Good Things Happen Slowly: A Life In And Out Of Jazz
by Fred Hersch /
2017 / English / EPUB
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Jazz could not contain Fred Hersch.
Jazz could not contain Fred Hersch.
Hersch’s prodigious talent as a sideman—a pianist who played with
the giants of the twentieth century in the autumn of their careers,
including Art Farmer and Joe Henderson—blossomed further in the
eighties and beyond into a compositional genius that defied the
boundaries of bop, sweeping in elements of pop, classical, and folk
to create a wholly new music.
Hersch’s prodigious talent as a sideman—a pianist who played with
the giants of the twentieth century in the autumn of their careers,
including Art Farmer and Joe Henderson—blossomed further in the
eighties and beyond into a compositional genius that defied the
boundaries of bop, sweeping in elements of pop, classical, and folk
to create a wholly new music.Good Things Happen Slowly
Good Things Happen Slowly is his memoir. It’s the story of
the first openly gay, HIV-positive jazz player; a deep look into
the cloistered jazz culture that made such a status both
transgressive and groundbreaking; and a profound exploration of how
Hersch’s two-month-long coma in 2007 led to his creating some of
the finest, most direct, and most emotionally compelling music of
his career.
is his memoir. It’s the story of
the first openly gay, HIV-positive jazz player; a deep look into
the cloistered jazz culture that made such a status both
transgressive and groundbreaking; and a profound exploration of how
Hersch’s two-month-long coma in 2007 led to his creating some of
the finest, most direct, and most emotionally compelling music of
his career.
Remarkable, and at times lyrical,
Remarkable, and at times lyrical,Good Things Happen Slowly
Good Things Happen Slowly
is an evocation of the twilight of Post-Stonewall New York, and a
powerfully brave narrative of illness, recovery, music, creativity,
and the glorious reward of finally becoming oneself.
is an evocation of the twilight of Post-Stonewall New York, and a
powerfully brave narrative of illness, recovery, music, creativity,
and the glorious reward of finally becoming oneself.