Waiting for Dizzy

by Gene Lees

Book Overview

Dizzy Gillespie. Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang. Benny Carter, the true "Gentleman of Jazz." And Bix Beiderbecke, the F. Scott Fitzgerald of players. The story of jazz is a story of individuals--enormously gifted, dedicated, sometimes driven, yet often gentle people.
In this volume, Gene Lees continues his richly entertaining and informative chronicle of the lives and times of jazz with a new collection of fourteen memorable essays drawn from his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195056701
• ISBN13: 9780195056709
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"