Buon segno che And Did Those Feet-Six British Jazz Composers, l'ottimo libro di Duncan Heining pubblicato poche settimane fa da Jazz in Britain, abbia rapidamente esaurito la sua prima tiratura, ma anche motivo di disappunto per chi non è arrivato in tempo a procurarsene una copia. Un'alternativa c'è, seppur priva del prezioso doppio cd allegato: l'edizione con copertina morbida prodotta su richiesta da Amazon.
The book examines in detail the lives and works of six major figures in British music – Michael Garrick, Mike Gibbs, Mike Westbrook, Barry Guy, John Mayer and Keith Tippett – all of whom began their careers in the 1960s and none of whom have yet been the subject of full biographies. "Several different people suggested quite separately that I might write individual biographies on three of these artists. Each of these composers certainly warrant their own biography but given my age, energy levels and the state of our small corner of the publishing industry, it just wouldn’t be a realistic proposition. Then the idea of a compendium of substantial, biographical portraits occurred to me. I approached John Thurlow of Jazz in Britain and he liked the idea. I have to say that working with John and Pete Woodman, who designed the cover and did the proofreading, has been far and away the best experience I have had with a publisher." (Duncan Heining)
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