Serge Chaloff : a musical biography and discography / Vladimir Simosko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simosko, Vladimir.

Series:

Studies in jazz ; no. 27.

Studies in jazz ; no. 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chaloff, Serge, 1923-1957.

Chaloff, Serge.

Chaloff, Serge, 1923-1957--Discography.

Saxophonists--United States--Biography.

Saxophonists.

United States.

Genre:

Discographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 187 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press ; [Newark, N.J.] : Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers--The State University of New Jersey, 1998.

Summary:

Serge Chaloff (1923-1957) is most widely remembered (when he is remembered at all) as the flamboyant baritone saxophone star with Woody Herman's 2nd Herd whose problems with drugs extended to erratic personal behavior. Nevertheless, there were many brilliant sessions featuring his work before and after his stint with Herman. This work attempts to bring them the recognition they deserve.

Simosko details the life and music of Chaloff in an engaging style, from his childhood in Boston, Massachusetts, through his untimely death in 1957. He also provides a discography of Serge Chaloff's recorded output, much of which has been made available by the 1993 Mosaic Records release of The Complete Serge Chaloff Sessions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-101) and indexes.

ISBN:

0810833964

OCLC:

38557354