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| New Book About the Jazz Scene on Screen Which movies include memorable appearances by jazz musicians and singers? Are the films worth watching for the music? Which DVDs and videos of jazz performances are essential? Which are merely dull? What classic performances are currently available? Backbeat Books’ Jazz on Film: The Complete Story of the Musicians & Music Onscreen answers these questions as author Scott Yanow reviews and rates over 1,300 Hollywood movies, DVDs, videos, documentaries, shorts, and available TV specials—films that include at least a brief appearance onscreen of a jazz musician or singer. Rarities from the late 1920s, Hollywood musicals that have cameos by swing big bandleaders, fictional jazz biographies, and recent performances are all covered in this entertaining and informational book. Jazz on Film also includes a history of jazz on film essay and interviews with three major film collectors. Scott Yanow has contributed to virtually every leading jazz publication since 1975, written liner notes for over 300 recordings, and reviewed more jazz recordings than anyone in history. He is the author of Jazz on Record, Duke Ellington, Trumpet Kings, Classic Jazz, Swing, Bebop, and Afro-Cuban Jazz, and the editor of the 3rd Edition of the All Music Guide to Jazz. write your comments about the article :: © 2004 Jazz News :: home page |