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Michael SegellThe Devil's Horn
Michael SegellThe Devil's HornThe Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty toQUALITY PAPERBACK
UPC: 9780312425579Release Date: 8/22/2006
The 160-year history of the saxophone comes to brilliant life in Michael Segell's wonderfully researched, beautifully told The Devil's Horn. Beginning with ""a sound never heard before,"" Segell's portrait follows the iconographic instrument as it is lauded for its sensuality, then outlawed for its influence, and finally credited with changing the face of popular culture. A deeply personal story of one man's love for music-making, a universal story of artistic and political revolution, and a trenchant critique of the global forces that stand in art's way, The Devil's Horn is music writing at its very finest. ""Would someone please forward Segell the memo that states that books about jazz are supposed to be academic and soporific? . . . [A] freewheeling tribute . . . [with] exuberance that is everywhere to be found.""--The New York Times Book Review
""[A] historical and deeply personal tribute to the saxophone . . . [The Devil's Horn] will reward and surprise readers who may have thought they knew something about the horn simply because they've spent a lifetime listening.""--Baltimore Sun ""Segell has produced a minor miracle: a book on jazz that does not rely on largely unrevealing anecdotal tidbits, hip talk, one-upmanship . . . and dazzling (but superfluous) adjectives. . . . It is humorous, enlightening, instructive, and revealing to a degree that it may forever change your attitude toward the sax.""--The Roanoke Times ""An excellent short course on the saxophone in jazz . . . [A] beguiling story.""--Chicago Sun-Times ""[Segell is] adept at spreading the contagion of his own curiosities.""--The News & Observer |
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