The Library Chronicle of the University of Texas at Austin: Volume 24, Numbers 1/2 [Paperback]

Dave Oliphant (Editor), Dave Olipht (Editor), Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (Corporate Author)

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• Paperback: 227 pages
• Publisher: Harry Ransom Humanities (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879591315
• ISBN-13: 978-0879591311
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,353,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great books on bebop, February 21, 2004

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Drake Chan "dgc218" (Bethlehem, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Library Chronicle of the University of Texas at Austin: Volume 24, Numbers 1/2 (Paperback)

This is not really a book, but a collection of essays and articles from various contributors. The book centers around the Ross Russell Collection in the University of Texas. Thus a large part of the book deals with Ross Russell and of course Charlie Parker. These parts are highly in depth and well written. However, the other parts of the book talk in depth about several other facets of bebop.
One of my favorite sections is the excellent article on why bebop never flourished as Swing jazz did.
Overall, this is a great book with details and insights offered in few other books. I found this gem of a book deep within my library, and its sad that such a great book is not out in print anymore.