Marshal Royal by Marshal Royal
Marshal Royal was at the core of the Count Basie Orchestra for 20 years during its resurgence in the 1950s and 1960s. Before that he was a pioneer of jazz on the West Coast of the US. His memoirs provide a document of the history of jazz on the West Coast and the development of big band jazz.
"Concentrated and never-less-than interesting" -Raymond Horricks, Crescendo & Jazz Music
"Marshal reveals a prodigious memory for names, places, incidents, and engagaements with a fund of anecdotes which fill this book." -Eddie Cook, Jazz Journal International
"Enjoyable reading...This is the closest you can get to history without actually living it." -Robert Tate, Jazz Now
"Marshal reveals a prodigious memory for names, places, incidents, and engagaements with a fund of anecdotes which fill this book." -Eddie Cook, Jazz Journal International
"Enjoyable reading...This is the closest you can get to history without actually living it." -Robert Tate, Jazz Now
Claire P. Gordon is well known as the editor of Rex Stewart's memoirs Boy Meets Horn and of Stewart's other collections of writing. She lives on the West Coast and has a life long interest in the oral history of jazz.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780826458049 |
| ISBN 10 | 0826458041 |
| Title | Marshal Royal |
| Author | Marshal Royal |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2001-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 180 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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