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<p>“In <i>Lennie Tristano: His Life in Music</i><i>,</i> Shim has provided a comprehensive biographical and analytical account of one of jazz’s most important and most frequently misunderstood figures. Her insights into Tristano’s personality are well nuanced, and the focus on his teaching makes a unique contribution to the history of jazz. This vividly written study is likely to become a standard work.”<br> —Brian Priestley, author of <i>Chasin’ the Bird: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker</i> and coauthor of <i>The Rough Guide to Jazz</i></p> <p> </p> <p>“Eunmi Shim’s book is clearly a labor of love. Her thorough examination of Tristano’s teaching is particularly important, for no one previously has assembled the thoughts of so many former students. Her illuminating transcriptions of, and commentaries on, Tristano’s solos are also valuable. <i>Lennie Tristano</i> is an important contribution to the literature on jazz.”</p> <p>—Thomas Owens, author of <i>Bebop: The Music and Its Players</i></p> <p> </p> <p>“Comprehensive, objective, and acute in its judgments, this is the biography of Lennie Tristano we have been waiting for.”</p> <p>—Larry Kart, author of <i>Jazz in
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- Author
- Eunmi Shim
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780472113460
- Category
- music
- Subjects
- Memoir, Biography, Music
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (7 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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