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Mark Miller (4) (1951–)

Author of Cool Blues: Charlie Parker in Canada 1953

For other authors named Mark Miller, see the disambiguation page.

12 Works 54 Members 1 Review

Works by Mark Miller

Cool Blues: Charlie Parker in Canada 1953 (1990) 10 copies

Such melodious racket : the lost history of jazz in Canada, 1914-1949 (1998) 8 copies

Some Hustling This!: Taking Jazz to the World, 1914-1929 (2005) 5 copies

High Hat, Trumpet, and Rhythm: The Life and Music of Valaida Snow (2007) 5 copies

Way Down That Lonesome Road (2011) 5 copies, 1 review

Jazz in Canada: Fourteen Lives (1982) 5 copies

Herbie Nichols: A Jazzist's Life (2009) 5 copies

The Miller Companion to Jazz in Canada and Canadians in Jazz (2003) 4 copies

Conversing with stones (1989) 3 copies

A Certain Respect for Tradition: Mark Miller on Jazz, Selected Writings 1980-2005 (2006) 2 copies

Boogie, Pete & the Senator: Canadian Musicians in Jazz : The Eighties (1987) 1 copy

Claude Ranger: Canadian Jazz Legend (2017) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1951-11-06
Gender: male
Nationality: Canada
Associated Place (for map): Canada

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Way Down That Lonesome Road: Lonnie Johnson in Toronto, 1965-1970 by Mark Miller

Beautifully written but episodic story of Lonnie Johnson's final years in Toronto. Not a full fledged biography, it is very sketchy about Lonnie's private life, but covers well his public career here.

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Association for Recorded Sound Collections' Award for Excellence

The Miller Companion to Jazz in Canada and Canadians in Jazz (Best History – Recorded Jazz Music – 2002)

Anne Elder Award

Conversing with stones (1989)

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Works: 12
Members: 54
Popularity: #299,229
Rating: 3.8

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 243
Languages: 9

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