Bibliograph

Whisper not, the autobiography of Benny Golson, Benny Golson and Jim Merod

Type

Label

Whisper not, the autobiography of Benny Golson, Benny Golson and Jim Merod

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Whisper not

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

929544183

Responsibility statement

Benny Golson and Jim Merod

Sub title

the autobiography of Benny Golson

Summary

The jazz musician describes his teenage years as a gifted saxophonist, his friendship with John Coltrane, his performances with Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, and Jimmy Heath, and his work as a composer for films and television. --Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

John Coltrane. One of a kind: John Coltrane ; John and I meet Diz and Bird ; John becomes a dynamo -- The 'hood and youthful reckonings. Uncle Robert and the man ; Two heroes and a night at Minton's ; Early tragedies and victories ; Welfare days, hard times -- Great people. No one else: Bobbie Hurd ; Moose and Bostic ; Art Blakey's neophytes and Tadd Dameron's luck ; Further adventures with Tadd and an evening with Louis Armstrong ; The duel: Clifford Brown and Fats Navarro ; Wonder and beauty: Betty Carter and Art Farmer ; Genius squared: Jimmy and Percy Heath ; Unrivaled aces: Sarah Vaughan and Bill Evans ; Four "brothers": Mulgrew Miller, Woody Herman, Henry Brant, and George Russell -- Hollywood. Starting over ; Gettin' my mojo workin' ; M*A*S*H ; Movie stars like jazz, too -- Amazing friendships. Quincy Jones ; Sweets and Diz ; Philly Joe Jones ; Monk, Max, and Dinah ; Curtis Fuller and the jazztet -- Music and writing. Writing ; Lessons ; "Stablemates": my first recorded song ; "Along came Betty" ; "I remember Clifford" ; The ballad and "Weight" -- Icons. Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks ; Duke and Strayhorn ; Coleman Hawkins ; Art Blakey and Thelonious Monk ; Blakey and the jazz messengers ; Kenny Dorham and Lee Morgan ; Sonny Rollins ; Great performances: Oscar Pettiford, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins, Billy Taylor, and Walter Davis, Jr. ; Charles Mingus, Benny Goodman, Gigi Gryce, and Horace Silver ; Peggy Lee and Diana Ross ; Milt "Bags" Jackson, Larry Young, Joe Farrell, and Tony Williams ; Wynton Kelly and Chick Corea ; Miles Davis and Geoffrey Keezer ; Mickey Rooney, Redd Foxx, Jersey Joe Walcott, and Muhammad Ali -- Verses and a coda. Notes on starting over ; The blues ; Brielle ; Coda: a new way of life

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