At the Jazz Band Ball: Sixty Years on the Jazz Scene

by Nat Hentoff

Book Overview

Nat Hentoff, renowned jazz critic, civil liberties activist, and fearless contrarian--"I'm a Jewish atheist civil-libertarian pro-lifer"--has lived through much of jazz's history and has known many of jazz's most important figures, often as friend and confidant. Hentoff has been a tireless advocate for the neglected parts of jazz history, including forgotten sidemen and -women. This volume includes his best recent work--short essays, long interviews,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520261135
• ISBN13: 9780520261136
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"