Description: Marshal Royal : Jazz Survivor, Paperback by Royal, Marshall; Gordon, Claire P., ISBN 0826458041, ISBN-13 9780826458049, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Marsgal Royal was a core member of the Count Basei Orchestra for twenty years during its resurgence in the 1950s and 1960s. 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 . Navy bands. After leaving Hampton, Royal made countless recordings as a freelancer before joining Basie, where he was responsible for rehearsing the Orchestra. Later, he became internationally known as a soloist while continuing his prolific recording career. His brother, Ernie, who was a star trumpeter in the bands of Woody Herman and Stan Kenton, is also profiled. Claire P. Gordon is the editor of Rex Stewart's memoir, Boy Meets Horn, and of Stewart's other collections of writings. She lives on the West Coast and has a long-term interest in the oral history of jazz.
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Book Title: Marshal Royal : Jazz Survivor
Number of Pages: 180 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Marshal Royal : Jazz Survivor
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Subject: Composers & Musicians, Popular Culture
Publication Year: 2001
Item Height: 0.4 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Author: Marshal Royal, Claire P. Gordon
Subject Area: Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Length: 10 in
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Uk-Trade Paper