At Zero

The form of the book does give an extended look at Hendrix' life (including family, concerts, albums, songs, musicians, music, racism, people in general, etc.) using his own words. And while his life story is well known to fans, as far as I know, this is the first book on his life in Hendrix' own words taken from many different sources and collected into a memoir. And by combining these sources into narrative form, the reader gets not only a look inside Hendrix' life, but also (and maybe most importantly) a chance to experience his rhythmic word patterns and the imagery his words and phrases conjure up.

When Dizzy Gillespie put his hat in the ring for President of the United States in 1964, he also offered to be the first African-American astronaut, just in case they couldn’t find anyone else. In making Dizzy Atmosphere, Dave Douglas’s tribute to the great trumpeter, composer and humanist, Douglas said he wanted to explore Dizzy’s experimental and wide open mind as well as the influence of his music.