by Alyn Shipton (Author)
Covering Dizzy's days as a flashy trumpet player in the swing bands of the 1930s, the worldwide fame and adoration he earned through a State Department-backed tour of his big band in the 1950s, this book fully traces the path and progress of an extraordinary - and exploratory - American musician.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 432
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
Published: 01 Jan 1999
ISBN 10: 0195144104
ISBN 13: 9780195144109