Shades of Blue, Bill Moody
Shades of Blue, Bill Moody
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Shades of Blue

Author: Bill Moody

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/15/2008


Synopsis

After months of successful work in Europe, musician Evan Horne returns to settle in the San Francisco Bay area, where he makes inroads into the jazz scene. Life is good until he gets a phone call from a Los Angeles attorney. Evans old friend and former mentor, pianist Calvin Hughes, has died and left Evan all of his possessions. Sorting through Hughes's belongings in Los Angeles, Horne finds a cryptic note, a mysterious photo, and handwritten sheet music of songs from the landmark Miles Davis recordings Birth of the Cool and Kind of Blue. Was Hughes the real composer? And what was his relationship with Evan's mother? A whirlwind journey ensues, taking Evan across the country to find answers.

About Bill Moody

Bill Moody is a professional jazz drummer, who hosts a weekly jazz show, and the author of a dozen short stories and several Evan Horne mysteries.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on September 24, 2020

I really enjoy this series, and this story in particular. Evan is now living in Northern California and discovers that his mentor has died and left him as executor. In addition, he finds more about the life and times of Cal and also about Evan's own family history. I enjoyed the up close and behind th......more

Goodreads review by bobg on July 16, 2024

This is not totally a standalone novel; there are lots of references back to previous books. You just don’t know how any of that missing background figures in to the current story. Secondly, Evan is not all that likable. Things fall into place for him, yet he seems to dwell on how he’s been wronged.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on July 05, 2021

This is a wonderful series for lovers of jazz and mysteries.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on May 25, 2018

Listened to it twice. Loved it!......more

Goodreads review by Christine on October 02, 2009

Learned a whole lot about jazz and got inspired to buy Miles Davis "The Birth of Cool" album afterwards. It didn't really seem like a mystery novel though, more like a book about jazz music that had a dash of suspenseful "things" thrown in: a secret about the past, unknown music crib sheets, preserv......more