Written with passion, intelligence and not without a certain flair for a story, it's a treat for any bibliophile, a manifesto/memoir that proves he's a master of the art form he's arguing for.
Like the actor Tony Curtis, whom he apostrophizes in another chapter of this volume, and unlike Hitler (though Hitler, he notes, "told quite good jokes"), James is a natural master of the art form in which "serious delivery avails itself of comic timing".
The album is 76 minutes of superb jazz designed and delivered by masters of the art form: Louie Bellson, drums; Clark Terry and Bill Berry, trumpets and fluegelhorns; Paul Desmond, alto saxophone; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; J. J. Johnson and Urbie Green, trombones; Jim Hall, guitar; Milt Hilton, bass.
In certain cases, eminent artists are named "Jazz Master in Residence at Harvard University". The goal of the program is threefold: to provide an opportunity for undergraduates to work directly with classic repertoire and masters of the art form; to honor artists who have made a significant contribution to American music; and to increase public awareness of the artist's music.
"It is absolutely ingrained in the culture of these organisations and Mr Jenkins' antagonists at [the investment bank] in the US, having been schooled in the rough, tough world of Lehman Brothers, will be master exponents of the art form," Pickering wrote in the Financial Times.
"It is absolutely ingrained in the culture of these organisations and Mr Jenkins' antagonists at (the investment bank) in the US, having been schooled in the rough, tough world of Lehman Brothers, will be master exponents of the art form," he wrote.
It is within your reach to become a master of the art form--and make a lot of money doing it.
McCay is considered one of the greatest comic strip artists of all time, a master and pioneer of the art form.
The festival's producer, Jim Luce, said: "At Caramoor, we like to focus on the present masters who have taken the art form to where it is today.
"They were banned as traditional and backward for years" in China, said Hirsch, who translated two shadow theater plays for her master's thesis and has studied the art form for more than a decade.
The son of Soviet Tatars could never get enough of anything — space, applause, money, sex — but he attracted an audience of millions to the art form he mastered.
