Balliett, Whitney.
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Whitney Balliett was esteemed jazz critic. He graduated from Cornell in 1951, and went on to write for The New Yorker. For nearly 50 years, he contributed to the publication with over 550 articles, and many more unsigned. He is known for his non-technical approach to criticism, using artful adjectives and vivid verbs to frame the music. His writing was more poetry than anything, and reading it, one will find metaphors and synesthetic synopses understandable by even the most uninformed music listener.
From the description of Whitney Balliett papers, 1941-2006. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 712135547
American jazz critic.
From the description of Typed letter signed : New York, to Andy [E. B. White], 1968 Oct. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756050328
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