Will appeal to many different music professionals as well as a number of music-lovers. Without exception, Jacobson's remarks show knowledge and heart beautifully combined, the writing eloquent and perceptive. Star Turns and Cameo Appearances offers an intimate and rewarding look at one of the most distinguished music professionals of the 20th century and, perhaps more important, one for whom new music and the classics generally held equal value.

• PrefaceAcknowledgments"Till Ready," to 1960Inside the Record Industry, 1960-64Freelance in London and New York, 1964-67Chicago Years, 1967-73Exchanging Criticizing for Supporting, 1973-76The Pastoral Dream, 1976-79Inside Music Publishing, 1979-84Philadelphia, First Installment, 1984-91Back to Holland, 1992-95Philadelphia, Second Installment, 1996-2005West Coast Years, 2005-14Philadelphia, Yet Again, 2014-?AfterwordIndex

Will appeal to many different music professionals as well as a number of music-lovers. Without exception, Jacobson's remarks show knowledge and heart beautifully combined, the writing eloquent and perceptive. Star Turns and Cameo Appearances offers an intimate and rewarding look at one of the most distinguished music professionals of the 20th century and, perhaps more important, one for whom new music and the classics generally held equal value.

• PrefaceAcknowledgments"Till Ready," to 1960Inside the Record Industry, 1960-64Freelance in London and New York, 1964-67Chicago Years, 1967-73Exchanging Criticizing for Supporting, 1973-76The Pastoral Dream, 1976-79Inside Music Publishing, 1979-84Philadelphia, First Installment, 1984-91Back to Holland, 1992-95Philadelphia, Second Installment, 1996-2005West Coast Years, 2005-14Philadelphia, Yet Again, 2014-?AfterwordIndex

Will appeal to many different music professionals as well as a number of music-lovers. Without exception, Jacobson's remarks show knowledge and heart beautifully combined, the writing eloquent and perceptive. Star Turns and Cameo Appearances offers an intimate and rewarding look at one of the most distinguished music professionals of the 20th century and, perhaps more important, one for whom new music and the classics generally held equal value.

• PrefaceAcknowledgments"Till Ready," to 1960Inside the Record Industry, 1960-64Freelance in London and New York, 1964-67Chicago Years, 1967-73Exchanging Criticizing for Supporting, 1973-76The Pastoral Dream, 1976-79Inside Music Publishing, 1979-84Philadelphia, First Installment, 1984-91Back to Holland, 1992-95Philadelphia, Second Installment, 1996-2005West Coast Years, 2005-14Philadelphia, Yet Again, 2014-?AfterwordIndex