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Harold Arlen
Rhythm, Rainbows, and Blues
Edward Jablonski
Northeastern University Press
University Press of New England
1996 • 444 pp. 34 illus. 6 x 9"
Biography & Letters / Music
$26.95 Paper, 1-55553-366-3
$50.00 Cloth, 1-55553-263-2
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"The book is filled with arresting detail about Arlen's career. . . This one is required reading for anyone who cares about American popular music, or, it goes without saying, musical theatre." —Show Music
"Jablonski's story mixes biographical facts with nontechnical musical analysis of the composer's style, including the early influence of jazz . . . He writes with sympathy and insight when covering the man's travails with work, marriage, health and alcohol. The book is packed with entertaining episodes from Arlen's life among the illuminati of show business and popular music."—Doug Ramsey, Jazztimes
"Ed Jablonski has captured both the heart and soul of the genius American composer Harold Arlen in this adroitly executed biography of an extraordinary man who lived and thrived at an extraordinary time."—Bobby Short
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Edward Jablonski is the author of Alan Jay Lerner: A Biography, The Gershwin Years: George and Ira, Irving Berlin: A Biography, and many other books. His articles on music and musicians have appeared in American Record Guide, Saturday Review, Stereo Review, and the New York Times. He lives in New York City.
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