My new book “No Beethoven” (Autobiography & Chronicle of Weather Report) is available for iPad now on the iTunes store!
This has been a labor of reflection, love, gratitude, painstaking scanning of photographic prints and negatives, a compiling of memories as well as audio and video snippets…all to tell the story of a most incredible time in music of which I was most fortunate to be part of.
While there will ultimately be versions of the book for Kindle, Nook and Sony e-readers…plus print…the iPad “No Beethoven” is the definitive and Deluxe Edition. I should also mention that the text is currently being translated into German and Japanese for all platforms, and that a CD-ROM version of the book will be released in Japan later this year.
The book tells my story, but it also tells the story of the bands and colleagues from a drummer-fly-on-the-wall point of view, with literally hundreds of photographs (most of them unpublished or rarely seen). To say I was lucky is an understatement. To say that this book is my way of saying “thanks” is accurate. And to say that this book provides the most-detailed look yet into the ways of Weather Report would be fair and not an exaggeration.
I hope that you’ll find the time and incentive to get a copy and read (view, and listen to) what’s in “No Beethoven.”
With profound thanks,
Peter Erskine
Congratulations to Brent Fischer who worked so hard to record his father Clare’s music, and to all of the incredibly talented musicians whose playing on “¡Ritmo!” helped to earn it this year’s Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.
Say hello to the brand new Jazz Essentials Play-Along app for iOS devices. Featuring pianist Alan Pasqua, bassist Darek Oles & myself on drums, we’ve put together a music-minus app for all musicians, with a built-in mixer for unlimited application.
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
The Christmas season is a time to celebrate, and a time to reflect. While we’re all accustomed to care-free carol singing, recent events have stunned us all. What to do?