{"product_id":"beneath-missouri-skies-pat-metheny-in-kansas-city-1964-1972volume-14-paperback","title":"Beneath Missouri Skies: Pat Metheny in Kansas City, 1964-1972volume 14 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Glenn Brewer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected as one of the Best Jazz Books of the Year (2021) by \u003ci\u003eThe New York City Jazz Record\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003erecently referred to Pat Metheny as \"possibly the most influential jazz guitarist of the past five decades.\" A native of Lee's Summit, Missouri, just southeast of Kansas City, Metheny started playing in pizza parlors at age fourteen. By the time he graduated from high school he was the first-call guitarist for Kansas City jazz clubs, private clubs, and jazz festivals. Now 66, he attributes his early success to the local musical environment he was brought up in and the players and teachers who nurtured his talent and welcomed him into the jazz community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMetheny's twenty Grammys in ten categories speak to his versatility and popularity. Despite five decades of interviews, none have conveyed in detail his stories about his teenage years. \u003ci\u003eBeneath Missouri Skies \u003c\/i\u003ealso reveals important details about jazz in Kansas City during the sixties and early seventies, often overlooked in histories of Kansas City jazz. Yet this time of cultural change was characterized by an outstanding level of musicianship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Carolyn Glenn Brewer shows how his keen sense of ensemble had its genesis in his school band under the guidance of a beloved band director. Drawn from news accounts, archival material, interviews, and remembrances, to which the author had unique access, \u003ci\u003eBeneath Missouri Skies \u003c\/i\u003eportrays a place and time from which Metheny still draws inspiration and strength.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCAROLYN GLENN BREWER is a retired band director and active social historian. She has written for \u003ci\u003eJam Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand previously published \u003ci\u003eChanging the Tune: The Kansas City Women's Jazz Festival \u003c\/i\u003ewith UNT Press. She has played clarinet in bands, chamber groups, and orchestras throughout the Kansas City area. She lives in Kansas City with her husband and Bernese Mountain dog, Herbie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772208054560,"sku":"9781574418859","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c72937b13be20ef3872278c59bc24a89.webp?v=1780401270","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beneath-missouri-skies-pat-metheny-in-kansas-city-1964-1972volume-14-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}