Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Prologue: “I Made Things Work” 1
6. 1. “A ll I Wanted Was My Freedom” 15
7. 2. “A Marvelous Crucible” 25
8. 3. Cole Train 39
9. 4. “The Opener” 53
10. 5. Let Freedom Swing 75
11. 6. Norman Granz versus . . . 99
12. 7. Mambo Jambo 115
13. 8. Enter Ella and Oscar 133
14. 9. The Continental 145
15. 10. “I Feel Most at Home in the Studio” 166
16. 11. Starry Nights 186
17. 12. “T hat Tall Old Man Standing Next to Ella Fitzgerald” 212
18. 13. The Jazz Hurricane 230
19. 14. “T he Lost Generation” 253
20. 15. Duke, Prez, and Billie 266
21. 16. Joie de Verve 278
22. 17. Across the Sea 295
23. 18. “Musicians Don’t Want to Jam” 308
24. 19. Picasso on the Beach 324
25. 20. “One More Once” 336
26. 21. Takin’ It on Out – for Good 356
27. 22. “Somewhere There’s Music” 373
28. Epilogue: “My Career, Such As It Is . . .” 387
29. Acknowledgments 393
30. Chronology 397
31. Notes 401
32. Selected Bibliography 437
33. Index 449