[ePub] Jazz Anecdotes: Second Time Around by Bill Crow at Arts-Photography

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. However I am so glad I did read this bookBy CustomerI had to read this book for my intro to Jazz class. Ill admit that when the professor told me I had to read another book on top of my textbook I wasnt all that thrilled especially when its 300+ pages. However I am so glad I did read this book. Im a huge music fan who enjoys watching documentaries about artist and shows like behind the music. This book is an intensive collection of stories from all aspects of Jazz to specific musicians. If you enjoy good stories or Jazz you will enjoy this book. Glad it was a mandatory read. my only knock on the book is that perhaps it couldve had a longer chapter on Louis.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Like Bird said. its all about the stories...By Spider RobinsonThe best collection of jazz stories ever. expanded and updated. If you dont already have this memorized. jump on it. Bill was there. and tells the stories right.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Jazz Anecdotes from A (Armstrong) to Z (Zoot)By R. M. PetersonEveryone knows who Armstrong is. Not everyone knows who Zoot is. But if you read JAZZ ANECDOTES you will learn that Zoot is Zoot Sims. Besides being a superb but underappreciated tenor sax player. Zoot was a fun-loving. witty character - as were many jazz musicians. JAZZ ANECDOTES collects hundreds of examples of the humor. high-jinks. and humanity of the jazz community - from the famous (such as Louis Armstrong). to the not-so-famous (such as Zoot Sims). to the now almost forgotten (such as Wingy Manone). (Wingy got his nickname after he lost one arm as a boy in a streetcar accident in New Orleans; Joe Venuti once gave Wingy one cufflink as a birthday present.)The entries are arranged in chapters. either according to topic (e.g.. "On the Road". "Cutting Contests". or "52nd Street") or individual musician (e.g.. Bix Beiderbecke. Charlie Parker. or Dizzy Gillespie). They are connected by unobtrusive but intelligent commentary by Bill Crow. the long-time jazz bassist who compiled the compendium.JAZZ ANECDOTES makes for fun and informative light reading for jazz fans. It is perfect for the bathroom or the bed-side table. Here are a few brief samples:* Shortly after Louis Armstrongs long-time valet Doc died. someone asked Louis what had been wrong with Doc. Louis looked at him with a sad face and said. "What was wrong with Doc? Man. when you die. EVERYTHING is wrong with you!"* Lester Young had to hire a fill-in drummer for a gig. The fellow wasnt fitting in well. During a break. the drummer. trying to make conversation. asked. "Say. Prez. when was the last time we worked together?" "Tonight". sighed Young.* George Shearing. now 91. is the among the last in a distinguished line of blind jazz pianists. Late in his career. he. like many performers. offered CDs for sale in the lobby. He would pump them from the stage: "Remember. profits from these sales will go to help the blind. Not many of the blind. mind you." Shearing once defined "endless love" as "a tennis match between me and Ray Charles."* A bum once accosted Al Cohn at the bus terminal and asked for a dollar to buy a drink. Al reached for his wallet. but then said. "Wait a minute. How do I know you wont spend this on food?" Al. of course. understood full well the yen. When a bartender asked him. "Whatll you have?". Al would reply. "One too many".* Between an all-day recording session and a night-time club date. Zoot Sims was sitting in a bar. complaining that he was exhausted and yet he still had a whole performance to get through. A woman offered him a Dexedrine spansule and. because she thought they were pretty strong. she suggested that he do what she did and "open one up and pour some of it out". "Pour some of it out!." exclaimed Zoot. "Are you crazy? Dont you know that there are people SLEEPING in Europe?"