| The Best of Jackson Payne Univ of Chicago Edition Contributor(s): Fuller, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226268683 ISBN-13: 9780226268682 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: When Charles Quinlan, an academic obsessed with jazz, starts delving into the life and death of saxophone virtuoso, Jackson Payne, he can't imagine where his research will lead. Told in a series of dazzling riffs by everyone from Payne's lovers to his fellow musicians," The Best of Jackson Payne" is part murder mystery, part exploration into an electrifying world of passion and music. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001027512 |
| Series: Phoenix Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.52" W x 8.48" (0.85 lbs) 321 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Charles Quinlan, an academic obsessed with jazz, starts exploring the life and death of Jackson Payne, a fictional tenor-sax player, he can't imagine where his research will lead. Told in a series of dazzling riffs by everyone from Payne's lovers to his fellow musicians, The Best of Jackson Payne is a novel that swings unlike any other. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fuller, Jack: - Jack Fuller was editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for his journalism. He served as special assistant to Edward H. Levi in the Department of Justice. |