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Author:   Will Friedwald
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Imprint:   Pantheon
Dimensions:   Width: 18.30cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.871kg
ISBN:  

9780307379078

ISBN 10:   0307379078
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   07 November 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments ix Introduction: The Origins and Development of the Pop Music Album from To Mother to The Voice xiii 1. Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson 3 2. Fred Astaire, The Astaire Story 11 3. Chet Baker, Let’s Get Lost: The Best of Chet Baker Sings 25 4. Tony Bennett and Bill Evans, The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album and Together Again 34 5. Ray Charles, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music 43 6. June Christy, Something Cool 50 7. Rosemary Clooney, Blue Rose 59 8. Nat King Cole, After Midnight 69 9. Nat King Cole, St. Louis Blues 76 10. Bing Crosby, Bing with a Beat 82 11. Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong, Bing & Satchmo 91 12. Doris Day, Day by Day and Day by Night 97 13. Doris Day and Robert Goulet, Annie Get Your Gun 105 14. Blossom Dearie, My Gentleman Friend 112 15. Matt Dennis, Matt Dennis Plays and Sings Matt Dennis Bobby Troup, Bobby Troup Sings Johnny Mercer 117 16. Billy Eckstine, Billy’s Best! 127 17. Ella Fitzgerald, Lullabies of Birdland 134 18. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Ella & Louis 142 19. Ella Fitzgerald, Mack the Knife: Ella in Berlin 148 20. Judy Garland, Judy at Carnegie Hall 154 21. Johnny Hartman, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman 163 22. Dick Haymes, Rain or Shine 171 23. Billie Holiday, Lady in Satin 177 24. Lena Horne, Lena Horne at the Waldorf Astoria 184 25. Barb Jungr, Every Grain of Sand: Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan 190 26. Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross, Sing a Song of Basie Annie Ross, Sings a Song with Mulligan! 197 27. Eydie Gormé and Steve Lawrence, Eydie and Steve Sing the Golden Hits 209 28. Peggy Lee, Black Coffee 214 29. Peggy Lee, The Man I Love 221 30. Marilyn Maye, Meet Marvelous Marilyn Maye 228 31. Carmen McRae, As Time Goes By: Live at the Dug 234 32. Anita O’Day, Anita O’Day Sings the Winners 241 33. Della Reese, Della Della Cha Cha Cha 250 34. Jimmy Scott, The Source and Lost and Found 255 35. Bobby Short, Bobby Short 265 36. Nina Simone, Nina Simone and Piano! 272 37. Frank Sinatra, In the Wee Small Hours 280 38. Frank Sinatra, Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! 288 39. Jo Stafford, Jo Stafford Sings American Folk Songs and Jo Stafford Sings Songs of Scotland 297 40. Jo Stafford, I’ll Be Seeing You (G.I. Jo) 307 41. Kay Starr, I Cry by Night 314 42. Maxine Sullivan, Memories of You: A Tribute to Andy Razaf 321 43. Jack Teagarden, Think Well of Me 329 44. Tiny Tim, God Bless Tiny Tim 338 45. Mel Tormé, Mel Tormé with the Marty Paich Dek-Tette (Lulu’s Back in Town) 347 46. Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan 355 47. Sarah Vaughan, “Live” in Japan 361 48. Dinah Washington, Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller 368 49. Margaret Whiting, Margaret Whiting Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book 376 50. Lee Wiley, Night in Manhattan 383 51. Cassandra Wilson, Belly of the Sun 390 Discography 399

