Böcker av Bill Harrison

A bass player navigates his way through the muddy waters of Chicago's music scene Bill Harrison chronicles his journey from bumbling music student to successful professional bass player in late twentieth-century Chicago. Told with a mixture of wry humor and hard-won insight, Making the Low Notes gives readers an insider's peek into the prosaic life of a working musician. Harrison describes periods of camaraderie, disappointment, pain, and joy as he toils in venues as divergent as bowling alleys, jazz clubs, recording studios, hotels, orchestra pits, and concert halls. He shares the stage with jazz greats, including Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Clark Terry, Bunky Green, and Max Roach. Along the way, the bassist struggles to reconcile the dissonance between his desire to be heard and his impulse to hide silently in the shadows.

Having enjoyed successful careers in three different industries (manufacturing, construction and commercial real estate) I havelearned my talents, skills, experience and God-given gifts can be applied in different ways in many diverse situations. All that wasrequired was a willingness to go wherever God led me and to do whatever he asked me to do. In the process of so doing I learned Godhad a plan for my life which was more challenging than my own plan, but also far more exciting and rewarding. My wife Mary’s experiencehas been similar to mine, as she was afforded opportunities to go places and do things which have gone far beyond what she expectedfor herself.Based on our life experiences as a married couple with dual professional careers, my wife and I developed the concept we callspiritual entrepreneurship. The challenges we faced in fulfilling the requirements of two separate careers without neglecting our familyobligations led us to the principles and practices of this concept.Feel free to visit our website at www.spiritual-entrepreneurship.com