{"id":5935,"date":"2021-02-24T19:34:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T00:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=5935"},"modified":"2021-02-27T03:29:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T08:29:50","slug":"jazz-book-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=5935","title":{"rendered":"An Honor Just to Be Nominated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kngsta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"http:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/My-Post-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/My-Post-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/My-Post-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/My-Post-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/My-Post.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Buy now!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cymbal Press is thrilled to announce that <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kngsta\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Life in E Flat &#8211; The Autobiography of Phil Woods<\/em><\/a> has been nominated as <em>Book of the Year<\/em> by the Jazz Journalists Association. The awards will be announced on March 21st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kngsta\" target=\"_blank\">Life in E Flat &#8211; The Autobiography of Phil Woods<\/a><\/em> is the first book published by my new publishing company. <a href=\"http:\/\/cymbalpress.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=215&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read<\/a> the story behind Cymbal Press and my motivation for publishing books like this legendary musician&#8217;s autobiography <a href=\"http:\/\/cymbalpress.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=215&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to all of the nominees in this category!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3qWbLbW\" target=\"_blank\">Bebop Fairy Tales; An Historical Fiction Trilogy on Jazz, Intolerance, and Baseball,<\/a>\u201d by Mark Ruffin<\/li><li>&#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kle1XS\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Brubeck: A Life in Time<\/a>&#8221; by Philip Clark<\/li><li>&#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3qWbUfu\" target=\"_blank\">Straighten Up and Fly Right<\/a>&#8221; by Will Friedwald&nbsp;<\/li><li>&#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3016JiR\" target=\"_blank\">Ornette Coleman: The Territory &amp; the Adventure<\/a>&#8221; by Maria Golia <\/li><li>&#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3spph8l\" target=\"_blank\">Play the Way You Feel<\/a>\u201d by Kevin Whitehead<\/li><li>&#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kngsta\" target=\"_blank\">Life In E Flat &#8211; The Autobiography of Phil Woods<\/a>&#8221; by Phil Woods with Ted Panken<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cymbalpress.com\/advance-praise-for-life-in-e-flat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Praise for Life in E Flat &#8211; The Autobiography of Phil Woods<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cymbalpress.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About Cymbal Press<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life in E Flat &#8211; 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