Ed, I placed a pre-publication order for the book when it first came to my attention a few months ago and had it in hand sometime early this week. The reason I ask about the editions of the Pettitt is that fact that I am already a couple of chapters into the book (with your fine introductory piece) and somewhere in my reading so far I came across the fact for the first time that the Pettitt had a revised edition in the 80's. I enough of a glutton for anything that smacks of serious writing on Brain (or any other horn player, for that matter) that I would seriously consider augmenting my bookshelf with a second copy of the Pettitt if it has substantial revisions and/or additions. I wish I could say that I will be at the Symposium, but that is not happening, but you can convey my compliments to Bill Lynch. I have corresponded with him a few times in the past about unissued Brain recordings that he was trying to locate and am very grateful to him for the work he and his co-author have put in.
While you're at it, you can also say hi to Bill Scharnberg from me, too. Thanks, Peter Hirsch >Message: 9 >Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 22:29:15 -0500 >From: "Glick, Ed" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Stephen Pettitt Brain biography question >To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > > >Peter, > >I don't know the answer to your question, but do you know of the new Brain biography that's just been published? >(Dennis Brain: A Life in Music). It was written with Pettitt's encouragement. If you're going to the Symposium in >San Francisco, the book will be available at the one-time special price of $16.00 and one of the co-authors, Bill >Lynch, who's presenting a program on hitherto unknown recordings of Brain, will be signing the books. > >Ed Glick _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
