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10 music books to add to your holiday gift list

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By Jeff Pearlman, Greg Prato, Geoffrey Himes
| The Charlotte Observer Verified
MINNEAPOLIS - What should you give music lovers on your holiday shopping list? Good luck trying to gift someone concert tickets; ticket services can be confounding. There are always gift cards to a streaming service or record store. And there are books about music. Even if you don't know the recipient's Spotify Wrapped list, we have some music book recommendations from Taylor to Tupac, including a few of local interest.
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How Cowpunk Hero Alejandro Escovedo’s New Album Defies Expectations

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By Geoffrey Himes
| Texas Music
In January, Alejandro Escovedo turned 73, an age when most performers try to squeeze a few more accolades—and a few more dollars—out of their past achievements. Think of all the elderly stars who announce a grand “Farewell Tour” or maybe a “Comeback Tour” if they’ve already played the “Farewell” card. Or all the aging legends who release an album with a galaxy of under-rehearsed guest stars. Escovedo could have done that.
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A Different Way to Look at Jazz History

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By Geoffrey Himes
| Paste Verified
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. I have a theory about jazz history: The conceptual breakthroughs, the new ways of playing, are created by horn players. But those breakthroughs are then fleshed out into new harmonic systems by pianists. In the ‘20s, New Orleans trumpeter King Oliver invented a new way of combining ragtime, blues and march music into a syncopated sound soon called “jass,” then jazz.
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