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pierredan Special user Dai Vernon's birthplace 540 Posts |
Could someone tell me a little more about the various Larry Jennings books? Specifically:
What is the difference in content between The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings and Jennings 67? There has been talk of a Jennings Trilogy of books: 1) Jennings 67; 2) Mr. Jennings Takes it easy (to be published some time this year; 3) Mr. Jennings Takes it Hard. Is there any point in purchasing The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings in light of the trilogy which might cover the same material? What about “Up in Smoke”? Thank you. |
David Nelson Elite user San Mateo, CA 404 Posts |
I have Jennings 67 and the Classic Magic of Larry Jennings and there is very little overlap between the two. The two books seem to have been written with different intents.
In the classic magic a collection of Larry's favorite handlings for classic effects like the chop cup, coins across and numerous card effects. Some of these effects he originated like "invisible palm aces" and some he didn't like the ace assembly. In Jennings 67 the premise seems to be that the things Larry was working on at the time are collected. Consequently, you have a section on tools that contains sleights and refinements on sleights that weren't well known before. Then he has sections called "Meditations on.." in which he goes over various handlings of an effect or uses for a sleight. He does this with Gamblers Cop, Invisible Palm Aces the Ace assembly and the princess card trick among others. Up in Smoke is a rewrite and rework by Bill Goodwin of Jennings 1990 lectur notes of the same name. The tricks are the same but the writing is more clear and more detailed and there are illustrations. The original didn't have any. I don't own up in smoke yet so I can't conjecture about what it contains. As for Mr Jennings Takes it Easy and Mr Jennings Takes it Tough one can only wonder when, if ever, they will become public. I believe that when Larry died those projects got moved onto the back burner and when Kaufman bought Genii they lost any chance of seeing print. On the other hand, one never knows when and where they'll turn up in the future. If you want the best handlings of the best effects, the classic magic is a great book. However, if you are a student of card magic and want to see the thinking and the evolution behind Larry's handling of the effects and see a few less well known handlings then get Jennings 67. Both are valuable and I think the future stuff will also be valuable. Larry was constantly evolving how he handled effects so after 50+ years in card magic he had a lot to share. It's a pity he died before it all got published. Dave |
pierredan Special user Dai Vernon's birthplace 540 Posts |
Thank you David.
I could not have asked for a better response. |
David Nelson Elite user San Mateo, CA 404 Posts |
You are very welcome. I'm glad I could be of help.
Dave |
BillWheeler New user Naperville, IL 80 Posts |
David did provide a very good summary, I have some points to add:
Larry Jenning's Chop Cup Routine is actually in another book I think it is "Card and Coin Handling". The routine in "The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings" is for "The Cup and Balls". Up in Smoke in addition to redescribing the effects oftentimes includes other commentary such as: "Larry often did (insert move here) instead." Its been a while since I went through the material in that book, but I don't think there was much overlap. In addition to the books you previously mentioned, there is also "The Cardwright" and "Larry Jennings on Card and Coin Handling". Along with contributions in some other books like "Lake Tahoe Card Magic", "Epilogue", and "The Collected Alamanac". Not to mention DVDs/videos. Hope this has helped, Bill |
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