One of the best-known pianists in contemporary jazz, Marian McPartland built her career in America after the Second World War. In this collection of articles about her experiences as a white woman in the world of American jazz, she draws memorable portraits of the musicians she admires and with whom she has played: jazz greats such as Benny Goodman, Mary Lou Williams, Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, and Alec Wilder. Readership: jazz enthusiasts.
- ISBN10 0195048717
- ISBN13 9780195048711
- Publish Date 10 September 1987
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 15 May 2000
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English