Oh, Didn't He Ramble: The Life Story of Lee Collins as Told to Mary Collins

by Lee Collins, Mary Collins, Frank Gillis

Book Overview

The story of the legendary trumpeter, in his own words

Jazz trumpeter Lee Collins made "a powerful noise" that he brought to his own music as well as collaborators like King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, and Louis Armstrong. A cornerstone figure in early New Orleans jazz, Collins tells the story of his life in Oh, Didn't He Ramble.

He starts with his loose, happy youth in New Orleans, where he played in marching bands,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252060814
• ISBN13: 9780252060816
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.9"