Eric Nisenson: 2 books
Open Sky
Sonny Rollins and His World of Improvisation
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Sonny Rollins is arguably the most influential tenor saxophonist that jazz has produced. He began his musical career at the tender age of eleven, and within five short years he was playing with the legendary Thelonius Monk. In the late forties (before his twenty-first birthday), Rollins was in full...
The Making of Kind of Blue
Miles Davis and His Masterpiece
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
From the moment it was recorded more than 40 years ago, Miles Davis's Kind of Blue was hailed as a jazz classic. To this day it remains the bestselling jazz album of all time, embraced by fans of all musical genres. The album represented a true watershed moment in jazz history, and helped to usher...