Gordon, Jon — For Sure [SIGNED]

Staten Island, New York Chimbarazu Press First Edition, First Printing pp. 278. 8vo. Pictorial covers. Black-and-white photographs, and portraits. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Appears unread; as new. SIGNED, and inscribed by the author to the title page. "In For Sue, the exceptional jazz alto player Jon Gordon has written an emotionally honest, painfully open-hearted account of himself as the loving son of an all but entirely inadequate alcoholic, drug-mesmerized mother who forced him to become more her parent than child. This is a book to cherish". Jon Gordon is one of the most accomplished saxophonists of his generation. Jazz Improv magazine recently stated, "Gordon is a master. His compositions, improvisation, tone, and technical virtuosity set him apart as an elite musician of our time." He is a winner of the prestigious Monk Competition, and has been voted as a Rising Star in the Down Beat polls in the saxophone and composition categories many times. His last CD, Evolution was selected as one of the Top 10 Jazz CDs of 2009 by numerous critics and magazines. Down Beat magazine selected his previous CD Within Worlds as one of the Best Jazz CD's of the decade.