{"product_id":"the-songs-of-ben-sidran-1970-2020-vol-1-paperback","title":"The Songs of Ben Sidran 1970-2020, Vol. 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Sidran\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheet music, lyrics, stories and images for 56 original Ben Sidran compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Sidran is widely recognized as the host of National Public Radio's landmark jazz series \"Jazz Alive\", which received a Peabody Award, and as the host of VH-1 television's \"New Visions\" series, which received the Ace Award for best music series. A pianist, producer, singer and composer, he has recorded more than thirty solo albums, including the Grammy nominated Concert for Garcia Lorca, and produced recordings for such noted artists as Van Morrison, Diana Ross, Michael Franks, Rickie Lee Jones, Mose Allison and Steve Miller (with whom he co-wrote the hit song \"Space Cowboy\"). He is the composer of the soundtrack for the acclaimed film Hoop Dreams, and scored the documentary Vietnam: Long Time Coming, which won both the Aspen Film Festival audience award and an Emmy. Sidran has authored two books on the subject of jazz, \u003cem\u003eBlack Talk\u003c\/em\u003e, a cultural history of the music, and\u003cem\u003e Talking Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e, a series of conversations with inspirational musicians. He holds a PhD. in American Studies from Sussex University, Brighton, England, but has studiously avoided the academic life, preferring instead to spend his time performing, producing and writing. His latest works include the memoir, \u003cem\u003eA Life in the Music, \u003c\/em\u003ethe groundbreaking text \u003cem\u003eThere Was a Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Tommy LiPuma, \u003c\/em\u003e along with the recordings Picture Him Happy and Swing State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405638811826,"sku":"9798218227630","price":38.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8c6a1b128b7bf5d9643b6cdd7259cdbd.webp?v=1778189830","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-songs-of-ben-sidran-1970-2020-vol-1-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}