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He liked it so much that he is corresponding with the author


Many are still with us thank god with the sobering reminder that the ranks of these pioneering musical personalities are rapidly thinning


He also sits among his subjects most who congregate in california villages that continually feature reunions of the bands and t...  Read More

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  • This product had a total of 13 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 30 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    When swing was the thing personality profiles of the big bnd era tumpak pens the personal touch on such stellar bandleaders as van alexander gerald wilson orrin tucker and alvino rey and brilliant sidemen such as roc hillman jake hanna butch stone paul tanner zeke zarchy milt bernhart and even former federal reserve board chairman alan greenspan an alumnus of the big band era


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This printed project is a testament of their lives and legacies while enthusiastically celebrating each personalitys unique individual imprint to the history of american popular music


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This is a musthave book for the library of the big band era aficionado


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Tumpaks lovingly assembled book chronicles that time with many facts never before known and will become a permanent record to be referenced for years to come


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    However he truly shines when he writes about the sidemen and arrangers who though they were less visible to the public deserve equal credit for their contributions to the era


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    As a resident of californias san fernando valley tumpak had ample opportunities to interview dozens of swing era movers and shakers over a period of nearly four decades and many of these interviews which are compiled here were first published in jazz periodicals such as the mississippi rag and l


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Johns work is heavily and acacurately detailed so you get the picture clearly

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