STODDARD, TOM.
Jazz on the Barbary Coast.
Berkeley: Heyday Books, 1998. 189077104X. "San Francisco's infamoius Barbary Coast was one of the country's thriving centers of jazz in the early 1900s. "Jazz on the Barbary Coast" captures the incredible energy of the black jazz scene of this era through the firsthand accounts of the men who were at the heart of it. Musicians such as Sid LeProtti, Reb Spikes, Wesley Fields, Alfred Levy, and Charlie "Duke" Turner recreate the hot spots, dances, rivalries, and lawlessness that characterised the San Francisco jazz scene and inspired jazz musicians for generations to come." 24.5cms x 17cms. Pp.xv/224, occasional black & white illustrations throughout. Paperback. VG.
Chilton Books
Professional sellerBook number: 39660
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 US$ 12.54 | JP¥ 1966]
Keywords: Stoddard Jazz Barbary Coast Black Music San Francisco Sid Leprott Ragtime Jelly Roll Morton Reb Spikes Tom Turpin Minstrels Medicine Shows Wesley Fields Alfred Levy Charle Duke Turner Creole 40557 Music: : Jazz