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    At The Jazz Band Ball Sixty Years On The Jazz Scene by Nat Hentoff

    University Of California Press

    Nat Hentoff, renowned jazz critic, has lived through much of jazz's history and has known many of jazz's most important figures, often as friend and confidant. Hentoff has been a tireless advocate for the neglected parts of jazz history, including forgotten sidemen and women. This volume includes his best recent work - short essays, long interviews, and personal recollections. From Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong to Ornette Coleman and Quincy Jones, Hentoff brings the jazz greats to life and traces their art to gospel, blues and many other forms of American music.

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