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The Ghetto Swinger - A Berlin Jazz-Legend Remembers (Hardcover)
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The Ghetto Swinger - A Berlin Jazz-Legend Remembers (Hardcover)
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"From his early enthusiasm for American jazz in Berlin cabarets to
his membership of Terezin's celebrated Ghetto Swingers and
surviving Auschwitz through his music, to post-war appearances with
the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, jazz remains a constant in a
remarkable life story. [...] Illustrated by a fascinating range of
photographs." -- The Jazz Rag (UK) "It is rare and beautiful that
someone can play with such sadness--and with such musical humor."
-- Abendzeitung Munchen (Germany) "The recently published,
never-before translated book by "Coco" Schumann traces his journey
from Berlin's pre-war nightlife to a band in Auschwitz and back to
Berlin -- and doesn't miss a beat. [...] Look for this unusual
book." -- Israel National News "An interesting and enlightening
read. The passion and the clarity with which Schumann recalls his
past experiences, playing with some of the greats, surviving World
War II, his internment, are all very evident. I felt like I was
listening to the gregarious great-uncle with stories almost too
good to be true, other than the fact that they really are. This
book very much feels like a conversation carried on between
Schumann and anyone passionate about music." -- Reading for Sanity
(USA) "A spirited and colorful story about the art of humor, as
well as the power of hope in circumstances where there is no hope.
Even in the Auschwitz death camp music gave Schumann hope, and he
gave it to others in the message of his music." -- Satakunnan Kansa
(Finland) "Why should you read this book? Coco Schumann takes you
on a trip through his life and the history that surrounded it. This
book not only gives a new perspective on World War Two, but
provides a closer look at the jazz scene of the twentieth century
as well. Schumann grabs your interest and lets you witness his
beautiful, humorous and shocking experiences from up close." --
BLVD (The Netherlands) Coco Schumann's career as a jazz and swing
musician spans more than seventy years and is replete with honors.
But for decades Schumann bore his wartime experiences as a
Holocaust survivor in silence, with only the pleasure of composing
music and performing for live audiences to ease the burden of his
most haunting memories. In his memoir, Schumann recounts the
vibrant underground club scenes of Berlin in the years surrounding
World War II as well as providing backstage glimpses into Berlin's
famous nightlife, where he shared the stage with such jazz notables
as Helmut Zacharias, Tullio Mobiglia, Toots Thielemans, and
American visitors like Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and Ella
Fitzgerald. At the same time, The Ghetto Swinger offers Schumann's
harrowing testimony from 1943-1945 about daily life inside
Theresienstadt (Terezin) and Auschwitz, and provides readers with
the important perspective of a Jewish Holocaust survivor who
remained in Germany after the war. In his home country, Schumann is
a celebrated personality. But until now, his life story hasn't been
accessible to English-speaking audiences. Featuring rare
photographs and an Afterword by Weimar- and Nazi-era culture
scholar Michael H. Kater, The Ghetto Swinger is an engrossing
historical document as much as it is a heartwarming memoir.
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