Hear Me Talkin' to Ya: The Story of Jazz As Told by the Men Who Made It
by Nat Shapiro, Nat Hentoff

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Book Review: Jazz Pioneers Tell Their Own Story
Summary: 5 Stars

The book is wonderfull and colorfull look at the origins and development of jazz music from New Orleans at the start of the 1900s to the start of BeBop in New York mid-century. As the full title states, this is "The Story of Jazz As Told By The Men [and Women] who Made It". This is a compilation of excerpts from interviews, letters, autobiographies, and articles with jazz musicians, both greats and less well known musicians who have good stories to tell. Louis Armstrong, Bunk Johnson, Sidney Bechet, Danny Barker, Hoagy Carmichael, Jelly Roll Morton, Mary Lou Williams, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Hinton, Charlie Parker, Dave Brubeck, and many others have their say.

Highly recomended!

-- DCM ("Froggy")

Summary of Hear Me Talkin' to Ya: The Story of Jazz As Told by the Men Who Made It

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