Half-Blood Blues (CD-Audio)

from RandyMetcalfe

Two black jazz musicians from Baltimore, Chip and Sid, narrowly escape Berlin in 1939 only to find their dreams come true in meeting up with Louis Armstrong in Paris, but also their nightmares as they watch the Nazis march into the city even as they are struggling to record their finest disc, "Ha...

from TinaV95

Library Thing predicted that I would not like "Half Blood Blues"... I'm glad I decided to read it based on comments I'd seen on various threads. Esi Edugyan tells the compelling story of a group of black jazz musicians from various parts of the world stuck in Berlin (and later Paris) during World...

from mtrumbo

Flashing back back between the late 1930s/early 1940s and relative present time, this is the story of a group of black jazz muscians in Germany/France during the beginnings of WWII. I thought the author did a great job of taking me to that time period, with the lively language of the characters a...

from 1morechapter

Winner, 2011 Giller Prize Winner, 2012 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize Shortlist, 2011 Man Booker Prize Shortlist, 2012 Orange Prize Shortlist, 2011 Governor General's Award "It's like that, I guess, when the past come to collect what you owe." Amazing, just look at all those wins and nominations. I'm...

from mrstreme

I always say in my book reviews: When a book can teach me something new about history, then I am a fan. In her highly acclaimed Half Blood Blues, Esi Edugyan taught me a different perspective of World War II - one that incorporates American and German jazz musicians who shared a common love of mu...