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'Ira Gitler' (born December 18, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Jazz historian and journalist.
Gitler grew up listening to Swing bands in the late 1930s and 1940s before discovering the new music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.[1] He has written hundreds of liner notes of Jazz recordings since the early 1950s. [2]
He coined the term "sheets of sound" to describe the playing of John Coltrane in the late 1950's.[3]
Gitler was the New York editor of ''Down Beat'' magazine during the 1960's and has written for ''Metronome'', ''JazzTimes'', ''Jazz Improv'', ''Modern Drummer'', the ''New York Times'', the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', the ''Village Voice'', ''Vibe'', ''Playboy'', ''World Monitor'', and ''New York'' magazine. Internationally he has contributed to the magazines ''Swing Journal'' (Japan), ''Musica Jazz'' (Italy) and ''Jazz Magazine'' (France). [4]. [5] [6]
Additionally, Ira Gitler has written several books about Ice Hockey, and wrote for the New York Rangers program as well as Goal, the former National Hockey League magazine.
Gitler grew up listening to Swing bands in the late 1930s and 1940s before discovering the new music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.[1] He has written hundreds of liner notes of Jazz recordings since the early 1950s. [2]
He coined the term "sheets of sound" to describe the playing of John Coltrane in the late 1950's.[3]
Gitler was the New York editor of ''Down Beat'' magazine during the 1960's and has written for ''Metronome'', ''JazzTimes'', ''Jazz Improv'', ''Modern Drummer'', the ''New York Times'', the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', the ''Village Voice'', ''Vibe'', ''Playboy'', ''World Monitor'', and ''New York'' magazine. Internationally he has contributed to the magazines ''Swing Journal'' (Japan), ''Musica Jazz'' (Italy) and ''Jazz Magazine'' (France). [4]. [5] [6]
Additionally, Ira Gitler has written several books about Ice Hockey, and wrote for the New York Rangers program as well as Goal, the former National Hockey League magazine.
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