{"product_id":"3-songs-how-the-genius-of-america-created-three-jazz-standards-and-why-my-brain-thinks-they-are-related-9798998576041","title":"3 Songs: How the Genius of America Created Three Jazz Standards (and why my brain thinks they are related)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan three songs reveal the soul of jazz?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Songs: How the Genius of America Created Three Jazz Standards (and why my brain thinks they are related) is an inspired deep dive into the heart of American music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis richly illustrated, thoroughly researched, and deeply personal work uncovers the improbable origins and lasting legacy of three iconic jazz standards: \"Star Dust,\" \"Lush Life,\" and \"Midnight Sun.\" But it's more than music history, it's cultural archaeology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the lives of the composers and lyricists, readers are transported into the sonic and social ferment of 20th-century America: from Tin Pan Alley to Harlem, from New Orleans to Hollywood, from the smoking cabarets of Chicago's Bronzeville to the nation's first studios for recording and broadcasting sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, themes of race, immigration, invention, and identity converge, much like the music itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending memoir, biography, and historical narrative, 3 Songs is a rare book: intellectually curious, emotionally resonant, and accessible to both jazz aficionados and newcomers. Whether you're a musician, a lover of the Great American Songbook, or just want to understand the art form America gave the world, this book will leave you enlightened, and moved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA must-read for anyone who hears in blue.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Randy Gibbons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798998576041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Randy Gibbons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51894829613237,"sku":"9798998576041","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_14ea5a3e-6e4d-4377-98cf-447b33f10a9c.jpg?v=1760491485","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/3-songs-how-the-genius-of-america-created-three-jazz-standards-and-why-my-brain-thinks-they-are-related-9798998576041","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}