Really the blues
by Mezz Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, Barry Gifford · first published 1946
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For anyone looking for an insider view into the crazy, early days of Jazz, I highly Recommend Sidney Bechet's Treat it Gentle and Mezz Mezzrow's Really the Blues, which also include many fascinating stories about Armstrong - like the time he improvised the song Heebie Jeebies (about Grass)[0]. [0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksmGt2U-xTE&pxtry=1
on “Reefer tapes of Louis Armstrong” ↗…Nothing* - Tom Kromer; Great depression era destitution, and travel *Days of Life and Death and Escape to the Moon* - William Saroyan; In an era of great writers, Saroyan remains wildly under appreciated. *Really the Blues* - Mezz Mezzrow; Written in 1920s jive slang, it's emblematic of an era *The KLF* - John Higgs; The book is subtitled "Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds" All those things are true…
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