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Gitler grew up listening to of Jazz recordings since the early 1950s. {Link without Title} He coined the term " Sheets Of Sound " to describe the playing of John Coltrane in the late 1950's. {Link without Title} 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). [http://www.moderndrummer.com/updatefull/200001303 [http://www.jazzimprov.com/util/articles.cfm?article_id=39] 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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