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Jazz Masters Of The 30s (Paperback, Revised)
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Jazz Masters Of The 30s (Paperback, Revised)
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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 the giants of jazz in the 1930s and thus his judgments on their
achievements come with unique authority and understanding. As a
good friend, he never minimizes their foibles; yet he writes of
them with affection and generosity. Chapters on Fletcher Henderson,
Coleman Hawkins, Red Norvo, Art Tatum, Big Sid Catlett, Benny
Carter, and Louis Armstrong mix personal anecdotes with critical
comments that only a fellow jazz musician could relate. A section
on Ellington and the Ellington orchestra profiles Ben Webster,
Harry Carney, Tricky Sam Nanton, Barney Bigard, and Duke himself,
with whom Rex Stewart was a barber, chef, poker opponent, and third
trumpet. Finally, he recounts the stories of legendary jam sessions
between Jelly Roll Morton, Willie the Lion Smith, and James P.
Johnson, all vying for the unofficial title of king of Harlem
stride piano. It was the decade of swing and no one saw it, heard
it, or wrote about it better than Rex Stewart.
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