LEADER 02550nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910785790603321 005 20230823001131.0 010 $a0-8173-8646-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000238648 035 $a(EBL)997590 035 $a(OCoLC)811410910 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000704807 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11477077 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000704807 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10719610 035 $a(PQKB)11574418 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC997590 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19087 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL997590 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10595684 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000238648 100 $a20120214d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDoc$b[electronic resource] $ethe story of a Birmingham jazz man /$fFrank Adams and Burgin Mathews 210 $aTuscaloosa, AL $cUniversity of Alabama Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (300 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-8173-5959-1 311 $a0-8173-1780-5 327 $aFamily -- 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". 330 $aDoc 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 communit 606 $aJazz musicians$zAlabama$zBirmingham$vBiography 606 $aClarinetists$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aAfrican Americans$zAlabama$zBirmingham$vBiography 615 0$aJazz musicians 615 0$aClarinetists 615 0$aAfrican Americans 676 $a781.65092 676 $aB 700 $aAdams$b Frank$f1928-2014$01506574 701 $aMathews$b Burgin$01506575 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785790603321 996 $aDoc$93736867 997 $aUNINA