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""Will Friedwald's thoughtful analysis and insight into the background and nuances of the music by the artists featured in his book make each song a more enriching experience for casual listeners and music aficionados alike. I'm honored to be included and grateful to Will for keeping the American Songbook and jazz classics relevant for generations to come."" —Doris Day “Absolutely indispensable . . . Friedwald . . . brings his rare ability to write about singing in a way that effectively bridges impressionistic interpretation with musical analysis to the task of ‘reading’ an album the way a literary critic reads a poem. The result is never less than perceptive and often stop-in-your tracks brilliant. . . . A magnificent achievement.” —Bill Ott, Booklist (starred review) ""With verve and an infectious love of music, jazz critic Friedwald tells the stories of fifty-seven jazz and pop albums that have become benchmarks by which subsequent records have been measured. . . . His passionate description of each album in this indispensable guide will drive readers to listen to the albums once again, or for the first time."" —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Will Friedwald's thoughtful analysis and insight into the background and nuances of the music by the artists featured in his book make each song a more enriching experience for casual listeners and music aficionados alike. I'm honored to be included and grateful to Will for keeping the American Songbook and jazz classics relevant for generations to come. --Doris Day Absolutely indispensable . . . Friedwald . . . brings his rare ability to write about singing in a way that effectively bridges impressionistic interpretation with musical analysis to the task of 'reading' an album the way a literary critic reads a poem. The result is never less than perceptive and often stop-in-your tracks brilliant . . . . A magnificent achievement. --Bill Ott, Booklist (starred review) With verve and an infectious love of music, jazz critic Friedwald tells the stories of fifty-seven jazz and pop albums that have become benchmarks by which subsequent records have been measured. . . . His passionate description of each album in this indispensable guide will drive readers to listen to the albums once again, or for the first time. --Publishers Weekly, starred review With verve and an infectious love of music, jazz critic Friedwald tells the stories of fifty-seven jazz and pop albums that have become benchmarks by which subsequent records have been measured. . . . His passionate description of each album in this indispensable guide will drive readers to listen to the albums once again, or for the first time. --Publishers Weekly, starred review

Will Friedwald's thoughtful analysis and insight into the background and nuances of the music by the artists featured in his book make each song a more enriching experience for casual listeners and music aficionados alike. I'm honored to be included and grateful to Will for keeping the American Songbook and jazz classics relevant for generations to come. --Doris Day With verve and an infectious love of music, jazz critic Friedwald tells the stories of fifty-seven jazz and pop albums that have become benchmarks by which subsequent records have been measured. . . . His passionate description of each album in this indispensable guide will drive readers to listen to the albums once again, or for the first time. --Publishers Weekly, starred review With verve and an infectious love of music, jazz critic Friedwald tells the stories of fifty-seven jazz and pop albums that have become benchmarks by which subsequent records have been measured. . . . His passionate description of each album in this indispensable guide will drive readers to listen to the albums once again, or for the first time. --Publishers Weekly, starred review

Will Friedwald's thoughtful analysis and insight into the background and nuances of the music by the artists featured in his book make each song a more enriching experience for casual listeners and music aficionados alike. I'm honored to be included and grateful to Will for keeping the American Songbook and jazz classics relevant for generations to come. -Doris Day Absolutely indispensable . . . Friedwald . . . brings his rare ability to write about singing in a way that effectively bridges impressionistic interpretation with musical analysis to the task of 'reading' an album the way a literary critic reads a poem. The result is never less than perceptive and often stop-in-your tracks brilliant. . . . A magnificent achievement. -Bill Ott, Booklist (starred review) With verve and an infectious love of music, jazz critic Friedwald tells the stories of fifty-seven jazz and pop albums that have become benchmarks by which subsequent records have been measured. . . . His passionate description of each album in this indispensable guide will drive readers to listen to the albums once again, or for the first time. -Publishers Weekly, starred review

Will Friedwald's thoughtful analysis and insight into the background and nuances of the music by the artists featured in his book make each song a more enriching experience for casual listeners and music aficionados alike. I'm honored to be included and grateful to Will for keeping the American Songbook and jazz classics relevant for generations to come. --Doris Day Absolutely indispensable . . . Friedwald . . . brings his rare ability to write about singing in a way that effectively bridges impressionistic interpretation with musical analysis to the task of 'reading' an album the way a literary critic reads a poem. The result is never less than perceptive and often stop-in-your tracks brilliant. . . . A magnificent achievement. --Bill Ott, Booklist (starred review) With verve and an infectious love of music, jazz critic Friedwald tells the stories of fifty-seven jazz and pop albums that have become benchmarks by which subsequent records have been measured. . . . His passionate description of each album in this indispensable guide will drive readers to listen to the albums once again, or for the first time. --Publishers Weekly, starred review

Author Information

WILL FRIEDWALD has written about music for The Wall Street Journal and was the jazz (and cabaret) critic for The New York Sun. He is the author of nine books, including A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers; Stardust Melodies: The Biography of Twelve of America's Most Popular Songs; Jazz Singing: America's Great Voices from Bessie Smith to Bebop and Beyond; Sinatra! The Song Is You; and Tony Bennett: The Good Life (with Tony Bennett). He has written liner notes for nearly five hundred compact discs, for which he has received eight Grammy nominations. He has also written for Vanity Fair, The Village Voice, Entertainment Weekly, American Heritage, and The New York Times, among other publications.

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