{"product_id":"9798216494355","title":"Ode to a Tenor Titan The Life and Times and Music of Michael Brecker","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOde to a Tenor Titan\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Life and Times and Music of Michael Brecker\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBill Milkowski\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Music\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter John Coltrane, there was arguably no more revered and profoundly influential jazz saxophonist on the planet than Michael Brecker. \u003ci\u003eOde to a Tenor Titan \u003c\/i\u003efollows Brecker's story from growing up in Philadelphia to a four-decade career as a commanding voice in jazz. Brecker possessed peerless technique (a byproduct of his remarkable work ethic and relentless woodshedding) and an uncanny ability to fit into every musical situation he encountered, whether it was as a ubiquitous studio musician (more than nine hundred sessions) for pop stars like Paul Simon and Bruce Springsteen, playing with seminal fusion bands like Dreams and the Brecker Brothers, or collaborating with the likes of Frank Zappa, Charles Mingus, and Herbie Hancock. But his biggest triumphs came as a bandleader during the last twenty years of his career, when he produced some of the most challenging, inspired, and visionary modern jazz recordings of his time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the peak of his powers, Brecker was struck down by a rare preleukemic blood disease that sidelined him for two and a half years. He got off a sick bed to make a heroic comeback with his swan song, \u003ci\u003ePilgrimage\u003c\/i\u003e, which Pat Metheny called \"one of the great codas in modern music history\" and which earned him a posthumous Grammy Award in 2007. Michael Brecker was a player of tremendous heart and conviction as well a person of rare humility and kindness, and his story is one for the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBill Milkowski\u003c\/b\u003e is a longtime contributor to such music magazines as \u003ci\u003eDownbeat, Jazziz, Guitar Player, Absolute Sound,\u003c\/i\u003e and Germany's \u003ci\u003eJazzthing\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eJazz Times, Interview, Musician, Mix, Modern Drummer, Bass Player, Guitar Club \u003c\/i\u003e(Italy), \u003ci\u003eGuitar \u003c\/i\u003e(Japan), and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eJaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius \u003c\/i\u003e(Backbeat Books, 2005), \u003ci\u003eSwing It! An Annotated History of Jive \u003c\/i\u003e(2001), \u003ci\u003eRockers, Jazzbos \u0026amp; Visionaries \u003c\/i\u003e(1998), \u003ci\u003eLegends of Jazz \u003c\/i\u003e(2025), and \u003ci\u003eKeith Richards: A Rock 'n' Roll Life \u003c\/i\u003e(2012). After covering jazz and guitar-oriented music in New York City for forty years, he moved to West Hartford, Connecticut, in 2018.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 April 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBackbeat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216494355\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e408\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55335406076044,"sku":"9798216494355","price":25.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_88fb110d-c937-4ca5-a3ee-f873d4f54d99.jpg?v=1788029649","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798216494355","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}