{"product_id":"i-walked-with-giants-the-autobiography-of-jimmy-heath-hardback-9781439901984","title":"I Walked with Giants; The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath (Hardback) 9781439901984","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eI Walked with Giants\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Jimmy Heath\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJimmy Heath (Author), Joseph McLaren (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439901984\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 January 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.572 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I have long admired Jimmy's passion heard so clearly in his music; he is a soulful musician and a consummate educator. In these pages he gives a new voice to his love of life and music. He once told Dr. Camille Cosby that ‘our history is a mystery,’ so here he pulls back the veil and sets forth a wonderful collection of reminiscences culled from a long life of accumulated wisdom.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Nancy Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e, song stylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A masterpiece that will stand out as a classic for years to come.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Douglas Henry Daniels\u003c\/b\u003e, University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of \u003ci\u003eLester Leaps In: The Life and Times of Lester “Pres” Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Jimmy Heath is the hippest, coolest, deepest, wittiest, most in-the-pocket and on-the-money, bebop-brained, backward-absorbing, forward-looking, constantly sharing saxophonist, flutist, educator, composer, arranger, bandleader, sideman, jam-man, and now memoirist any of us will ever know. It is typical of Jimmy to call his autobiography \u003c\/i\u003eI Walked with Giants\u003ci\u003e, but make no mistake: He, too, is a giant, and all the other giants know it. This book is a treasure for jazz lovers, by a man who has been at the center of jazz for sixty years, ever since he was a Little Bird.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Gary Giddins\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eJazz\u003c\/i\u003e (with Scott DeVeaux), \u003ci\u003eBing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVisions of Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposer of more than 100 jazz pieces, three-time Grammy nominee, and performer on more than 125 albums, saxophonist Jimmy Heath has earned a place of honor in the history of jazz. Over his long career, Heath knew many jazz giants, such as Charlie Parker, and played with other innovators, including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and especially Dizzy Gillespie. Along the way, Heath won both their respect and their friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn this extraordinary autobiography, the legendary Heath creates a \"dialogue\" with musicians and family members. As in jazz, where improvisation by one performer prompts another to riff on the same theme, \u003cem\u003eI Walked with Giants\u003c\/em\u003e juxtaposes Heath's account of his life and career with recollections from jazz giants about life on the road and making music on the world's stages. His memories of playing with his equally legendary brothers, Percy and Albert (aka \"Tootie\"), dovetail with their recollections.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHeath reminisces about a South Philadelphia home filled with music and a close-knit family that hosted musicians performing in the city's then thriving jazz scene. Milt Jackson recalls, \"I went to their house for dinner. . . . Jimmy's father put Charlie Parker records on and told everybody that we had to be quiet till dinner because he had Bird on. . . . When I [went] to Philly, I'd always go to their house.\"\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eToday Heath performs, composes, and works as a music educator and arranger. By turns funny, poignant, and extremely candid, Heath's story captures the rhythms of a life in jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword: In the Basement, by Bill Cosby \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction, by Wynton Marsalis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One First Chorus (1926–1949)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1. Finding a Rhythm: Philadelphia and Wilmington, North Carolina \u003cbr\u003e2. Big Band Connections \u003cbr\u003e3. Organizing and Melodizing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Second Chorus (1949–1969)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e4. High Note–Low Note: Dizzy and Miles \u003cbr\u003e5. Sharp Dissonance to Smooth Harmony with Mona \u003cbr\u003e6. On the Riverside \u003cbr\u003e7. Maintaining the Groove\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three Third Chorus (1969–1986)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e8. Stretching Out: Jazz Transitions \u003cbr\u003e9. Marchin’ On: The Heath Brothers \u003cbr\u003e10. “For the Public”: The Heath Brothers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four Fourth Chorus (1986–)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e11. Reharmonization: Queens College \u003cbr\u003e12. Up-Tempo Mode \u003cbr\u003e13. Aroma of the Roses \u003cbr\u003e14. Endless Stroll\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendixes \u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Unique Names \u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Honors and Awards \u003cbr\u003eAppendix C: Selected Discography \u003cbr\u003eAppendix D: Compositions \u003cbr\u003eAppendix E: Chronology \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685677265176,"sku":"9781439901984","price":28.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/i-walked-with-giants-the-autobiography-of-jimmy-heath-hardback-9781439901984","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}