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Low Down: Junk, Jazz, and Other Fairy Tales from Childhood (Tin House)

by A J Albany

Low Down: Junk, Jazz, and Other Fairy Tales from Childhood (Tin House) Cover

ISBN13: 9781582344058
ISBN10: 1582344051
Condition: Standard
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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Written with gritty honesty, "Low Down" is an extended improvisation on growing up among jazz royalty, a moving tour through the dope and deviance of the late-1960s and early-1970s jazz scene in Hollywood's underbelly and beyond. <BR>

Review:

"Truly affecting...Albanys well-wrought memoir contains emotional and lyrical volumes."
(Publishers Weekly)

Review:

"....Hollywood shines, its run-down hotels and methadone clinics every bit as beautiful, on their own terms, as the grand jazz joints of Joe Albanys glory years."
(Los Angeles Magazine)

Review:

"Truly affecting...Albany's well-wrought memoir contains emotional and lyrical vvolumes."(Publishers Weekly)

About the Author

A. J. Albany, daughter of celebrated jazz pianist Joe Albany, lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781582344058
Subtitle:
Junk, Jazz, and Other Fairy Tales from Childhood
Author:
Albany, A J
Author:
Albany, A. J.
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Subject:
General
Subject:
Jazz
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Jazz
Series:
Tin House
Publication Date:
April 2004
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
163
Dimensions:
8.22x5.50x.45 in. .45 lbs.

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