Good morning blues : the autobiography of Count Basie
Count Basie recalls his beginnings in Vaudeville and relates the highlights of his career including his work with other artists and bands, his tours, his recordings, etc
Autobiography
xiv, 399 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780394548647, 0394548647
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pt. 1. The blue devils : 1927-1929 ; Red band and thereabouts : 1904-circa 1923 ; The Columbia wheel : circa 1924-circa 1925 ; Harlem stride time : 1925-1926 ; TOBA : 1926-1927 ; Moten swing territory : 1929-1935 ; Three, three, and three at the Reno : 1935-1936 ; East to the Apple and the Woodside : 1936-1937 ; The famous door and the national scene : 1938-1941 ; The holy main I : 1939-1941 ; The Holy Main II : 1942-1950
pt. 2. The comeback : 1950-1954 ; Sixteen men swinging : 1954-1959 ; Stomping grounds and stopping places : 1959-1964 ; One more time and one more once : 1964-1976 ; Ole Base up to now : 1976-1984
Includes index