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Doc : the story of a Birmingham jazz man / Frank Adams and Burgin Mathews.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adams, Frank, 1928-2014, author.
- Mathews, Burgin, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adams, Frank, 1928-2014.
- Adams, Frank.
- Jazz musicians--Alabama--Birmingham--Biography.
- Jazz musicians.
- Clarinetists--United States--Biography.
- Clarinetists.
- African Americans--Alabama--Birmingham--Biography.
- African Americans.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxx, 267 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Story of a Birmingham jazz man
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa, AL : University of Alabama Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Doc is the autobiography of jazz elder statesman Frank 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 community. From the very beginnings of jazz, Birmingham was home to an active network of jazz practitioners and a remarkable system of jazz apprenticeship rooted in the city's segregated schools. Birmingham musicians spread across the country to populate the sidelines of the nation's bestknown bands. Local musicians, like Erskine Hawkins and members of his celebrated orchestra, returned home heroes. Frank "Doc" Adams explores, through first-hand experience, the history of this community, introducing readers to a large and colorful cast of characters.
- Contents:
- 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".
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-8646-7
- OCLC:
- 811410910
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