Scott Yanow

Author of Swing : Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion

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About the Author

Scott Yanow has been writing since 1975 about jazz of all eras and styles. He has written for virtually all of the significant jazz magazines, including Downbeat, Jazz Times, Jazziz, Coda, Cadence and the Los Angeles Jazz Scene, and he has also been a major contributor to the All Music Guide to show more Jazz. In addition, he has penned over 750 liner notes. It is estimated that Yanow has reviewed more jazz CDs than anyone in history. The Great Jazz Guitarists is his eleventh book. He lives in Burbank, California. show less

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Works by Scott Yanow

Bebop : Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion (2000) 32 copies

Trumpet Kings: The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet (2001) 28 copies, 1 review

Jazz on Film: The Complete Story of the Musicians and Music Onscreen (2004) 26 copies, 2 reviews

Afro-Cuban Jazz : Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion (2000) 24 copies

Classic Jazz: The Musicians and Recordings That Shaped Jazz, 1895-1933 (2001) 23 copies

Jazz on Record - The First Sixty Years (2003) 22 copies

The Great Jazz Guitarists: The Ultimate Guide (2013) 15 copies

The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide (2008) 14 copies

Duke Ellington (1999) 11 copies

Jazz lives till we shall meet and never part (2008) 9 copies

Jazz: A Regional Exploration (Greenwood Guides to American Roots Music) (2005) 7 copies

Swing: The Best Musicians and Recordings 1 copy

Life Through The Eyes Of A Jazz Journalist: My Jazz Memoirs (2022) 1 copy

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Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Associated Place (for map): California, USA

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Jazz on Film: The Complete Story of the Musicians and Music Onscreen by Scott Yanow

Beginning with a brief history of jazz in film from 1917 to 1960, readers are introduced to Soundies; Snader Telescriptions; Jazz on Television; Movies 1960 to the Present; Ruth Etting; and The Film Careers of Hoagy Carmichael, Harry Barris, Cliff Edwards, Kay Kyser and Svend Asmussen. But reviews constitute the bulk of the book. Section One reviews videos and DVDs, Section Two reviews Hollywood Movies, Section Three reviews Shorts, Television Specials and More Documentaries, and Section show more Four reviews Miscellaneous Items of Interest.

Also included: a listing of top-rated films, addresses of film labels, and a bibliography. A few black and white photographs are included throughout the book.

Recommended, especially for jazz aficionados. show less

Jul 30, 20221 other review

AnaIsabel-O 23 reviews

Trumpet Kings: The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet by Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow's book unveils the stories behind great trumpeters who drive the jazz world. The higlight of this endeavour is the intimacy of the profiles tracing the plots of the artist's life.

Dec 26, 2008

AnaIsabel-O 23 reviews

JAZZ ON FILM by Scott Yanow

This book features the complete story of the musicians and music onscreen. Scott Yanow has contributed to virtually every leading jazz publication since 1975, written liver notes for over 400 recordings, and reviewed many jazz recordings.

Dec 26, 2008 (Edited)1 other review