Marian McPartland Portraits

The Second Set

This book is the sequel to Marian McPartland’s previously published collection of musical impressions of personalities interviewed on the National Public Radio program Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz. In this second edition, McPartland’s compositions celebrate the personalities and musicality of actor Clint Eastwood, writer Whitney Balliett, composer Burt Bacharach, jazz musicians Ron Carter, Keith Jarrett, and Dr. Billy Taylor, and her own musical reflection of Bix Beiderbecke.

• A Portrait of Clint Eastwood 
• A Portrait of Burt Bacharach 
• A Song for Earma 
• A Portrait of Keith Jarrett 
• A Portrait of Dr. Billy Taylor 
• A Portrait of Whitney Balliett 
• A Portrait of Bix 
• A Portrait of Eldar 
• A Portrait of Ron Carter