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Sittin in with Chris Griffin
Warren W. Vach
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Description for Sittin in with Chris Griffin
Paperback. Offers a fresh view of a part of the twentieth century known by popular music enthusiasts as the "Age of Swing". Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
This authentic account of the Big Band Era and the Age of Swing is alive with firsthand dialogue by Chris Griffin. Vaché traces the events spanning Griffin's career from his time in the Benny Goodman band with Harry James and Ziggy Elman in what Duke Ellington dubbed the best brass section of its day through his freelance years in radio, television and records where he recorded with legendary musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, and Frank Sinatra. Griffin's honesty and humor shine through the text as he recalls a time when talent and ... Read more
This authentic account of the Big Band Era and the Age of Swing is alive with firsthand dialogue by Chris Griffin. Vaché traces the events spanning Griffin's career from his time in the Benny Goodman band with Harry James and Ziggy Elman in what Duke Ellington dubbed the best brass section of its day through his freelance years in radio, television and records where he recorded with legendary musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, and Frank Sinatra. Griffin's honesty and humor shine through the text as he recalls a time when talent and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Jazz
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810850019
SKU
V9780810850019
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Ref
99-15
About Warren W. Vach
The late Warren W. Vaché was a freelance writer and jazz musician. He was a co-founder and charter member of the New Jersey Jazz Society, the co-founder of the American Federation of Jazz Societies, and founder of the American Jazz Hall of Fame.
Reviews for Sittin in with Chris Griffin
...I'm delighted that one of the unsung heroes of the Swing Era is not forgotten...
The Jazz Rag
This small book offers Griffin's affectionate tales of Goodman, Gleason, Charlie Barnet, Frank Sinatra and others. He comes across as a modest, witty raconteur and any new first-hand testimony about those long-gone days when, for a moment, jazz was American ... Read more
The Jazz Rag
This small book offers Griffin's affectionate tales of Goodman, Gleason, Charlie Barnet, Frank Sinatra and others. He comes across as a modest, witty raconteur and any new first-hand testimony about those long-gone days when, for a moment, jazz was American ... Read more