Conversations in Jazz

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The Ralph J. Gleason Interviews

By Ralph J. Gleason

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Conversations in Jazz presents a unique collection of intimate and revealing interviews conducted over nearly four decades by renowned music journalist Ralph J. Gleason. Featuring candid discussions with fourteen jazz legends including Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, and Duke Ellington, the book offers rare insights into their personal lives, struggles, and creative processes. These informal conversations, mostly held in Gleason's Berkeley home, unveil the human stories behind some of the twentieth century's most influential jazz figures, making this volume essential reading for musicians, musicologists, and devoted jazz fans alike.
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This book is ideally suited for serious jazz enthusiasts, musicians seeking deeper knowledge of their craft, and musicologists interested in twentieth-century jazz history. Its detailed interviews also appeal to readers who appreciate cultural and sociopolitical perspectives within musical conversations.

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An extraordinary collection of revealing, personal interviews with fourteen jazz music legends.

During his nearly forty years as a music journalist, Ralph J. Gleason recorded many in-depth interviews with some of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. These informal sessions, conducted mostly in Gleason's Berkeley, California, home, have never been transcribed and published in full until now.

This remarkable volume, a must-read for any jazz fan, serious musician, or musicologist, reveals fascinating, little-known details about these gifted artists, their lives, their personas, and, of course, their music. Bill Evans discusses his battle with severe depression, while John Coltrane talks about McCoy Tyner's integral role in shaping the sound of the Coltrane quartet, praising the pianist enthusiastically. Included also are interviews with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Quincy Jones, Jon Hendricks, and the immortal Duke Ellington, plus seven more of the most notable names in twentieth-century jazz.

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Praised as a "fresh and defining anthology" by Rolling Stone, this book is lauded for its perceptive and probing interviews, described as a "treasure trove" by Library Journal. Critics highlight Gleason's exceptional skill as a listener, capturing candid self-revelations and wisdom from seminal jazz artists. The Wire emphasises the book’s enduring relevance, noting its combination of sociocultural insight and radical honesty. London Jazz recognises the work as a valuable contribution to understanding a pivotal era of jazz history.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300255232

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 October 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Contributors:

Edited by Toby Gleason
Foreword by Ted Gioia

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 296

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Ralph J. Gleason

About the Author

Ralph J. Gleason (1917–1975) was cofounder of Rolling Stone magazine and the author of numerous articles and three highly regarded books on music and musicians. Toby Gleason is a veteran jazz radio producer, programmer, and host and a former assistant editor at Rolling Stone.