Reminiscing in Tempo - The Life and Times of a Jazz Hustler

Teddy Reig (1917-1984) was a larger-than-life character, a self-described hustler who had a profound effect on the music world from the 1940s to the 1970s. As a record producer, he captured the work of dozens of leading jazz innovators.

About the author

Edward Berger is Assistant Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies of Rutgers University and co-editor of Scarecrow's Studies in Jazz Series. He is co-author of Benny Carter: A Life in American Music (Vol. 1 of this series) and an editor of and frequent contributor to the Annual Review of Jazz Studies and its predecessor, the Journal of Jazz Studies. He has produced several albums by Benny Carter and travels frequently to Japan as road manager for Carter's orchestras.

Summary

Teddy Reig (1917-1984) was a larger-than-life character, a self-described hustler who had a profound effect on the music world from the 1940s to the 1970s. As a record producer, he captured the work of dozens of leading jazz innovators.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Berger, Teddy Reig, Teddy Berger Reig
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.06.1995
• EAN: 9780810823266
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-2326-6
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Studies in Jazz; Studies in Jazz
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Jazz, Musiker, Sänger, Bands und Gruppen, Biografien: Kunst und Unterhaltung, Komponisten und Songwriter