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CONTACT: Debra R. Cerritelli 212.202-0515
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
New Book listing Rick DellaRatta as one of the Top Jazz Singers of All Time" caps banner year for this historic Jazz Artist.
San Francisco, CA - Scott Yanow, a veteran jazz journalist who has written about all styles of jazz during the past 30 years, recently completed The Jazz Singers. The huge book, which has profiles on the top 521 jazz singers of all time, is scheduled to be published and released by Hal Leonard in October 2008.
The Jazz Singers covers every significant jazz vocalist from 1900-2007,
ranging from Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and Mel Torme to Diana Krall and
Jamie Cullum. It follows a long string of important and highly rated books
by Yanow, including Classic Jazz, Swing, Bebop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Trumpet
Kings, Jazz On Film and Jazz On Record 1917-76. Yanow's vast knowledge of
both jazz history and the current jazz scene has resulted in his work
becoming definitive books that are widely read and consulted.
In his career, Scott Yanow has contributed to virtually every important jazz
magazine including Jazz Times, Jazziz, Downbeat, Cadence, Coda, The
Mississippi Rag and the Los Angeles Jazz Scene plus the All Music Guide
website. He was the jazz editor for Record Review, co-produced a series of
reissue CDs for Allegro Imports, has contributed to several festival
programs (most recently the Playboy Jazz Festival), has penned over 500
liner notes and was the editor of the 3rd edition of the All Music Guide To
Jazz. It is believed that he has written more jazz record reviews than
anyone in history. Please contact us to obtain a copy of this book.
For additional information or to schedule an interview with Rick DellaRatta please contact Debra Cerritelli at Louise Johnson Jazz Management 212-947-1104
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For information on Rick DellaRatta please visit http://www.rickdellaratta.com
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