COUNTERPOINT is the life story of Joe Harnell, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He was musical director for such stars as Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, Marlene Dietrich, Maurice Chevalier and Pearl Bailey, as well as for THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW. His smash hit instrumental record of "Fly Me To The Moon" was a landmark, setting a new standard of performance in the record business.

He composed and conducted the scores for such TV series as THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THE BIONIC WOMAN, CLIFFHANGERS and "V," as well as many television movies of the week. His story is filled with revealing insights and anecdotes about the stars and musicians he lived and worked with, some funny, some sad, some appalling.

Although his professional life ran smoothly and successfully, his perilous personal journey ran over rutted roads through three failed marriages and a tortured battle with booze, eventually emerging into the calm sobriety and the exhilaration of a fulfilling relationship.

Joe's book gives the reader a new, intimately known friend, whose candor and understanding will remain in memory for years to come. His story will give enormous hope to any reader who has hit a rock bottom low in his own life. It is a courageous and powerful confession of inner demons and of a parallel journey that led ultimately to serenity and gratitude.