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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454100103321

Autore

Royal Marshal

Titolo

Marshal Royal, jazz survivor / / Marshal Royal with Claire P. Gordon ; recording chronology by Howard Rye

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Cassell, , 1996

©1996

ISBN

1-283-27218-0

9786613272188

1-4411-8069-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Bayou Jazz Lives

Disciplina

788.7165092

Soggetti

Jazz musicians - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editor's Note; 1 The Family; 2 I Go To Work; 3 Around Los Angeles; 4 The Cotton Club; 5 I Am The Father Of The Family; 6 With Lionel; 7 The Navy And After; 8 With Count Basic; 9 The Birdland Years; 10 More Basie Years; 11 The Years After Basie; Recording Chronology; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Marsgal Royal was a core member of the Count Basei Orchestra for twenty years during its resurgence in the 1950's and 1960's. Before that, he was a pioneer of jazz on the West Coast, playing with many bands in and around Los Angeles. A child prodigy of both the violin and saxophone, Royal was literally born on the road as his musician parents made their way West. Royal shares his experiences with Les Hite's band at Sebastian's New Cotton Club, where 's Orchestra after a wartime career in U.S. Navy bands. After leaving Hampton, Royal made countless recordings as a freelancer before joining Basie,