Doc: The Story of a Birmingham Jazz Man

by Frank Adams and Burgin Mathews

Book Overview

Doc is the autobiography of jazz elder statesman Frank "Doc" Adams, highlighting his role in Birmingham, Alabama's, historic jazz scene and tracing his personal adventure that parallels, in many ways, the story and spirit of jazz itself.

Doc tells the story of an accomplished jazz master, from his musical apprenticeship under John T. "Fess" Whatley and his time touring with Sun Ra and Duke Ellington to his own inspiring...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817317805
• ISBN13: 9780817317805
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 9.3"