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Living Space

John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital

by Michael E. Veal ...

Series series Music / Culture
Living Space: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital fuses biography and style history in order to illuminate the music of two jazz icons, while drawing on the discourses of photography and digital architecture to fashion musical insights that may not be available through the traditional language of jazz analysis. The book follows the controversial trajectories of two ... Read more

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Living Space: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital fuses biography and style history in order to illuminate the music of two jazz icons, while drawing on the discourses of photography and digital architecture to fashion musical insights that may not be available through the traditional language of jazz analysis. The book follows the controversial trajectories of two
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Tony Allen

An Autobiography of the Master Drummer of Afrobeat

by Tony Allen, Michael E. Veal ...

Tony Allen is the autobiography of legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, the rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. Conversational, inviting, and packed with telling anecdotes, Allen's memoir is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the musician and scholar Michael E. Veal. It spans Allen's early years and career playing highlife music in Lagos; his fifteen years with Fela, from 1964 ... Read more

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Tony Allen is the autobiography of legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, the rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. Conversational, inviting, and packed with telling anecdotes, Allen's memoir is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the musician and scholar Michael E. Veal. It spans Allen's early years and career playing highlife music in Lagos; his fifteen years with Fela, from 1964
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Terrible Skeleton

by Michael Veal ...

Dominic Rook is looking after his parents' house when a skeleton bursts from the ground. The intruder chases the young man indoors and accuses his parents of murder. And so begins a frightening adventure, above and below ground.Be careful when you visit the Dead, they might not be pleased to meet you. ... Read more

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Dominic Rook is looking after his parents' house when a skeleton bursts from the ground. The intruder chases the young man indoors and accuses his parents of murder. And so begins a frightening adventure, above and below ground.Be careful when you visit the Dead, they might not be pleased to meet you.
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A Trip Downstairs

by Michael Veal ...

Everyone dies... but what happens next? Notorious hack Mark Thorne is about to find out. When a tabloid journalist expires there's only one way to go, down. Join Mark on an amazing adventure, a journey to the darkest depths.With any luck, you might make it out again. ... Read more

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Everyone dies... but what happens next? Notorious hack Mark Thorne is about to find out. When a tabloid journalist expires there's only one way to go, down. Join Mark on an amazing adventure, a journey to the darkest depths.With any luck, you might make it out again.
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Punk Ethnography

Artists & Scholars Listen to Sublime Frequencies

Edited by Michael E. Veal, E. Tammy Kim ...

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This ground-breaking case study examines record production as ethnographic work. Since its founding in 2003, Seattle-based record label Sublime Frequencies has produced world music recordings that have been received as radical, sometimes problematic critiques of the practices of sound ethnography. Founded by punk rocker brothers Alan and Richard Bishop, along with filmmaker Hisham Mayet, the label ... Read more

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This ground-breaking case study examines record production as ethnographic work. Since its founding in 2003, Seattle-based record label Sublime Frequencies has produced world music recordings that have been received as radical, sometimes problematic critiques of the practices of sound ethnography. Founded by punk rocker brothers Alan and Richard Bishop, along with filmmaker Hisham Mayet, the label
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How Music Works

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.“How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual” ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.“How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual”
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How to Listen to Jazz

by Ted Gioia ...

**An Economist Best Book of the YearAn acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz.“Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees.” ―Economist**In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen ... Read more

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**An Economist Best Book of the YearAn acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz.“Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees.” ―Economist**In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen
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Local Poet

He killed her, but who was she?

by Paul Trembling ...

'A note-worthy start to a smashing new series populated by characters you will not soon forget. Action mounts. Dark mysteries deepen... How long can you hold your breath?' Edna Buchanan, author of the Britt Montero seriesROB SEATON KILLED A WOMAN.Rob doesn't know Laney Grey. But when she steps out in front of his van and dies on impact, his life will never be the same. The police declare him ... Read more

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'A note-worthy start to a smashing new series populated by characters you will not soon forget. Action mounts. Dark mysteries deepen... How long can you hold your breath?' Edna Buchanan, author of the Britt Montero seriesROB SEATON KILLED A WOMAN.Rob doesn't know Laney Grey. But when she steps out in front of his van and dies on impact, his life will never be the same. The police declare him
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The History of Jazz

by Ted Gioia ...

Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic--acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world. Now Gioia brings his magnificent work completely up-to-date, drawing on the latest research and revisiting virtually every aspect of the music, past and present. Gioia tells the story of jazz as it had never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary ... Read more

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Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic--acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world. Now Gioia brings his magnificent work completely up-to-date, drawing on the latest research and revisiting virtually every aspect of the music, past and present. Gioia tells the story of jazz as it had never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary
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The Hollow Tree

by James Brogden ...

From an exciting name in British horror and the author of Hekla’s Children comes a dark, haunting tale of our world and the nextAfter her hand is amputated following a tragic accident, Rachel Cooper suffers vivid nightmares of a woman imprisoned in the trunk of a hollow tree, screaming for help. When she begins to experience phantom sensations of leaves and earth with her missing limb, Rachel is ... Read more

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From an exciting name in British horror and the author of Hekla’s Children comes a dark, haunting tale of our world and the nextAfter her hand is amputated following a tragic accident, Rachel Cooper suffers vivid nightmares of a woman imprisoned in the trunk of a hollow tree, screaming for help. When she begins to experience phantom sensations of leaves and earth with her missing limb, Rachel is
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The History of Jazz

by Ted Gioia ...

An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's universally acclaimed history of jazz, with a wealth of new insight on this music's past, present, and future. Ted Gioia's The History of Jazz has been universally hailed as the most comprehensive and accessible history of the genre of all time. Acclaimed by jazz critics and fans alike, this magnificent work is now available in an up-to-date third edition that ... Read more

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An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's universally acclaimed history of jazz, with a wealth of new insight on this music's past, present, and future. Ted Gioia's The History of Jazz has been universally hailed as the most comprehensive and accessible history of the genre of all time. Acclaimed by jazz critics and fans alike, this magnificent work is now available in an up-to-date third edition that
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A Cottage Full of Secrets

Escape to the country for the perfect uplifting read

by Jane Lovering ...

'Beautifully written and both heartbreaking and heartwarming' Jessica RedlandWINNER OF THE RNA CONTEMPORARY ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARD 2023Cottage Two, Bracken Ridge Farm sits at the end of a pitted track, with the glorious Yorkshire moors stretching behind it.**Just a simple two up, two down, the cottage holds the promise of a new start for two very different women, but it is also full of secrets.Fifty ... Read more

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'Beautifully written and both heartbreaking and heartwarming' Jessica RedlandWINNER OF THE RNA CONTEMPORARY ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARD 2023Cottage Two, Bracken Ridge Farm sits at the end of a pitted track, with the glorious Yorkshire moors stretching behind it.**Just a simple two up, two down, the cottage holds the promise of a new start for two very different women, but it is also full of secrets.Fifty
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