Al "The Kid" Little: From Dixieland to Rockets

By Penny Little

A short scrapbook / biography of saxophonist Al Little, who played with many notable Dixieland and Big Band artists of his time: Bix Biederbeck, Jack Teagarden, Tommy Tucker, Jules Herbuveaux, Slatz Randall, the Dorsey Brothers, and others. In the early 40's he switched careers, working for a company which contracted with the US Government -- working on the atomic bomb, rocket sleds, weather balloons. Along the way he met Albert Einstein, Werner Von Braun & Richard Feynman. As told by his daughter Penny Little.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150582592X
• ISBN13: 9781505825923
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.4" x 5.3"