Books

[Keith Davis]

That Monk bio is great! You're right about the Trane book. I'm about
halfway into it. Not always the best writing, but interesting material, and
I love Trane. Have to check out the Hopkins bio.

Cheers

On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Phillip Greenlief <pgsaxo at pacbell.net>wrote:

> i liked nisenson's book on coltrane - he did wise to focus on the
> spiritual aspect of trane's work - and consequently brought something
> somewhat new to the discussion - at least in terms of flushing out the
> detail.
>
> i wasn't as excited about his book on sonny rollins - BIG SKY, i think it
> was called - he had nothing new to say about sonny and didn't seem to know
> what exactly he indeed had to say on his subject.
>
> that new(ish) book on thelonious monk (TM - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN
> AMERICAN ORIGINAL) by robin kelley is good, if you're looking for another
> music biography. i'm also really digging alan govenar's book on lightnin'
> hopkins (LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS - HIS LIFE AND BLUES) - that's one of my all
> time favorite human beings, right there.
>
> cheers,
> pg
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com>
> *To:* pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> *Sent:* Wed, September 5, 2012 8:20:44 AM
> *Subject:* Books
>
> After finishing M & D a couple weeks ago, I decided to read some shorter
> stuff.
>
> The Quiet American by Graham Greene, I'm sure many of you have read. Saw
> the movie with Michael Caine and Tarzan (never
> can remember that guy's name) last year, and didn't realize it came from
> this book. Great read.
>
> The Long Fall by Walter Moseley. Detective fiction. Good page turner. I'll
> read more of his stuff.
>
> Breaking and Entering by Joy Williams. Anyone familiar with her? Kind of
> strange and dark, but good.
>
> Slowly reading a book of short stories by Hughes Rudd, because I don't
> want it to end. Really dark and twisted and excellent.
>
> Then some Borges and Hunter S. Thompson thrown in.
>
> Ascension by Eric Nisenson, about the music of John Coltrane.
>
> Next? Conrad, "The Secret Agent", Alison Lurie, Barbara
> Kingsolver....suggestions?
>
> --
> www.innergroovemusic.com
>



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