Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain84 reviews Oliver Sacks Knopf, 2007 Considering the part music plays in the recovery of extremely mentality disabled patients + Symphonic! + Very informative + music's neural mechanisms             No Minor Chords: My Days in Hollywood6 reviews Andre Previn Doubleday, 1991 Hilarious! + Ah the good ol' days. + this deserves a reprint + Witty and engrossing + A very entertaining read.             The Time of Our Singing: A Novel35 reviews Richard Powers Picador, 2004 A rare treat + Time outlives everything + An ambitious project. + Best read of the year to date             Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music76 reviews Blair Tindall Grove Press, 2006 Unique, informative, funny, and sad ... simultaneously Like some others who have offered reviews, I was also a musician in New York during some of the time Blair Tindall writes about in her book. I was a student at Juilliard from 1975 to 1979 and stayed in New York until 1980, when I left to work in Caracas, like many other young American conservatory ...             Mitchell & Ruff: An American Profile in Jazz3 reviews William Zinsser Paul Dry Books, 2000 Not Just for Jazz Fans + an overlooked classic + Willie, Dwike and Zinsser Get this book! Zinsser is a fabulous writer. You will be moved and enthralled by the story of these gifted and dedicated men. The author's description of Ruff explaining the concept of musical improvisation to a Chinese audience is unforgetable. I think this is a re-issue of Willie & Dwyke (1984), ...             Piano Lessons: Music, Love, and True Adventures45 reviews Noah Adams Delta, 1997 Words That Sing + Missing the point + Goldsheld Noah Adams enchanted me with his touching--and at times very amusing--memoir of learning to play a deceptively simple piece of music on the piano. I read this book years ago, when it was recommended to me by pianist Robin Spielberg. At the time, Piano Lessons struck me as the first prose I ...             Body and Soul50 reviews Frank Conroy Delta, 1998 May Become a Classic + Excellent.....but... + Hands down best book I have ever read in my life. + a great read but... + Great story             Marian McPartland's Jazz World: ALL IN GOOD TIME (Music in American Life)1 review Marian McPartland University of Illinois Press, 2005 Wonderful Writing from the First Lady of Jazz If you're a fan of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz show on NPR, you'll adore reading this fabulous book about her life in the music business. Music flows through her writing. It's clear that her radio skills stem from her uncanny ability to really listen to what's going on around her, and she ...             Piano Girl: A Memoir13 reviews Robin Meloy Goldsby Backbeat Books, 2006 Misty water-colored memoir (now available in paperback) + Music, Words, Inspiration + What do you learn from 30 years of playing lounge piano? + Praise for Piano Girl + Who Knew The Piano Player Could Be So Funny?             Grand Obsession: A Piano Odyssey49 reviews Perri Knize Scribner, 2008 Fantastic and educational read! + Must buy for piano lovers + A Grand Journey + Piano Journey             Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music76 reviews Blair Tindall Grove Press, 2006 Unique, informative, funny, and sad ... simultaneously Like some others who have offered reviews, I was also a musician in New York during some of the time Blair Tindall writes about in her book. I was a student at Juilliard from 1975 to 1979 and stayed in New York until 1980, when I left to work in Caracas, like many other young American conservatory ...             No Minor Chords: My Days in Hollywood6 reviews Andre Previn Doubleday, 1991 Hilarious! + Ah the good ol' days. + this deserves a reprint + Witty and engrossing + A very entertaining read.             Grand Obsession: A Piano Odyssey49 reviews Perri Knize Scribner, 2008 Fantastic and educational read! + Must buy for piano lovers + A Grand Journey + Piano Journey             Marian McPartland's Jazz World: ALL IN GOOD TIME (Music in American Life)1 review Marian McPartland University of Illinois Press, 2005 Wonderful Writing from the First Lady of Jazz If you're a fan of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz show on NPR, you'll adore reading this fabulous book about her life in the music business. Music flows through her writing. It's clear that her radio skills stem from her uncanny ability to really listen to what's going on around her, and she ...             Piano Girl: A Memoir13 reviews Robin Meloy Goldsby Backbeat Books, 2006 Misty water-colored memoir (now available in paperback) + Music, Words, Inspiration + What do you learn from 30 years of playing lounge piano? + Praise for Piano Girl + Who Knew The Piano Player Could Be So Funny?             Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain84 reviews Oliver Sacks Knopf, 2007 Considering the part music plays in the recovery of extremely mentality disabled patients + Symphonic! + Very informative + music's neural mechanisms             Piano Lessons: Music, Love, and True Adventures45 reviews Noah Adams Delta, 1997 Words That Sing + Missing the point + Goldsheld Noah Adams enchanted me with his touching--and at times very amusing--memoir of learning to play a deceptively simple piece of music on the piano. I read this book years ago, when it was recommended to me by pianist Robin Spielberg. At the time, Piano Lessons struck me as the first prose I ...             Body and Soul50 reviews Frank Conroy Delta, 1998 May Become a Classic + Excellent.....but... + Hands down best book I have ever read in my life. + a great read but... + Great story             The Time of Our Singing: A Novel35 reviews Richard Powers Picador, 2004 A rare treat + Time outlives everything + An ambitious project. + Best read of the year to date             Mitchell & Ruff: An American Profile in Jazz3 reviews William Zinsser Paul Dry Books, 2000 Not Just for Jazz Fans + an overlooked classic + Willie, Dwike and Zinsser Get this book! Zinsser is a fabulous writer. You will be moved and enthralled by the story of these gifted and dedicated men. The author's description of Ruff explaining the concept of musical improvisation to a Chinese audience is unforgetable. I think this is a re-issue of Willie & Dwyke (1984), ...