- Gary Giddins
Gary Giddins (Born
March 21 ,1948 ) critic, author, director, best known for his longtime work with "The Village Voice ".Born in
Brooklyn , and raised onLong Island , Giddins graduated fromGrinnell College ,Iowa , in 1970. After some freelance work as a music and film critic, in 1974 he started writing his column "Weather Bird" for the "Village Voice", which he ended in December 2003.elected Works
Books
*"Riding on a Blue Note" (1981)
*"Rhythm-a-ning" (1985)
*"Celebrating Bird" (1987)
*"Satchmo" (1988)
*"Faces in the Crowd" (1992)
*"Visions of Jazz: The First Century" (1998)
*"Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams" (2001)
*"Weather Bird" (2004)
*"Natural Selection" (2006)Films
*1987 "Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker"
*1990 "Masters of American Music: Satchmo - Louis Armstrong aka Satchmo"References
External links
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* [http://www.garygiddins.com official website]
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