Overview

Spanning nearly seventy years, Buck Clayton's autobiography offers fascinating insights into not only the life of one of the most significant trumpeters and bandleaders in jazz, but also American social history in general. This engaging volume depicts Clayton's childhood in Parson, Kansas, where he learned how to play the trumpet and first came into contact with church and gospel music. It then details his move to the West Coast in the 1930s when he began to play jazz professionally. Clayton recounts the many important events that followed, including a Hollywood-style wedding, his trip to Shanghai in 1934 with his band, his involvement with the Count Basie Orchestra in New York, his enlistment in the U.S. Army in the 1940s, his work as a soloist and leader in both the U.S. and Europe, and his later career as an arranger and composer, as well as his days spent lecturing in jazz studies at Hunter College, City University of New York. Chronicling his encounters with many of the most influential jazz figures, such as Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and Jimmy Rushing, Clayton presents a fascinating record of jazz history, both in the United States and abroad.

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Author:   Buck Clayton
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.300kg
ISBN:  

9781871478556

ISBN 10:   1871478553
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   27 November 1995
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Foreword by Humphrey Lyttelton 7 Introduction 9 1. One morning in Parsons, Kansas 11 2. Los Angeles and the West Coast 30 3. Shanghai 66 4. I never heard such swinging music 79 5. Basie 89 6. In Uncle Sam's army 117 7. JATP and a trip to Europe 129 8. A new phase in my career 141 9. From New York to Australia 156 10. Humphrey Lyttelton and my English tours 173 11. Health problems 182 12. Still swinging 202 Chronological discography by Bob Weir 217 Index 243

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