The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma by Sidran, Ben
The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma by Sidran, Ben

The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma

Captures seven hit-making decades during the American recording industry's glittering, freewheeling years.Tommy LiPuma was one of America's...
€44,25 EUR
€44,25 EUR
SKU: 9780578556604
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 444 left in stock
Author: Ben Sidran
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: €44,25
10 customers are viewing this product
The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma by Sidran, Ben

The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma

€44,25
The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma by Sidran, Ben

The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma

€44,25
Author: Ben Sidran
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

Captures seven hit-making decades during the American recording industry's glittering, freewheeling years.

Tommy LiPuma was one of America's most successful record producers whose work with seminal artists like Miles Davis, Diana Krall, Barbra Streisand, Rickie Lee Jones, George Benson, and Willie Nelson went on to sell over seventy-five million records. It is also a picaresque journey that opens with the murder of a man on a dirt path in Sicily and concludes with five trips up the Grammy red carpet. The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma is real-life Horatio Alger adventure storied with bootleggers, gangsters, artists, hipsters, set in a revolutionary time in music history that changed popular culture around the world. Finally, it's a deeply personal account of how music saved one man's life, and how he went on to affect the lives of millions of others.

"Tommy was my best friend, my creative partner, my mentor, my confidant, and my producer for twenty-four years. As time goes on, I realize just how special he was."--Diana Krall

"Tommy was a fantastic producer. He always had a great sense of humour . . . he would sit in the studio with us musicians and make every session a complete joy."--Paul McCartney

"Tommy was always looking for ways to bring authentic jazz and blues to a larger audience."--Donald Fagen

"He leaves a great legacy of great music that's going to stand the test of time . . . . I miss him every day."--Al Schmitt

"Tommy was a great producer and a real friend."--Willie Nelson

I don't think that it's been noticed enough what he's done. He's been the most successfulperson, commercially, in the history of jazz."--Randy Newman



Author: Ben Sidran
Publisher: Nardis Books
Published: 05/04/2020
Pages: 286
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780578556604

About the Author
Sidran, Ben: - Ben Sidran was a major force in the contemporary history of jazz and rock & roll, having played keyboards with or produced such artists as Steve Miller, Mose Allison, Diana Ross, Boz Scaggs, Phil Upchurch, Tony Williams, Jon Hendricks, Richie Cole and Van Morrison. Though primarily renowned as a gifted pianist, composer, producer, among other music-related roles, Ben Sidran has also made a name for himself as a writer. Sidran's first book, Black Talk: How the Music of Black America Created a Radical Alternative to Western Literary Tradition (Da Capo Press), is based on his doctoral dissertation. Talking Jazz: An Oral History (Da Capo Press), published twenty-four years later, collects personal interviews with jazz greats such as Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins. His third literary endeavor, Ben Sidran: A Life in the Music (Unlimited Media), expresses his life-long affair with music and all its functions: as prayer, as community, as legacy, and as nothing but a party. He delves into the complex relationships between African-Americans and Jews, fathers and sons, history and hope, money and technology, ecstasy and transformation. His penultimate book, There Was a Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream, was a 2011 finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and remains a teaching text in Jewish Studies programs everywhere.

This title is not returnable
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
€44,25 EUR
€44,25 EUR
Example product title
€44,25 EUR
€44,25 EUR
Example product title
€44,25 EUR
€44,25 EUR
Example product title
€44,25 EUR
€44,25 EUR
Example product title
€44,25 EUR
€44,25 EUR
Example product title
€44,25 EUR
€44,25 EUR
Example product title
€44,25 EUR
€44,25 EUR
Example product title
€44,25 EUR
€44,25 EUR
Example product title
€44,25 EUR
€44,25 EUR
Example product title
€44,25 EUR
€44,25 EUR

Recently Viewed Products