[Dixielandjazz] New Jelly Roll Book

JimDBB@aol.com JimDBB@aol.com
Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:40:20 EST


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In a message dated 11/13/02 4:26:19 AM Central Standard Time, 
mike@monrovia.screaming.net writes:


> Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton by
> Howard Reich & William Gaines.
> 
> An investigative biography of the first jazz composer, based on newly
> discovered archival material.

   This stuff was in the Chicago Tirbune.  Howard Reich is the Chicago 
Tribune's bogus 'Jazz' critic.  Reich tries to present himself as on to some 
really revelatory new Jelly Roll Morton compositions.  There is a lot of 
pomposity and self proclamation.  Howard Reich and the Tribune were gunning 
for a Pultizer which, thankfully, he never got. He uses a lot of stuff from 
other sources and scarcely acknowledges any of them. Perhaps, this has all 
changed in this book version, but I doubt it.

   Jim B

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2>In a message dated 11/13/02 4:26:19 AM Central Standard Time, mike@monrovia.screaming.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton by<BR>
Howard Reich &amp; William Gaines.<BR>
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An investigative biography of the first jazz composer, based on newly<BR>
discovered archival material.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp; This stuff was in the Chicago Tirbune.&nbsp; Howard Reich is the Chicago Tribune's bogus 'Jazz' critic.&nbsp; Reich tries to present himself as on to some really revelatory new Jelly Roll Morton compositions.&nbsp; There is a lot of pomposity and self proclamation.&nbsp; Howard Reich and the Tribune were gunning for a Pultizer which, thankfully, he never got. He uses a lot of stuff from other sources and scarcely acknowledges any of them. Perhaps, this has all changed in this book version, but I doubt it.<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp; Jim B</FONT></HTML>

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