02550nam 2200589Ia 450 991078579060332120230823001131.00-8173-8646-7(CKB)2670000000238648(EBL)997590(OCoLC)811410910(SSID)ssj0000704807(PQKBManifestationID)11477077(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000704807(PQKBWorkID)10719610(PQKB)11574418(MiAaPQ)EBC997590(MdBmJHUP)muse19087(Au-PeEL)EBL997590(CaPaEBR)ebr10595684(EXLCZ)99267000000023864820120214d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDoc[electronic resource] the story of a Birmingham jazz man /Frank Adams and Burgin MathewsTuscaloosa, AL University of Alabama Press20121 online resource (300 p.)Includes index.0-8173-5959-1 0-8173-1780-5 Family -- The church -- Schoolboy -- "Fess" -- Outer space -- First gigs and Birmingham clubs -- Summers on the road -- Howard -- Bounce, bebop, blues, and swing -- Teacher -- Bandleader -- Friends and mentors -- Building a family, making ends meet -- The movement -- Keeping the spirit -- "Doc".Doc is the autobiography of jazz elder statesman Frank "Doc" Adams, highlighting his role in Birmingham, Alabama's, historic jazz scene and tracing his personal adventure that parallels, in many ways, the story and spirit of jazz itself.Doc tells the story of an accomplished jazz master, from his musical apprenticeship under John T. "Fess" Whatley and his time touring with Sun Ra and Duke Ellington to his own inspiring work as an educator and bandleader.Central to this narrative is the often-overlooked story of Birmingham's unique jazz tradition and communitJazz musiciansAlabamaBirminghamBiographyClarinetistsUnited StatesBiographyAfrican AmericansAlabamaBirminghamBiographyJazz musiciansClarinetistsAfrican Americans781.65092BAdams Frank1928-20141506574Mathews Burgin1506575MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785790603321Doc3736867UNINA