Classic Jazz
A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians
Floyd Levin
CONTENTS
Foreword by Benny CarterPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Kid Ory and the Revival Era
Kid Ory
Kid Ory's Legendary 1921 Nordskog/Sunshine Recordings
Papa Mutt Carey
Buster Wilson
Andrew Blakeney
Ram Hall
Dink Johnson
Bud Scott
Joe Darensbourg
Ed "Montudie" Garland
Teddy Buckner
2. A Personal View of the Music
Lieutenant Jim Europe's Hellfighters-- The 369th Infantry Jazz Band
"I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate"-- The First Recorded Hit of the Jazz Age
The World Premiere of "Rhapsody in Blue"
"Relaxin, at the Touro"-- Memories of Muggsy Spanier
Spud Murphy
A Memorable Jack Teagarden Record Date
The Duke Ellington Sacred Music Concert-- New Orleans, 1970
Dick Hyman's Historic Direct-to-CD Recording Session
3. A Personal View of the Musicians
Benny Carter
James P. Johnson
Brun Campbell and Scott Joplin
Rex Stewart's Memories of Jelly Roll Morton
Anita Gonzales and the Untold Story of Jelly Roll Morton's Last Years
Johnny Guarnieri
I'm Just Wild about Eubie-- Memories of Eubie Blake (read the excerpt)
Jess Stacy
Milt Hinton
Spiegle Willcox
Eddie Miller
Morty Corb
Barney Bigard
Wild Bill Davison
Rosy McHargue
Artie Shaw
Andy Razaf
Coot Grant and Sox Wilson
The World's Greatest Jazz Band
4. The Influence of New Orleans Musicians on Classic Jazz
The Jazz Journey-- From Lulu White's Mahogany Hall to Carnegie Hall
Papa Celestin and the Voodoo Queen
Danny Barker-- The Jazz Troubadour
Lorenzo Tio, Jr., and the Clarinetists of the Crescent City
Willie James Humphrey, Jr.
George Lewis
Alton Purnell
Bill Russell
5. The Great Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong's Underrated Recordings during the Big-Band Era
"Ambassador Satch" on the World Stage
A Sentimental Journey-- Louis' Funeral
6. Jazz on the West Coast
Los Angeles in the Swing Era
The Palomar Ballroom Fire
The Firehouse Five and the Good Time Jazz Record Company
The Yerba Buena Jazz Band and the Jazz Man Label
Benny Strickler
Turk Murphy's Final Triumph
I Remember Bob Scobey
Dave Dexter, Jr.
The Poor Angel Hot Jazz Society
Dick Cary's Tuesday Night Band
7. Unsung Heroes
Pete Daily
Stew Pletcher
Sammy Lee
Pud Brown
Bob McCracken
Pat Gogerty
Rick Fay
8. The Seven-Year Challenge to Complete the Louis Armstrong Statue
A Fund Is Created in Old New Orleans
"For the Love of Louis," by Ned Brundage
Bing Crosby to the Rescue
July 4, 1976
Epilogue
Index
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