Among this book's distinctions are that it is the very first jazz novel, as well as one of the rare novels up until then by a white author to portray black people as just people, without misspelled dialect or caricatured actions, and without trying to make a political point. Young Man with a Horn is regarded as the first jazz novel. The book was adapted in a great movie starring Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, and Doris Day. He could pick up a tune so quickly that it didn’t matter to the Cotton Club boss that he was underage, or to the guys in the band that he was just a white kid. After graduating from UCLA , she traveled in France, where she began a novel and, in 1930, married the poet Howard Baker. Contact | I worry that Young Man With a Horn’s “first jazz novel” label hurts more than it helps, perhaps relegating it to historical relic status. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Please try again. Boston (Verenigde Staten). Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Cassandra at the wedding remains my favourite of the two – but Young Man with a Horn is a brilliantly assured novel, wonderfully atmospheric, it simply oozes jazz. Unable to add item to Wish List. --New York Amsterdam News. He has written twelve books, including Visions of Jazz, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1998, and Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams. He started out in the slums of LA with nothing, and he ended up on top of the game in the speakeasies and nightclubs of New York. Please try again. The very writing itself is evocative of jazz. His most recent book is Warning Shadows: Home Alone with Classic Cinema. Hoo! In these gracious terms he knew that there was good in the world, and tenderness, and sadness; and when it can be said of you that you know anything at all, you will know what these things are... Rick Martin walked back to the house, troubled slightly, as if he'd missed something big by a very little.". Edition (January 1, 1946), Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020, This was a very good read especially for the time it was written. MusicMeter.nl | MovieMeter.nl | --New York Amsterdam News "The Young Man with a Horn is the story of a musician, a swing trumpeter … Race, sexuality, education, social status are subtly addressed throughout the life and career of the main character, inspired by the legendary horn player Bix Beiderbecke. Find items in libraries near you. Interesting book. The couple moved back to California, and Baker completed an MA in French, later teaching at a private school. There is little else that can be said in praise of any book."  CLP$9.885, CLP$13.583 Baker died in 1968 of cancer. Many people know the 1950 film version starring Kirk Douglas, but not so many realize that the movie was even based on a book. I picked this up because a) Dorothy Baker and b) there were some interesting stories attached to the film adaptation; namely, the Jean Spangler disappearance, and Lauren Bacall's oft talked about role as a mad lesbian femme fatale. x 15mm