New Releases by Nancy Miller

One of the most significant trumpeters in jazz, Buck Clayton is perhaps best known for his days with Count Basie and as one of Billie Holiday''s favorite accompanists. The reminiscences contained in this book range over 75 fascinating years of jazz history, from Clayton''s improbable adventures in Shanghai in 1934-36 as leader of a jazz band, to his extended visits to Europe as one of a large group of expatriate black American jazzmen. Clayton recounts in detail his work with Count Basie, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Jimmy Rushing, and many others, and also discusses his most recent work as an arranger and composer.