The View from the Back of the Band: The Life and Music of Mel Lewis

by Chris Smith and Chris Smith

Book Overview

Mel Lewis (1929-1990) was born Melvin Sokoloff to Jewish Russian immigrants in Buffalo, New York. He first picked up his father's drumsticks at the age of two and at seventeen he was a full-time... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574415743
• ISBN13: 9781574415742
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 10.2"