The Pleasures of Jazz: Leading Performers on Their Lives, Their Music, Their Contemporaries |
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... writer asking if I would be interested in coming to London for the purpose of providing arrangements for Henry Hall's ... writing , these were the only opportu- nities I had to play during that first visit ) , and some unforgettable ses ...
... writer asking if I would be interested in coming to London for the purpose of providing arrangements for Henry Hall's ... writing , these were the only opportu- nities I had to play during that first visit ) , and some unforgettable ses ...
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... writing about an album by Ella Fitzgerald and discussing a blues track , advises the lis- tener to consider " its bonhomie , its vitality , its enthusiasm , its warmth . " He adds that " casting aside for the moment all the arcane ...
... writing about an album by Ella Fitzgerald and discussing a blues track , advises the lis- tener to consider " its bonhomie , its vitality , its enthusiasm , its warmth . " He adds that " casting aside for the moment all the arcane ...
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... writing , but I still enjoy playing and wouldn't want to stop . " I asked : " Would you consider eventually concentrating on writing for television or motion pictures , or is that something you'd just like to do once in a while ...
... writing , but I still enjoy playing and wouldn't want to stop . " I asked : " Would you consider eventually concentrating on writing for television or motion pictures , or is that something you'd just like to do once in a while ...
Contents
Introduction by Benny Carter | 17 |
Overview Twenty Years of Jazz | 23 |
HAPPENINGS | 37 |
Copyright | |
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