Friends along the way : a journey through jazz / Gene Lees.

Author/creator Lees, Gene
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2003.
Descriptionxvii, 359 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Jazz musicians--Biography.
Jazz musicians--Interviews.

Contents The journey: Milt Bernhart -- Two of a kind: Stan and Pete -- A walking sound: Ray Brown -- The man from Powell River: Don Thompson -- Remembering Dizzy: Junior Mance -- The Pittsburgh connection: Stanley Turrentine -- The good gray fox: Lou Levy -- The hug: Hugo Friedhofer -- Claus Ogerman -- The hot potato: John Bunch -- The boy in the P-38: Allyn Ferguson -- Early autumn: Ralph Burns -- The man who won the cold war: Willis Conover -- Helen and Bill -- The adventures of Yue Deng -- The Wombat chronicle.
Abstract For more than half a century, the author has been the friend of many in the world of jazz music. In this book he offers minibiographies of fifteen of these friends - some of them jazz greats, some lesser-known figures, and some up-and-comers. Combining conversations and memoirs with critical commentary, Lees's profiles will captivate jazz fans, performers, and historians alike.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2003007156
ISBN0300099673 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML385 .L394 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold