Scarecrow Press
Pages: 272
Trim: 5¾ x 8¾
978-0-8108-3415-6 • Hardback • November 1998 • $86.00 • (£66.00)
David Griffiths has been contributing, for the past fifteen years, a weekly jazz column to the South Wales Evening Post. His articles have also appeared in Storyville, The Mississippi Rag, and Jazz Journal.
...what a wealth of information is inspired by this collection of meticulous recollection...
— Crescendo & Jazz Music
None of these figures will appear in any but the most detailed history of jazz, yet each has a unique story of his or her own journey in the business...an interesting volume...
— CHOICE
Exemplary book...This fine tribute to some of the forgotten men and women of jazz is invaluable as research and uplifting as a documentary.
— JazzTimes Magazine
...even the shortest entries are illuminating...Griffiths takes time to recommend various recordings his subjects appeared on, a valuable inclusion with players this obscure. If you enjoy oral histories, Hot Jazz is a good bet.
— Cadence Magazine
...writer David Griffiths' new book offers a fascinating look at the lives of some fine musicians.
— South Wales Evening Post
The author is superb with his attention to detail and ability to relate a story without interfering. He never intrudes in the subject's story yet presents it in a manner that is a joy to read.
— Jazz Educators Journal
These accounts provide a kind of reading that fills in the gaps; you get a sense of the warp and woof of the jazz life as lived by the journeyman musicians of the big band era.
— The Mississippi Rag