The world's leading authority on jazz and popular song, Benny Green was a prolific writer whose material spanned every aspect of the musical arts. As an insider who knew and worked with most of his subjects, Benny wrote from a matchless personal perspective. Now, for the first time, previously unpublished writing joins sleevenotes and live reviews, books and obituaries in a unique collection put together by his son, Dominic, following Benny Green's death in 1998. Included in SUCH SWEET THUNDER are discussions on the great songwriters and leading jazz singers; the role of jazz in musicals; the leading jazz musicians. From Ella Fitzgerald to Frank Sinatra, Irving Berlin to Rodgers and Hammerstein, SUCH SWEET THUNDER is essential reading for all music fans.

About the Author
Dominic Green is a guitarist and writer. He has worked with Benny Green, John Dankworth, Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello, Dionne Warwick and the JTQ. The author of the biography Benny Green: Words and Music, he lives in London.


Book Information
ISBN 9780743207270
Author Ed. Dominic Green, Fwd By Elvis Costello
Format Paperback
Page Count 528
Imprint Simon & Schuster
Publisher Simon & Schuster