Perhaps he simply responds to musical tales in which profound beauty and deep woe are inseparable.īosch thought he knew nothing truer than the sound of a saxophone. Yet he plainly has a soft spot for those who have sparred with demons and stayed the course. Harry Bosch is too savvy and emotional a jazz lover to favor musicians just because of the lives they’ve led. Gary is a columnist for the Village Voice whose books include “Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams,” “Visions of Jazz,” “Satchmo,” and “Faces In the Crowd.” The passages in boldface are from the Harry Bosch novels. We were lucky enough to get Gary Giddins to write these liner notes for us. “What A Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong, Pure Jazz “Willow Weep For Me” – Clifford Brown, Clifford Brownġ0. “Straight Life” – Art Pepper, Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Sectionĩ. “Lush Life” – Joe Henderson, The Definitive Joe HendersonĨ. “For All We Know” – Sonny Rollins, Falling In Love With Jazzħ.
“Mood Indigo” – Frank Morgan, Jazz ‘Round MidnightĦ. “My Foolish Heart” – Bill Evans, Bill Evans Walkmanĥ. “My Funny Valentine” – Art Pepper and the Hollywood All-Stars,Ĥ. “Soul Eyes” – John Coltrane, The Gentle Side Of John Coltraneģ. I think the music he listens to says a lot about him. Invariably, the music I am listening to ends up in the books-usually on Harry Bosch’s CD player. It also helps me set the character of this detective. Maybe the improvisation of the music helps the improvisation of the writing. Whenever I write a Harry Bosch novel I am usually listening to jazz. There is also a connection between jazz and the detective. I am not sure what it is but there is a connection or correlation between jazz and writing. It is no longer available and was never sold separately.
This limited edition jazz CD was given away on Michael’s April 2003 book tour for Lost Light. Dark Sacred Night: The Music Of Harry Bosch
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