PAUL ALEXANDER is a former reporter for "Time" magazine and has written for "Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, The Nation, New York, The Village Voice," and "The Guardian." He is the author of "Man of the People: The Life of John McCain "as well as biographies of Sylvia Plath, J.D. Salinger, and James Dean.
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A revelatory look at the tumultuous life of a jazz legend and American cultural icon “A book written as only one artist could view another, with insight and sincere compassion.” —Sandra Cisneros, best-selling author of Woman With... SEE MORE