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An important study of horn-player Pee Wee Erwin and the big band era of music.

Trade Review
...the very best in journalism. * Shellac Stack *
Presented with friendly care...offers much to whet and warrant a jazz-buff's interest. * JazzTimes Magazine *
Beyond any doubt, the best book ever put together on a musician's life with the big bands is just out. * Courier-News [Gannett, Bridgewater, Nj] *
...the reader gets an excellent overview of the music business...well-written... * Cadence Magazine *
...a great book by one of the stars of the swing era who continued to be a leading light in the New York traditional jazz scene... * Joslin's Jazz Journal *
Reading this incredibly lucid and total -recall account is to marvel and be thankful that it was obtained over months of interviewing before all too soon the shadows fell... * Needle Time *
...loaded with valuable historical data which will be of interest to a wide segment of collectors. * The IAJRC Journal *
...a remarkable job... * Jazz Journal International *
...valuable...this biography of a truly-loved jazz warrior is simply essential... * Association Of British Jazz Musicians Bulletin *
...a truly eclectic overview of the music business during this period. * CHOICE *

This Horn for Hire Pee Wee Erwin Studies in Jazz

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      Publisher: Scarecrow Press
      Publication Date: 01/09/1987
      ISBN13: 9780810819450, 978-0810819450
      ISBN10: 0810819457

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An important study of horn-player Pee Wee Erwin and the big band era of music.

      Trade Review
      ...the very best in journalism. * Shellac Stack *
      Presented with friendly care...offers much to whet and warrant a jazz-buff's interest. * JazzTimes Magazine *
      Beyond any doubt, the best book ever put together on a musician's life with the big bands is just out. * Courier-News [Gannett, Bridgewater, Nj] *
      ...the reader gets an excellent overview of the music business...well-written... * Cadence Magazine *
      ...a great book by one of the stars of the swing era who continued to be a leading light in the New York traditional jazz scene... * Joslin's Jazz Journal *
      Reading this incredibly lucid and total -recall account is to marvel and be thankful that it was obtained over months of interviewing before all too soon the shadows fell... * Needle Time *
      ...loaded with valuable historical data which will be of interest to a wide segment of collectors. * The IAJRC Journal *
      ...a remarkable job... * Jazz Journal International *
      ...valuable...this biography of a truly-loved jazz warrior is simply essential... * Association Of British Jazz Musicians Bulletin *
      ...a truly eclectic overview of the music business during this period. * CHOICE *

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