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Gary Giddins

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Gary Giddins
Gary Giddins won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Visions of Jazz in 1998. He has written books on Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker. A longtime columnist for the Village Voice, he lives in New York City.
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Graphic / poster design : By Shoolery design
    Truth in Terms of Beauty
    8.6
    • Self
    • 2006
    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)
    Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
    7.6
    • Self
    • 2015
    Fire Music (2021)
    Fire Music
    7.4
    • Self
    • 2021

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    • Louis Armstrong in Jazz (2001)
      Jazz
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • senior advisor
      • 2001

    Writer

    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • book "Satchmo"
      • 1989–1990

    Director

    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989

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    • Other works
      Biography (of Bing Crosby): "A Pocketful of Dreams", 2000.
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      • 1 Article

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      Music and film historian.

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