Composer of more than 100 jazz pieces, three-time Grammy nominee, and performer on more than 125 albums, Jimmy Heath has earned a place of honor in the history of jazz. Over his long career, Heath knew many jazz giants such as Charlie Parker and played with other innovators including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and especially Dizzy Gillespie. Heath also won their respect and friendship. In this extraordinary autobiography, the legendary Heath creates a OC dialogueOCO with musicians and family members. As in jazz, where ...
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Composer of more than 100 jazz pieces, three-time Grammy nominee, and performer on more than 125 albums, Jimmy Heath has earned a place of honor in the history of jazz. Over his long career, Heath knew many jazz giants such as Charlie Parker and played with other innovators including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and especially Dizzy Gillespie. Heath also won their respect and friendship. In this extraordinary autobiography, the legendary Heath creates a OC dialogueOCO with musicians and family members. As in jazz, where improvisation by one performer prompts another to riff on the same theme, I Walked with Giants juxtaposes HeathOCOs account of his life and career with recollections from jazz giants about life on the road and making music on the worldOCOs stages. His memories of playing with his equally legendary brothers Percy and Albert (aka OC TootieOCO) dovetail with their recollections. Heath reminisces about a South Philadelphia home filled with music and a close-knit family that hosted musicians performing in the cityOCOs then thriving jazz scene. Milt Jackson recalls, OC I went to their house for dinnerOC JimmyOCOs father put Charlie Parker records on and told everybody that we had to be quiet till dinner because he had Bird onOC . When I [went] to Philly, IOCOd always go to their house.OCOaaa Today Heath performs, composes, and works as a music educator and arranger. By turns funny, poignant, and extremely candid, HeathOCOs story captures the rhythms of a life in jazz.
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HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Marks to the edges of the pages. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail. International delivery available. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. 322 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. One small discoloration on fore text edge. Inscribed by Mr. Heath on title page. DJ has minor edge wear.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x9; Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Biography: Very Good Hardcover with dust jacket, clean pages, minor creases to dust jacket, prompt shipping with tracking.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1439901988. Hardcover with dustjacket, dated, inscribed and signed by the author on the title page: "7/27/12-To Christian, Thanks for ears! ! Jim Heath." Also included is the ticket stub to The Heath Brothers Quartet concert at William Paterson University on July 27, 2012 which is the date that Heath signed this book, Heath has also signed the ticket stub on the back side, book has very faint discoloration on the top and fore-edge, there are no other book flaws, the jacket also has one flaw only: moderate rubbing to the glossy surface, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, illustrated with photos, includes a discography and an introduction by Wynton Marsalis; 322 pages; Signed by Author.
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Very Good in Very Good + jacket. Light gray paper-covered boards with black particulars and publishers emblem to spine. Inscription by the author to title page and inscription by previous owner to first free endpaper; otherwise, pages are clean and unmarked. Text block has light to moderate foxing. Boards are clean and bright; corners and tail of spine bumped. Dust jacket is bright with light foxing to top edge of flaps.
