Bunny Berigan : elusive legend of jazz / Robert Dupuis.

Author/creator Dupuis, Robert
Format Book
Publication InfoBaton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©1993.
Descriptionxiv, 368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Berigan, Bunny, 1908-1942.
Jazz musicians--United States. --Biography.

Contents Introduction: Getting started -- April played the fiddle -- Ten easy lessons -- Back in your own back yard -- Forty-second Street -- The first time I saw you -- At your command -- Blue skies -- All dark people are light on their feet -- Rendezvous with a dream -- In a mist -- Whatcha gonna do when there ain't no swing? -- With thee I swing -- Night song -- Me minus you -- Patty cake, patty cake -- Somebody else is taking my place -- I'd rather lead a band -- There'll be some changes made -- Keep smilin' at trouble -- Gee, but it's great to meet a friend (from your home town) -- I gotta right to sing the blues -- Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jibe -- Between the devil and the deep blue sea -- Squareface -- Someone stole Gabriel's horn -- After you've gone -- I poured my heart into a song -- I can't get started -- Appendix A. List of guests on Saturday Night Swing Club during its first year ; Appendix B. Schedule of Berigan band, April 1 to December 31, 1937 ; Appendix C. Schedule of Berigan band, January 19 to April 23, 1939 ; Appendix D. Schedule of Berigan band, July 31, 1941, to June 2, 1942 ; Appendix E. Partial Berigan genealogy ; Appendix F. Berigan's recorded legacy.
Abstract The accomplishments of seminal jazz trumpeter Bernard "Bunny" Berigan have secured his place in the annals of American music history. In his short lifetime (1908-1942), Berigan performed on more than six hundred recordings and served as a direct link between Louis Armstrong and later musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown, and Wynton Marsalis. Berigan lent his uninhibited jazz style to the big bands of Benny Goodman, Hal Kemp, and Tommy Dorsey, and he was in demand as a studio musician for vocalists Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, and Mildred Bailey. In addition to playing for the music industry's giants, Berigan became one himself by forming his own band in 1937 and recording his most famous hit and theme song, "I Can't Get Started." In the first comprehensive biography of Berigan, Robert Dupuis draws on hundreds of interviews with family, friends, and colleagues to present a fascinating and entertaining look at the fast-paced career and personal life of this jazz great.
Bibliography noteDiscography: pages 327-346.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 347-352) and index.
LCCN 90021408
ISBN0807116483 (cloth)

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML419.B297 D8 1993 ✔ Available Place Hold