Milt Hinton -- Playing the Changes

**Damon Rondeau** · #1 09-09-2008, 09:12 PM

Hey, just got a hold of this new Milt Hinton biography from the library. It was just published earlier this year -- I'm not sure I've seen us note it around here. Anyway, it's a beautiful damn piece of work with all those great photographs and it looks to be a delicious read as well. A companion CD with lots of Milt talking about events in his life and a bunch of his playing, too. Looks first rate.

magickbass · #2 09-09-2008, 09:19 PM

http://www.berkleepress.com/catalog/...uct_id=5436208

From the headline, I thought you were going to point this book out. I have this one, not bad.

Throckmorten · #3 09-10-2008, 01:30 PM

I haven't been able to get my hands on that one but I have the two collections of Hinton's photos that preceeded this one, "Bass Line" and "Over Time".

He has some truely great photos. Bass Line is more like a memoir and he certainly had many stories to tell.

Those older books are long out of print and I was glad to see this new one come out. Milt Hinton's photos really must be seen by anyone marginally interested in either jazz, its history or just in photography.

**Damon Rondeau** · #4 09-10-2008, 01:36 PM

I've had an hour or so to start into this book and CD and so far I'd have to say it's awesome. Milt's life is like a 20th century time capsule or something...

Ike Harris · #5 09-11-2008, 09:45 AM

Had the pleasure to meet Milt at a festival and tell him I enjoyed his "Bassline" book. Unfortunately, he had just finished a one-man show and was quite tuckered. A national treasure for us bassists.

Ike