[JPL] Wynton's Book

[Jae Sinnett]

There is a nice interview at Amazon with Wynton where his book is being sold...When the page comes up just scroll down. 

http://www.amazon.com/Moving-Higher-Ground-Jazz-Change/dp/1400060788/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228337755&sr=1-1

He talks about the concept of the book. I just ordered it and someone made the comment that they should have sent it to us in radio. Would have been a good thing. I'm looking forward to reading it and thanks for that scoop on it Blaise. 

Jae Sinnett 


--- On Wed, 12/3/08, blaise.lantana at riomail.maricopa.edu <blaise.lantana at riomail.maricopa.edu> wrote:

> From: blaise.lantana at riomail.maricopa.edu <blaise.lantana at riomail.maricopa.edu>
> Subject: RE: [JPL] Wynton's Book
> To: jazzproglist at jazzweek.com
> Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 3:45 PM
> This is a great book for jazz beginners, people who like
> jazz and just want
> to understand a little more, which is most of my audience.
> With zero support
> from my station or the publisher or any one else, I'm
> doing a weekly show
> about the book every Monday night at 9pm.  Each week I
> feature a chapter
> of the book read a few quotes and play the music mentioned.
>  One of my favorite
> chapters to use was the one that focused on jazz terms.
> Wynton talks about
> a riff, scat singing, vocalese,a head and I chose music
> that reflected each
> term, Basie for a riff, Jon Hendricks for vocalese, it made
> a great show
> and npr listeners just love to learn stuff as long as
> it's direct,fun, and
> isn't too wordy.
> 
> I'm looking forward to chapter 6 when we list the jazz
> legends, including
> Louis, Sonny and Bird,that may take two shows I'll have
> to see.
> 
> I wish I could have given some books away or contacted a
> local book store
> for a display, but I'm a one woman show and I just
> didn't get that done.
> If you have some time that would be a great way to go I
> think.
> 
> I thought I mentioned the book and using it as a series
> already on the jpl
> and didn't get a response about the book at all, so I
> thought no one else
> was interested.
> 
> It is very Wynton with some chapters a great source of jazz
> history and others
> being more about his life and perspective than about jazz,
> but it's all relevant.
> 
> 
> Even if you don't use it for an entire show,I think
> it's a great tool to
> use as reference for on air comments. Like it or not,
> Wynton is one of the
> few recognizable jazz names when trying to catch an npr
> listener's attention.
> 
> Blaise Lantana
> Music Director
> KJZZ Phoenix
> 
> 
> >Has anyone read "Moving To A Higher Ground: How
> Jazz Can Change Your Life?"
> >If so, what's the opinion?
> >
> >Jae Sinnett
> 
> 
> 
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