"From Buddy Collette's brilliant ruminations on Paul Robeson to
Horace Tapscott's extraordinary insights about artistic production
and community life . . . this collection of oral testimony presents
a unique and memorable portrait of the 'Avenue' and of the artists
whose creativity nurtured and sustained its golden age."--George
Lipsitz, author of "Dangerous Crossroads
"If ever the West Coast enjoyed its own equivalent of the Harlem
Renaissance, it was here on Central Avenue. This too-often
forgotten setting was nothing less than a center of cultural
ferment and a showplace for artistic achievement. Finally its story
has been told, with a richness of detail and vitality of
expression, by those who helped make it happen."--Ted Gioia, author
of "West Coast Jazz: Modern Jazz in California
"What a wonderful, comprehensive volume, full of knowledge and
insight about an important time and place in jazz history. This
book is a needed and welcomed addition on the rich African-American
musical heritage of Los Angeles. It is well written and edited by
people who were actually involved in the creation of the music,
along with others who have a deep concern for preserving that
legacy. This work gives the reader a truly in-depth look at the
musicians, the music, and the social and political climate during
that important development in American culture."--Kenny Burrell,
jazz guitarist and Director of the Jazz Studies Program and
Professor of Music and Ethnomusicology at the University of
California, Los Angeles
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