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Atria, Travis Carr, Ian. Giddins, Gary. Gushee, Lawrence. Orgill, Roxane Peterson, OscarOrgill, Roxane
Summary: Relates how the famous jazz trumpeter began his musical career, as a poor boy in New Orleans, by singing songs on street corners and playing a battered cornet in a marching band.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Company 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ARMCarr, Ian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rough Guides 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.65 CARGushee, Lawrence.
Contents: Dramatis personae -- Before the beginning -- The first season -- The second season -- The third season -- The final season -- Life and music after the band.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.65 GUSGiddins, Gary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.65 GIDSummary: Despite blindness, becoming paralyzed, and America's racial prejudices, Rahsaan Kirk was a one of a kind musician. His career was sparked by his desire to give more exposure to jazz music, particularly on television.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CASAtria, Travis
Summary: "By the 1930s, Briggs was considered "the Louis Armstrong of Paris," and was the peer of the greatest names of his time, from Josephine Baker to Django Reinhardt. In 1940, he was arrested and sent to the prison camp at Saint Denis. Based on groundbreaking research and including unprecedented access to Briggs's oral memoir, this is a crucial document of jazz history, a fast-paced epic, and an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRIGGS, ARTHUR BRISummary: In February 1972, celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan was shot dead by his common-law wife Helen during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts those who knew the Morgans. This feature documentary by filmmaker Kasper Collin is a love letter to two unique personalities and the music that brought them together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fisher Klingenstein Ventures, LLC 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IPeterson, Oscar
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Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum 2002