Trumpet story / by Bill Coleman.
| Author/creator | Coleman, Bill |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boston : Northeastern University Press, 1991, ©1989. |
| Description | 259 pages, 16 pages of plates : portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Trumpet story. English |
| Contents | Born in Paris -- Trumpet playing is not easy -- The Clarence Paige orchestra -- The Lloyd Scott orchestra -- The great Savoy era -- Sideman, here and there -- Falling in love with Paris -- India and Egypt -- The great comeback -- Jazz in wartime -- Drum Boogie Unit 789 -- Back to Europe for keeps -- Checking out the USA -- On the road again -- Trumpet jubilee. |
| Abstract | Bill Coleman was one of the most important jazz trumpeters of the swing era. Born in France in 1909, he moved to New York in 1927. Over the next few years he made his name playing with many of the top bandleaders, including Luis Russell, Benny Carter and Fats Waller. In 1935 he returned to France and performed with Lucky Millinder. He spent the war years in New York, playing with, among others, Andy Kirk, Mary Lou Williams, Sy Oliver and Billy Kyle, before returning to Paris in 1941 to lead his own band. Bill Coleman toured widely and the book contains fascinating anecdotes about his trips to India, Egypt, the Philippines and Japan. He died in 1981 and Trumpet Story was published in French in that year. |
| General note | Translated from the French. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 230-239. |
| Bibliography note | Filmography: pages 239-240. |
| ISBN | 1555530915 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML419.C62 A33 1991 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |