Klarinet Archive - Posting 000440.txt from 1995/02

From: "David B. Niethamer" <NIETHAMER@-----.BITNET>
Subj: Re: Jimmy Hamilton and the Ellington band
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 22:35:37 -0500

On Mon, 27 Feb 1995, Michael A. Cassara wrote:

> If you like the Ellingtonian sound then there are many books worth reading.
> Here is a partial bibliography:
>
> Armstrong, Louis. Satchmo: My life in New Orleans. New York: Prentice-Hall
> 1947. (Contains tons of info on Barney Bigard)
>
> There are also books on Pee Wee Russell, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and
> Buddy deFranco (and others...) I'll post when I find the details out.

There is also "With Louis and the Duke" (autobiography of Barney Bigard),
edited by Barry Martyn, pub Oxford University Press, $8.95/paperback. A
good read.

David Niethamer

   
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