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R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, and Country (Hardcover)

by Steven Colt (Contributor), David A. Jasen (Contributor), Richard Nevins (Contributor), R. Crumb (Illustrator), Terry Zwigoff (Introduction)
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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.; Har/Com edition (6 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0810930862
  • ISBN-13: 978-0810930865
  • Product Dimensions: 18.3 x 14.7 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 97,821 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Observer Review

One of the music - and art - books of the year.


Independent on Sunday, December 17, 2006

Balm to both the eye and the ear...The accompanying CD will knock
the reader's proverbial socks off.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Musically marvellous, 27 Nov 2006
Robert Crumb is rightly regarded as the progenitor of "underground comix". His influence can be discerned in most of the so-called alternative comics on the market, and his artistic style and unique take on the absurdity of American life and life in general was and probably still is ground-breaking. Here, collected for the first time, are the widely sought-after trading cards, his heroes of blues, jazz and country music, which he illustrated and published in the 80s as a tribute, suitably idiosyncratic, of the music he has always loved. With thumbnail biographies of the featured artists and an amazing bonus CD of 21 tracks compiled by Crumb himself, this is another fine addition to his growing publishing credits, and a great gift for the music lover in your life.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars IDIOSYNCRATIC BUT COMPELLING COLLECTION, 17 Aug 2008
By B. McCanna "Barry McCanna" (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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Knowing the prices that Robert Crumb's work commands (try getting hold of a copy of his illustrated CD "That's What I Call Sweet Music" and you'll see what I mean), when I first saw this advertised I thought that the price must have been entered incorrectly, but no! Just imagine, a 240 page hardback book, illustrated in colour on high quality paper, with an accompanying 21-track CD, for less than you'd expect to pay for either on its own. The book (and CD), falls into three distinct parts, and three different techniques have been used to produce the illustrations.

I'm familiar with the jazz figures, and my comments therefore concentrate on that aspect. The first is that some of these choices are extremely idiosyncratic. Many (Beiderbecke, Armstrong, Morton) are almost obligatory, but scattered amongst them are some quite obscure figures, such as Junie C. Cobb, Roy Palmer, and Ikey Robinson. Fair enough, these are after all Mr. Crumb's heroes, but the accompanying commentary is far too brief and could with advantage have been expanded to fill the space available. Finally, whilst many of the portraits (all of which are based on photographs) are instantly recognisable a few have the look of caricature about them. All of which is to look a gift horse in the mouth, and I would disregard all of those reservations and buy it anyway if I hadn't done so already.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A book fit for (Blues, Jazz and Country) Heroes, 11 Jan 2008
By G. E. Harrison (Cheltenham) - See all my reviews
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This hard-back book collects together drawings Crumb published as three sets of 'trading cards' in the 1980's - Heroes of Blues, early Jazz and Country, together with a CD featuring some of the artists on the cards.

I was lucky enough to be given the Heroes of Blues cards at the time and I've always found them fascinating, both for the drawings and the biographical notes on the performers which appeared on the back. Crumb's love of the music is evident in the drawings, which although they are relatively simple, are none the less fully realised and perfectly capture the spirit of musicians illustrated. The Blues and Country sets are very similar in style but the Jazz set is a bit more sophisticated, possibly reflecting the greater sophistication of the music. I was particularly interested in the Country performers, many of whom I'd never heard of before, I guess this early country music was never as popular in Britain as Blues and Jazz.

As well as being given the cards, I have now also been given this book, which, although I probably wouldn't have bought myself, I'm very glad to have. You could argue that actual photographs would be more informative in conjunction with the biographical details - and it is obvious Crumb based his drawings on photographs - but I find the book works just fine as it is and the drawings are more charming than any photograph could be. I sometimes find Crumb's work to be a bit slick, but here I think his love of the subject gives the drawings a directness and a naivety that makes them totally engaging.
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