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Informationen zum Autor Rex Stewart, who died in 1967, was a soloist for Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington. He played extensively both in the U.S. and in Europe where he led bands of his own. Francis Thorne includes a warm appreciation of his many gifts as a last chapter in this book. Klappentext "This is the only jazz history written by a musician that is not strictly autobiographical. Rex Stewart! who played trumpet and cornet with Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington! knew personally all th" Zusammenfassung "This is the only jazz history written by a musician that is not strictly autobiographical. Rex Stewart, who played trumpet and cornet with Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington, knew personally all th" Inhaltsverzeichnis * The Jean Goldkette Band * Smack! Memories of Fletcher Henderson * The Business of Recording * Boy Meets King (Louis Armstrong) * The Father of Swing Trombone (Jimmy Harrison) * Coleman Hawkins! The Father of Tenor Saxophone * Red Norvo: A Tale of a Pioneer Ellingtonia * The Days with Duke * Sketches in a Ducal Vein * Duke Ellington: One of a Kind * Tribute to Tricky Sam * Illustrious Barney Bigard * The Frog and Me (Ben Webster) * Harry Carney: Boss Baritone * Getting to Europe--and Getting Out * The Cutting Sessions * Flow Gently! Sweet Rhythm (John Kirby) * My Man! Big Sid (Sidney Catlett) * The Benny Carter I Knew * Genius in Retrospect (Art Tatum) * Appendix I: Count Basie by Hsio Wen Shih * Appendix II: Rex William Stewart! Jr.! by Francis Thorne
