Leader of the band
the life of Woody Herman
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Author
Publication
1995 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
103,500 words, Guess
Page Count
414 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1274068M
- ISBN-10019505671X
- OCLC Control Number32013538
- OCLC Control Numberleaderofbandlife00lees
- Library of Congress Control Number95005567
and 2 more
- Goodreads1524951
- LibraryThing1078086
Classifications
- DDC781.65/092
- LCCML419.H375 L4 1995
Description
Now comes the book that jazz lovers (and Lees's fans) have been waiting for - Leader of the Band, a vivid, full-scale biography of Woody Herman. Asked by Herman in 1986 to write his biography, Gene Lees has spent close to a decade working on it, interviewing many of Herman's childhood friends and lifelong acquaintances as well as numerous musicians.
First Sentence
In the glory days of the big bands, little more than the decade between 1935 and 1945, the leaders of these orchestras were public heroes.
Excerpt
In the glory days of the big bands, little more than the decade between 1935 and 1945, the leaders of these orchestras were public heroes.
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