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Summary:

Born in the UK as Margaret Marian Turner, she was trained in classical piano, yet was passionately attracted to jazz. During World War II she met jazz trumpeter Jimmy McPartland, protege of Biederbecke, married him, and together they made jazz history.

Table of Contents:

• "What shall we do with her?" (1918-1935)
• London (1935-1944)
• "Oh, no! A girl piano player!" (1944-1946)
• Jimmy : "I like you, kid" (1907-1944)
• Windy City apprentice (1946-1950)
• Getting to first base with three strikes (1950-1953)
• New York's golden age of jazz, part I (1953-1956)
• New York's golden age of jazz, part II (1956-1958)
• Loss (1958-1964)
• Long Island retreat (1964-1967)
• Lost ... and found (1968-1973)
• The jazz renaissance (1973-1978)
• Piano jazz (1978-1982)
• Heyday (1982-1987)
• Exit Jimmy (1987-1994)
• Sweet times (1995-2003).

Author/Creator:

De Barros, Paul , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English text.

Main Work:

Shall we play that one together?: the life and art of jazz piano legend Marian McPartland [by De Barros, P.]

Subjects:

McPartland, Marian

Jazz musicians — United States — Biography

Pianists — United States — Biography

Jazz musicians

Pianists

United States

Genres:

Biographies

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-456) , discography (p. 457-463) , and index.
From the Edward N. Meyer collection.

Physical Description:

ix, 484 pages, 8 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Call Numbers:

ML417.M47 D43 2012

ISBNs:

9780312558031 (hardcover)
0312558031 (hardcover)
9781250019011 (e-book)
125001901X (e-book)

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 40021530823

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2012028242

OCLC Numbers:

778422345