This is the second release in this series (see Jazz Masters of the
Fifties, p. 424). It is not only better written, but one wonders
how it can be equalled by subsequent studies. Hadlock has the
enormous advantage, more often than not, of being able to follow
his musicians right to their graves. He details their excellence
with chapter and verse and among them are Louis Armstrong, (who of
course is not dead), Earl "Fatha" Hines (also still in flower), Bix
Beiderbecke, Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, Jack Teagarden,
Fletcher Henderson, Don Redman, Bessle Smith, and guitarist Eddie
Lang. There is a separate chapter covering the Chicagoans en masse.
The most thorough attention given in the book is to Louis, the
absolute success, and Hadlock takes a surgeon's pains to discover
what makes him play as he does. His answers are absolutely
satisfying, as is the book. (Kirkus Reviews)
The jazz decade saw the emergence of many of the great figures who
defined the music for the world: Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith,
Earl Hines, Bix Beiderbecke, Fats Waller, Jack Teagarden, Fletcher
Henderson--these giants set the standards for blues singing, big
band arrangements, and solo improvisation that are the foundations
for jazz. Richard Hadlock has chapters on each, with a discography
and descriptions of all the players who made the '20s swing.
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