Whitney Balliett (1926–2007)
Author of Collected Works : A Journal of Jazz 1954-2000
About the Author
Image credit: photo by Anne Hall in his NY Times obit: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/arts/music/03balliett.html
Series
Works by Whitney Balliett
Associated Works
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Balliett, Whitney
- Legal name
- Whitney Lyon Balliett
- Birthdate
- 1926-04-17
- Date of death
- 2007-02-01
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Cornell University
- Organizations
- The New Yorker
- Awards and honors
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1996)
- Short biography
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA - Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New York, New York, USA
Members
Reviews
ALEC WILDER & HIS FRIENDS: THE WORDS AND SOUNDS OF BOBBY HACKETT, MABEL MERCER, TONY BENNETT, RUBY BRAFF, BOB & RAY, by Whitney Balliett
A wonderful biography (tho heartbreaking). Alec Wilder was a fine musician.
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Statistics
- Works
- 19
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 367
- Popularity
- #65,578
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 26
- Favorited
- 1