Selected Discography

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Foreword xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. 1. Big Dreams 1
7. 2. First Instruments 2
8. 3. Kicked Out 8
9. 4. The Vashon High Swingsters 11
10. 5. First Road Gig 22
11. 6. Nigga 28
12. 7. Ida Cox 33
13. 8. Stranded 39
14. 9. Lincoln Inn 42
15. 10. On the Road Again 48
16. 11. Tennis Shoe Pimp 56
17. 12. Jailed 58
18. 13. Len Bowden 62
19. 14. Navy Days 64
20. 15. Gray Clouds 69
21. 16. The Big Apple 73
22. 17. George Hudson 75
23. 18. The Club Plantation 80
24. 19. Galloping Dominoes 85
25. 20. Tempting Offers 87
26. 21. Lionel Hampton 90
27. 22. Road Lessons 94
28. 23. Pauline 96
29. 24. Charlie Barnet 102
30. 25. Count Basie 110
31. 26. Big Debt 115
32. 27. Duke Ellington 122
33. 28. Leaving Basie 126
34. 29. The University of Ellingtonia 128
35. 30. Working with Duke 132
36. 31. Duke’s Team 136
37. 32. Duke’s Management Arts 142
38. 33. Miles and Bird 143
39. 34. Billy Strayhorn 146
40. 35. Endurances 148
41. 36. Flugelhorn 152
42. 37. Europe 155
43. 38. Norman Granz 158
44. 39. Norman’s Battles 160
45. 40. Q 165
46. 41. NBC 170
47. 42. Jim and Andy’s 173
48. 43. Johnny and Ed 174
49. 44. Mumbles 176
50. 45. First House 179
51. 46. Big Bad Band 182
52. 47. Carnegie Hall 187
53. 48. Etoile 188
54. 49. Jazz Education Arena 191
55. 50. Those NBC Years 198
56. 51. Storms 202
57. 52. Black Clouds 205
58. 53. Keep on Keepin’ On 212
59. 54. New Love 220
60. 55. Whirlwinds 224
61. 56. Through the Storm 230
62. 57. Second Chance 239
63. 58. The Biggest Surprise 250
64. Acknowledgments 259
65. Honors and Awards 269
66. Original Compositions 279
67. Selected Discography 283
68. Index 303