Arthur Taylor – författare

Notes and Tones is one of the most controversial, honest, and insightful books ever written about jazz. As a black musician himself, Arthur Taylor was able to ask his subjects hard questions about the role of black artists in a white society. Free to speak their minds, these musicians offer startling insights into their music, their lives, and the creative process itself. This expanded edition is supplemented with previously unpublished interviews with Dexter Gordon and Thelonious Monk, a new introduction by the author, and new photographs. Notes and Tones consists of twenty-nine no-holds-barred conversations which drummer Arthur Taylor held with the most influential jazz musicians of the '60s and '70s,including:

New Zealander career criminal Arthur Taylor was paroled from prison after more than 38 years behind bars and Prison Break tells his story in a warts-and-all look at prison life, offering a unique insight into how the prison system can change you for the better, or the worse.