Sittin' in with Chris Griffin : a reminiscence of radio and recording's golden years / Warren W. Vaché.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vaché, Warren W., 1914-2005.

Series:

Studies in jazz ; no. 46.

Studies in jazz ; no. 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Griffin, Chris, 1915-2005.

Griffin, Chris.

Trumpet players--United States--Biography.

Trumpet players.

Jazz musicians--United States--Biography.

Jazz musicians.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xx, 115 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm.

Other Title:

Sitting in with Chris Griffin

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press ; [New Brunswick] : Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers--the State University of New Jersey, 2005.

Summary:

Traces the events spanning Griffin's career from his time in the Benny Goodman band with Harry James and Ziggy Elman in what Duke Ellington dubbed the best brass section of its day through his freelance years in radio, television, and records where he recorded with legendary musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, and Frank Sinatra. Griffin's honesty and humor shine through the text as he recalls a time when talent and dedication to quality were supreme.

Notes:

Includes discography (pages [81]-115).

ISBN:

081085001X

OCLC:

57452638