[Dixielandjazz] The Abyss of Jazz

[Steve barbone]

For those interested in Zen and the historical approach, this may be a
"find".

Cheers,
Steve


April 2, 2006 

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THE ABYSS OF JAZZ
A Worldly Phenomenon

Los Angeles, California ­ The Abyss Of Jazz (Abyss) is the most unorthodox
and powerful dissertation on jazz existent.  The Abyss contains 20 chapters
and a three-page summary.  Every chapter is designated to one jazz artist;
including three of the most renown divas of jazz: Billie Holiday, Sarah
Vaughn, and the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald.  At the end of every
chapter, the author adds his comments of praise to the artist.  There are
photos in every chapter--color and black and white.

The names of the chapters in the Abyss are quite revealing; The Philosophy
of Being a Musician; there is a philosophy to being a musician.  Jazz And
The Architects; a philosophical look at jazz and what it is capable of
achieving.  Then there¹s Big Band Jazz, and two chapters of personal
experiences of the author: 5 AM Bourbon Street, and Two Feet Off The Floor!
Here are a few giants of jazz who planted the seeds which perpetuated the
growth of this phenomenal music; Louis ³SATCHMO² Armstrong, Edward DUKE
Ellington, Charles ³BIRD² Parker, Be-bop: The music of The Future, and the
list goes on ad infinitum!

For the author, Richard V. Duffy, the ABYSS represents a culmination of over
50 years of exposure, experience, and knowledge of the subject matter--JAZZ.
Richard has been a musician since 1948-clarinet. In 1950, the tenor
saxophone became his lifetime companion.  Later, Richard taught himself to
score arrangements for big bands, especially his own big band!

After retiring from aerospace engineering at TRW in Redondo Beach
California, Richard went to Mexico for what turned out to be an eight-year
writing sabbatical. During this time he wrote Science--Albert Einstein, Jazz
articles for <http://www.jazzreview.com/> <http://www.jazzreview.com/> and
for web-sites in Paris and Italy.  In philosophy he wrote, God and His
Creation: The Cosmos, and The Pillars of The Cosmos.  All this writing was
leading up to The Abyss Of Jazz, which was three years in the writing stage,
three months in editing, and six months in the publishing arena.  The ABYSS
is published ³online² by http://www.authorhouse.com  With regard to Jazz and
the greatest country on the planet, Richard had this to say:

Jazz represents Freedom--America represents Freedom. Then so be it that,
Jazz represents America.

Website Address: http://www.jazzisfreedom.tweefwog.net/

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