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...They make a near perfect match, from their virtually simultaneous publication this fall to their tripping-over-each-other titles. In one corner, The Making of Kind of Blue: Miles Davis and His Masterpiece by Eric Nisenson (St. Martin's Press; 236 pages; $22.95); across the ring, Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece by Ashley Kahn (Da Capo; 223 pages...
Both books aim to provide the context for that moment. From Kahn we learn how little even famous sidemen might make from a leader's gig: for the second of the two Kind of Blue sessions, at which Flamenco Sketches and All Blues were recorded, Coltrane, Adderley and Evans received $64.67 each. From Nisenson we learn what Nisenson has written in other books (he quotes himself so frequently that he begins to sound like a tape loop), and that he and Miles were bosom buddies. If you're interested in Nisenson, read Nisenson; if you're interested...
...hard years make up only a small portion of a story filled with enchanting details. There is the Long Island, N.Y., mansion he and his three brothers lived in while their father was still rich and famous, a magnet for such visitors as Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald ("I have never seen a photograph that conveyed the beauty I saw in her"). There are glittering Hollywood anecdotes featuring everyone from David O. Selznick to Robert Altman, and behind-the-scenes stories about Lardner's two screenwriting Oscars, for Woman of the Year and M*A*S*H. The only sad thing...
...life." He was also the head writer during the schizophrenic first year of Late Night with Conan O'Brien and the infamously abbreviated run of The Dana Carvey Show, which debuted with a sketch of the President breast-feeding puppies. "I don't think I'll ever make a bigger mistake than that in my career," says Smigel, squirming at the memory. "But, you know, tune in next month...
Your article was not only unbalanced but also unfair. Unfair to the large number of social workers who are trying to make a difference. Unfair to the children whose lives have become more safe and stable in foster care. And incredibly unfair to the foster parents who give their lives and their hearts to the children in their care...