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June 15, 2005
TT: Welcome wagon
Today marks the launch of artsjournal.com's first jazz blog, Rifftides, written by veteran jazz journalist Doug Ramsey. In lieu of a recommendation, allow me to quote from what I wrote in The Wall Street Journal in April about Doug's latest book, Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond:It's a serious, thoughtful book, as lucidly written as a first-class literary biography....While "Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond" contains plenty of show-stopping gossip, it is in no way a pathography. Scrupulously researched and written with an attractive combination of affection and candor, it casts a bright light on Desmond's troubled psyche without devaluing his considerable achievements as an artist. "Any of the great composers of melodies--Mozart, Schubert, Gershwin--would have been gratified to have written what Desmond created spontaneously," Mr. Ramsey says. Strong words, but "Take Five" makes them stick.
Welcome to the blogosphere, Doug. It's a pleasure to have you aboard.
Posted June 15, 2005 12:32 PM
