With Louis and the Duke The Autobiography of a Jazz Clarinetist

Name: With Louis and the Duke The Autobiography of a Jazz Clarinetist
Price: 43.5 USD
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ISBN: 9780195206371

ISBN-10: 0195206371

ISBN-13: 9780195206371

Edition: 1988

Authors: Barney Bigard, Barry Martyn

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The autobiography of a major jazz clarinetist, With Louis and the Duke tells Barney Bigard's own story of life at the top of the jazz world. Bigard recounts his fourteen years with the Duke Ellington orchestra, from its formation in 1927 to its widespread fame in the early 1940s, followed by his long association with Louis Armstrong's newly-formed band, the All Stars. Bigard also recollects his early days in New Orleans, considers the influence of Lorenzo Tio on the "creole" school of jazz-clarinet playing, and discusses his associations with "King" Oliver, "Kid" Ory and other major jazz musicians. Full of witty and loving remembrances, as well as classic "backstage" stories, With Louis and…

Book details

List price: $8.95
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/23/1988
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.38" wide x 8.00" long x 0.37" tall
Weight: 0.352
Language: English