No Beethoven: An Autobiography and Chronicle of Weather Report
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (944 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00FM1ALRO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 252 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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"No Weather Report" according to Agnes Andrea. Mr. Erskine obviously can write. As a writer he has the same sense of rhythm he has as a drummer.Problem is, referring to the caption under the title, this is an “autobiography” allright, but it certainly ain’t a “chronicle of Weather Report”.So what do we get here?In his not-strictly chronological account (and that is a good thing) we get a lot about his formative years and his early gigs with th. I may be biased, but Peter Erskine Delighted that "No Beethoven" is now available to Kindle readers. Even though I have an iPad -- and created the original Enhanced Edition of the book for iPad -- the Kindle is my "go to" device for reading. Aided by designer Kio Griffith and the terrific technology team at Alfred Music, we've replicated the paperback edition plus added many more photos (and all photos can be enlarged by tapping on them). The photos -- just lik. ""A wonderful life!!!"" according to Liam Charles. As a child of the late fifties, I was raised with "MUSIC!" It seems, music was the background score through-out my early life.Peter Erskine shares a fantastic tail of growing up in that era and the journey of a "gifted" child along an anoited path . From the first to the last page, the writers point of view shines forth like, a backstage pass into a "world of musical privilege!"This autobiography is a ride on a "bullet train"
It flows with the same ease and naturalness as his drumming, and under that good-humored gloss, it conveys the same profundity of experience and ideas. Even dedicated amateurs of music will find it entertaining and worthwhile.". As famed drummer and Rush founder Neil Peart writes: "No Beethoven is among the best musical autobiographies I have read. The book provides a revealing look at the creative process involved in performing music on-stage and in the recording studio, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at how the musical instrument industry operates. Including never-before published photographs. This is a book for all musicians and fans of music. This book should be read not only by every drummer, but by every musician. No Beethoven includes chapters dedicated to Weather Report and the musicians Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius and Wayne Shorter, plus the bands Steps Ahead, Steely Dan, and artists such as Elvin Jones, Joni Mitchell, Freddie Hubbard, Diana Krall, Steve Gadd, produce