Good vibes : a life in jazz / Terry Gibbs with Cary Ginell.

Author/creator Gibbs, Terry, 1924-
Other author Ginell, Cary.
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2003.
Descriptionxvi, 334 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesStudies in jazz ; no. 44
Studies in jazz ; no. 44. ^A141750
Contents A real go-getter -- Dizzy, Bird, and a bebop breakdown -- Fifty-Second Street -- My three minutes with Tommy Dorsey -- Shooby Yockson in Sweden -- Buddy Rich: Mr. Nice Guy -- Woody Herman and the Four Brothers Band -- Bellson, Shavers, and Dorsey (again?) -- Benny Goodman: El Foggo -- Finally, a full-time bandleader -- El Foggo rides again -- Terry G and Terry P -- California, here I come! -- The dream band -- The Coltrane connection -- What's a Regis Philbin? -- Operation: entertainment -- Hi-ho, Steverino! -- Phil Spector: Mr. Overtime -- Three women, four marriages -- My friend, Buddy D.-- Goodbye for now.
Abstract This is an autobiography that tracks jazz from the turbulent post-war years through the rise of bebop, traversing its changes through the eyes of one of its greatest practitioners. Gibbs's anecdotes reveal little-known attributes and quirks about legendary personalities such as Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Steve Allen, Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles, Billie Holiday, and many more. A foreword by Chubby Jackson, a discography, and an index round out this work.
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography noteDiscography: pages 301-318.
LCCN 2002151153
ISBN0810845865 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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