Edition: Paperback Book

Description: 220 pages

Another well-known famous book describes Liebman's artistic and aesthetic path which contributed to making him such a singular voice in jazz. David Liebman is a world-renowned soprano saxophonist, widely respected both as an artist and educator. He has recorded over 100 albums, many as a leader featuring nearly 150 original compositions. As a sideman, Liebman has toured and recorded with Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, Chick Corea, and John McLaughlin among others.

"Liebman's Self Portrait is an absolute must for anyone who studies or listens to jazz. It is a penetrating, eloquently expressed view of the artistic process of jazz improvisation, written by a brilliantly creative and accomplished player who capably relates the music to literature, visual art, culture, history, philosophy, and spirituality. The book is uniquely loaded with candid truths and sobering facts of significant value. I know that this work will be a great help to those of us who present the jazz idiom in the classroom." Jerry Coker