Riding On A Blue Note the invention hunters and most surprising thriller ever

and most surprising thriller ever (Time)

"I come from a country that was created at midnight

Jake Titus is too rich

One brutal murder

Riding On A Blue Note the invention hunters and most surprising thriller everGary Giddins, winner of the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award, has a following that includes not only jazz enthusiasts but also pop music fans of every stripe. Writing here in a lyrical and celebratory style all his own, Giddins dazzlingly shows us among many other things how performers originally perceived as radical (Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Elvis Presley) became conservative institutions . . . how Charlie Parker created a masterpiece from