Soul Survivor: Biography Of Archetypal Saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith
. Author: Stephanie Lynne Thorburn
. Category: Nonfiction
. Description: Saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith was blessed with the advantage of a restless, didactic edge in his every creative endeavour. His career is a landmark in a number of respects for British jazz and R & B. As a founding protagonist, he takes his place as a truly significant figure in the 1960’s cultural revolution. ‘Soul Survivor: Biography Of Archetypal Saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith’, offers a penetrating insight into some of Dick’s most significant projects during the latter part of his career. Author Stephanie Lynne Thorburn has documented passages of special interest to DH-S connoisseurs on Mainsqueeze featuring Bo Diddley and the reunion of Colosseum. There is notable interview input from the ever insightful Jon Hiseman and lifelong friend, Cream lyricist Pete Brown regarding Dick's 2001 WC Handy nominated album 'Blues and Beyond' which featured Jack Bruce, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Paul Jones and Clem Clempson. Dick’s son Arthur also offers some reflections on his father’s vibrant life-force and creative psyche, leaving the reader in no doubt that Dick Heckstall-Smith had the ability to draw out the musical essence and humanity of those he worked with professionally and interpersonally. Additional links and a supportive document encompass an author’s obituary of Dick and a review of the tribute concert to DH-S at the Astoria in 2005. Pictured: Dick’s T.S. Eliot themed solo album ‘A Story Ended’, Bronze Records 1972. The text and interviews are Copyright Stephanie Lynne Thorburn, April 2009.
. Length: 15,200 words.; File Size: 300KB
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