Doc - The Story of a Birmingham Jazz Man

Autobiography of jazz elder statesman Frank "Doc" Adams, highlighting his role in Birmingham, Alabama's, historic jazz scene and tracing his personal adventure that parallels, in many ways, the story and spirit of jazz itself.

About the author

Dr. Frank "Doc" Adams (1928-2014) served Birmingham City Schools for more than forty years, both as a band director and as the district's supervisor of music. For his contributions to Alabama jazz, he was a charter inductee, in 1978, to the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.

Burgin Mathews is a writer and teacher who has written on the music of the American South. He lives in Birmingham, Alabama.

Summary

Tells the story of an accomplished jazz master, from his musical apprenticeship under John T. “Fess” Whatley and his time touring with Sun Ra and Duke Ellington to his own inspiring work as an educator and bandleader. Central to this narrative is the often-overlooked story of Birmingham's unique jazz tradition and community.

Product details

• Authors: Frank Adams, Burgin Mathews
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780817359591
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-5959-1
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Amerikanische Geschichte, Memoiren, Berichte/Erinnerungen, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians, Biography / Autobiography, USA Süden, South Atlantic States, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)