Out of Nowhere - the musical life of Warne Marsh

[emsee]

The second printing of this extremely well received fictional 'autobiography' of Warne Marsh will be available shortly (scheduled release date is late April 2008).

The book has been described as perhaps the best book ever written on the creative life of a musician, and essential reading for anyone interested in music, especially jazz perhaps. Of course it is valuable for those who wish to learn more about how Warne Marsh developed as a musician, teacher and friend. The way the book is written will appeal to anyone who enjoys a good read. Several readers have commented that as soon as they had finished the book, they started over again. There aren't many books like that.

The place to go for information is http://auroranovapublishing.net

Any suggestions about how to make sure this book reaches the widest possible audience would be warmly received.

Marcus Cornelius

[AllenLowe]

best suggestion - make it affordable - as I remember, if it's the same book I'm thinking of, it was way too expensive -

[Guest Bill Barton]

This book is a good read. Highly recommended to anyone who hasn't checked it out yet.

Edited April 8, 2008 by Bill Barton

[Chuck Nessa]

Good read but facts I know from personal experience are misrepresented one or two times. There must be more. I would guess too much reliance on a couple of sources.

[Guest Bill Barton]

Good read but facts I know from personal experience are misrepresented one or two times. There must be more. I would guess too much reliance on a couple of sources.

Good point.

It was, however, originally billed as a novel loosely based on Marsh's life - or, as the original post here calls it - a fictional "autobiography," and is certainly no replacement for Safford Chamberlain's An Unsung Cat which struck me as one of the finest jazz biographies that I've read. With your more direct knowledge of Marsh, Chuck, do you consider the Chamberlain book a good biography?

Let's hope that they are not marketing the Cornelius as a biography.

Edited March 24, 2008 by Bill Barton