Diary of a Young Musician: Final Days of the Big Band Era

Diary of a Young Musician: Final Days of the Big Band Era (written work, Memoir/autobiography)

Listening experiences

1417780414639: The head usher [at the Capitol Theater on Broadway...

1417792695978: During one of my practice sessions I heard so...

1417793887786: The end of my first year at Juilliard was com...

1417794343268: When the saxophones switched to clarinet for ...

1417794787642: Randy’s playing was incredible. I didn’t real...

1417795439040: ...Joe smiled and said, “Sonny Dunham is rehea...

1417795922918: My first reaction to Sonny’s trumpet playing ...

1417796656014: The only music you could get on the car radio...

1418142664874: I drove to Troy, New York, to visit my brother Sim...

1418143340756: The Parcel Post Service was looking for workers du...

1418143618942: The [National Guard B]and was all right, but it wa...

1420811728459: Our destination was the “Lighthouse,” a jazz club ...

1421149481176: … Mo, Norman, and I were walking by the Riverside ...

1423580317609: Being pinned or “engaged to become engaged” t...

1423581060050: Allen then commenced to unpack the cello and h...

1423581638457: At about this time our group got some needed ...

1423582150172: One of the worst jobs we played was in Hull, ...

1423582796976: On the way back to New York City, I took a de...

1423583639066: Nancy [Lee] was made for New Orleans and they...

1423586199641: We’d be playing at the Mapes Hotel for six weeks. ...

1423587207145: There was a swinging Negro jazz group on the ...

1423587567795: Al came up with a new arrangement which requi...

1423588619688: I was happy to return to New York City... and...

1423589805882: I knew I was surrounded by first class musicians. ...

1423590544780: Billy Eckstein of rolled collar fame and a we...

1423591006265: When Shirley and I stopped off at a photograp...

author

Felix Mayerhofer

published in

2006

publisher

Xlibris

ISBN

1413477291

includes
Cite as Felix Mayerhofer, Diary of a Young Musician: Final Days of the Big Band Era (, 2006)
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