{"product_id":"charlie-barnet-dan-mather-9780786437610","title":"Charlie Barnet: An Illustrated Biography and Discography of the Swing Era Big Band Leader","description":"\u003cp\u003e Saxophonist Charlie Barnet (1913-1991) scrabbled for jobs both as a sideman and as a leader. His concern was not so much attracting a broad public or making a lot of money, but instead to form bands with a strong musical content that were somewhere between the out-and-out jazz bands and the commercially successful bands of his day. His musicians and arrangements were his own choices and he was able to put together a good mix of lead men and soloists, rhythm section players, and talented arrangers along with his own voice and saxophone playing. Charlie's solos were good for their time and caught the ears of popular music reviewers. Many photographs and illustrations (including some rare) accompany this full account of his life and career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The discography provides such information as the names of the songs, arrangers, musicians, and vocalists, record company and number, and brief commentary. Song title, name and program indexes and an album listing accompany the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Mather\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786437618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786437610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.03h x 6.99w x 0.59d","brand":"Dan Mather","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096718156031,"sku":"9780786437610","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charlie-barnet-dan-mather-9780786437610","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}