The Hit Maker’s Tale: New Biography Explores Tommy LiPuma’s Winning Ways


Tommy LiPuma lived a fascinating life. As detailed in The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma (Nardis Books), a biography penned by longtime friend and musician Ben Sidran, the influential record mogul’s saga reads like a sprawling work of fiction. Over the past four or five years of LiPuma’s life — he died in 2017 — Sidran

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