Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
ix, 484 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustration ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-456), discography (pages 457-463), and index. |
Contents |
"What shall we do with her?" (1918-1935) -- London (1935-1944) -- "Oh, no! A girl piano player!" (1944-1946) -- Jimmy : "I like you, kid" (1907-1944) -- Windy City apprentice (1946-1950) -- Getting to first base with three strikes (1950-1953) -- New York's golden age of jazz, part I (1953-1956) -- New York's golden age of jazz, part II (1956-1958) -- Loss (1958-1964) -- Long Island retreat (1964-1967) -- Lost... and found (1968-1973) -- The jazz renaissance (1973-1978) -- Piano jazz (1978-1982) -- Heyday (1982-1987) -- Exit Jimmy (1987-1994) -- Sweet times (1995-2003). |
Summary |
Born in the UK as Margaret Marian Turner, she was trained in classical piano, yet was passionately attracted to jazz. During World War II she met jazz trumpeter Jimmy McPartland, protege of Biederbecke, married him, and together they made jazz history. |
Subject |
McPartland, Marian.
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McPartland, Marian. |
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Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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Jazz musicians. |
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United States. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Subject |
Pianists -- United States -- Biography.
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Pianists. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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ISBN |
9780312558031 hardcover |
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0312558031 hardcover |
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9781250019011 e-book |
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125001901X e-book |
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