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Gary Giddins

Gary Giddins (born 1948) is an American jazz critic and author.[1] He wrote for The Village Voice from 1973;[1] his "Weather Bird" column ended in 2003.[2] In 1986 Gary Giddins and John Lewis created the American Jazz Orchestra which presented concerts using a jazz repertory with musicians such as Tony Bennett.[2]

Giddins speaking at an American Library Association conference in Chicago, 2009.

For five years, Giddins was the executive director of the Leon Levy Center for Biography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.[2]

Selected works edit

Books edit

  • 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 - The Early Years, 1903-1940 (2001)
  • Weather Bird (2004)
  • Natural Selection (2006)
  • Jazz (2009)
  • Warning Shadows: Home Alone with Classic Cinema (2010)
  • Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star - The War Years, 1940-1946 (2018)

Films edit

  • 1987: Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker
  • 1990: Masters of American Music: Satchmo - Louis Armstrong aka Satchmo
  • 1999: Contributed to the documentary Barry Harris: The Spirit of Bebop. Giddins (& others) described how Harris developed and maintained an appreciation for Bebop and became a force to engage so many people in a deep love and commitment to music performance.
  • 2000: Contributor of interviews throughout the 10-part PBS series Jazz by Ken Burns.
  • 2014: Bing Crosby Rediscovered – American Masters

Awards edit

  • A 9th, 10th, 17th, and 37th Annual ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award Writers or Editors[3][4][5][6]
  • 1982 and 1990 Nominee for and 1986 winner of Grammy for Best Album Notes[7][8]
  • Guggenheim Fellowship 1986[9]
  • 1987 American Book Award for Celebrating Bird[10]
  • 1988 Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Grinnell College[11]
  • ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for Celebrating Bird [book], 1988.[10]
  • 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism for Visions of Jazz: The First Century[12]
  • 1999 Jazz Journalists Association Excellence in Print and Book of the Year (for Visions of Jazz) Awards.[13]
  • Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award for Visions of Jazz, 1998[14]
  • Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award for Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams, 2002.[13][failed verification]
  • The 2002 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Best Research in Recorded General Popular Music Award Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams: The Early Years, 1903–1940[15]
  • 2002 Theatre Library Association Award for excellence in writing on film and broadcasting for Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams: The Early Years, 1903–1940[16]
  • 2001 New York Times-selected Notable Book: Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams: The Early Years, 1903–1940[17]
  • Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams: The Early Years, 1903–1940 nominated one of Los Angeles Times​'s Best Books of 2001[18]
  • The 2003 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Writer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards[19]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Gary Giddins". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Giddens, Gary (27 November 2012). "Gary Giddens". Gary Giddens. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  3. ^ "9th Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Award Recipients". The ASCAP Foundation. 2019. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "10th Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Award Recipients". The ASCAP Foundation. 2019. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ^ "17th Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Award Recipients". The ASCAP Foundation. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ "37th Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Award Recipients". The ASCAP Foundation. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ "1982 Grammy Winners". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ^ "1986 Grammy Winners". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Gary Giddins". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker". LibraryThing. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Past Honorary Degrees". Grinnell College. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  12. ^ "The National Book Critics Circle Awards: 1998 Winners & Finalists". National Book Critics Circle. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  13. ^ a b "2nd Annual (1999) Jazz Awards". Jazz Journalists Association Library. June 15, 1999. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  14. ^ Gary Giddins, 10th Annual Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Awards, 1998.
  15. ^ "ARSC Awards for Excellence: 2002 Winners". Association for Recorded Sound Collections. June 14, 2010. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  16. ^ Simonson, Robert (May 29, 2002). "Theatre Library Hands Out 2002 Performing Arts Book Awards". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Notable Books". New York Times. December 2, 2001. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  18. ^ Sudhalter, Richard M. (December 2, 2001). "The Best Books of 2001". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  19. ^ Oteri, Frank J. (June 30, 2003). "The Temperature is HOT at the 2003 JJA Awards". New Music USA. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

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