often wildly unorthodox views on the galaxy, black people and spiritual matters. With the various incarnations of his inimitable Arkestra, his repertoire ranged from boogie-woogie to swing to be-bop to fusion to New Age, and his influence extended throughout the jazz and rock worlds. While Sun Ra made a lifelong effort to obscure many of the facts of his early years, he did acknowledge that he was born on the planet Saturn. John Szwed has succeeded brilliantly in delving into and evoking the life and work of this extraordinary artist.
Those who read this book will be spellbound * * The Voice * *
this is the year's best jazz biography * * Evening Standard * *
one of the best books ever written about anything * * The Idler * *
Quite possibly the most inspirational music biography ever written - Essential* * MUZIK * *
a brilliant book, a sprawling, curlicued, swinging account of an
extraordinary man's great adventure with a bunch of ideas that made
sense to him out of a senseless world
this is the year's best jazz biography * * Evening Standard * *
one of the best books ever written about anything * * The Idler * *
Quite possibly the most inspirational music biography ever written - Essential* * MUZIK * *
John F. Szwed is Professor of Anthropology, Afro-American Studies, Music, and American Studies at Yale University. He has written about music for many publications, including the New York Times, Musician, and the Boston Phoenix. He lives in Trumbull, Connecticut.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841950556 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841950556 |
| Title | Space is the Place |
| Author | John Szwed |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2000-10-10 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
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