In this wise, stimulating, and deeply personal book, an eminent jazz chronicler writes of his encounters with four great black musicians: Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Milt Hinton, and Nat King Cole. Equal parts memoir, oral history, and commentary, each of the main chapters is a minibiography, weaving together conversations Gene Lees had with the musicians and their families, friends, and associates over a period of several decades.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 288
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 14 Nov 2001
ISBN 10: 0300089651
ISBN 13: 9780300089653