Cryptic Hetty Lui McKinnon The sound of Blue Note

The sound of Blue Note had been embedded in hip hop through sampling and remixes since it's early days

” Via dozens of new interviews and archival research

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The Last Samurai

Cryptic Hetty Lui McKinnon The sound of Blue NoteBooks can change the world. They can influence, entertain, transport, and enlighten. But across the centuries, authors have disguised their work with codes and ciphers, secret scripts and magical signs. What made these authors decide to keep their writings secret? What were they trying to hide? Garry J. Shaw tells the stories of nine puzzling European texts. Shaw explores the unknown alphabet of the nun Hildegard of Bingen; the enciphered manuscripts