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Leonard Feather

    13. September 1914 – 22. September 1994

    Leonard Feather war eine bedeutende Persönlichkeit in der Welt des Jazz, bekannt für seine vielfältige Karriere als Musiker, Komponist, Produzent, Journalist und Rundfunksprecher. Er begann seine Karriere in den 1930er Jahren in Großbritannien und trug zum Radio bei und schrieb eine regelmäßige Kolumne für 'Radio Times'. Nach seinem Umzug in die USA und verschiedenen Tätigkeiten, unter anderem als Mitherausgeber der Zeitschrift 'Metronome', wurde er Chef-Jazzkritiker für die Los Angeles Times. Feathers bleibendes Erbe liegt in seinen umfangreichen Beiträgen zur Dokumentation und Gestaltung der Jazzlandschaft durch seine Schriften und Produktionen.

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    • The Jazz Years

      Earwitness To An Era

      • 320 Seiten
      • 12 Lesestunden

      Leonard Feather's autobiography is also the story of jazz over the last half-century. Since arriving in New York from London in 1935, he has managed to distinguish himself as a producer, composer, pianist, and one of the music's most acute critics. He was one of the first to champion the innovations of bebop in the pages of Esquire and Downbeat, also an ardent campaigner against racial barriers, and a friend to dozens of musicians. There are stories here about Feather's relationship with Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing, Joe Williams, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and many others. Filled with information about the recording business and the tricky art of criticism, this earwitness account of a lifetime in jazz caps a career that has been dedicated to the best that American culture has to offer.

      The Jazz Years