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An extraordinary new Spenser novel from the beloved New York Times-bestselling author.

On location in Boston, bad-boy actor Jumbo Nelson is accused of the rape and murder of a young woman. From the start the case seems fishy, so the Boston PD calls on Spenser to investigate. The situation doesn't look good for Jumbo, whose appetites for food, booze, and sex are as outsized as his name. He was the studio's biggest star, but he's become their biggest liability.

Recorded between 1944 & 1948. Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch.

Throughthe miracle of high-resolution digital transfer and masteringtechnology, Bird enthusiasts can now get an earful of the shape ofCharlie Parkers musical accomplishments for Savoy and Dial in the1940s. Available as a three-disc box set, the alto saxophonist isrecorded in various configurations as performer and bandleader with suchmainstream jazz greats as trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis,pianists Bud Powell and Erroll Garner, drummer Max Roach, trombonistJ.J. Johnson, and bassist Ray Brown, to name but a few. Charlie Parkerdraws on his pungent roots and rhythms of the Kansas City jazz scene onParkers Mood and makes a deep statement of the existence of the bluesin the jazz tradition. His freedom and rapid-fire sax lines onYardbird Suite serve to confirm his excellence in crafting polishedimprovisations and solos. One of Parkers strongest compositions,Orinithology, is pure, unerated bebop, and the unique sound ofParkers alto saxophone is clearly articulated through smoothly executedphrasings and cutting, focused energy. Parker picks up the tenorsaxophone with the Miles Davis All-Stars on such great songs asMilestones and Sippin at Bells. Overall, Bird audiophiles, jazzeducators, and historians should be prepared to be impressed. Thiscollection is arguably Birds most important recording studio work. ~Paula Edelstein

Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented, both in Africa and beyond. The author illustrates important aspects of Africa's history with a range of fascinating historical examples, drawn from over five millennia across this vast continent.