Teddy Wilson Talks Jazz: The Autobiography of Teddy Wilson - Hardcover

Wilson, Teddy; Ligthart, Arie; Van Loo, Humphrey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0304336106 ISBN 13: 9780304336104

Publisher: UNKNO, 1996

Synopsis

In his varied and colorful life, Teddy Wilson worked with innumerable great names of jazz. He came to fame in the small groups led by Benny Goodman, and also through his remarkable series of recordings with the singer Billie Holiday. During the mid-1970s, Wilson recorded and toured often in Europe, and during these visits he was frequently teamed with the Dutch Swing College Band. The band's guitarist Arie Ligthart and Anglo-Dutch publicist and author Humphrey van Loo took the opportunity of these visits to work with Wilson on a full-length autobiography, which has lain unpublished during the years since Wilson's death in 1986.

About this title

About the Author:

Teddy Wilson was a well-known jazz musician who died in 1986. Arie Ligthart was a guitarist with the Dutch Swing College band for over twenty years, appearing on many sessions with the band's American guests including Billy Butterfield, Joe Venuti and Jimmy Witherspoon, as well as Teddy Wilson. Humphrey van Loo is an Anglo-Dutch writer, journalist and publicist.

Review:

"Full of valuable information and quietly astute observation that matches the pianist's manner and music."
-Stanley Dance, JazzTimes

"Provides many personal insights into the life and times of Theodore Shaw Wilson, a prodigious pianist."
-John Nelson, Mississippi Rag

"Articulate, generous and humane, Wilson's book fully expresses his jazz personality."
-Chris Searle, Morning Star

About this edition

• Publisher: UNKNO
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0304336106
• ISBN 13: 9780304336104
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 179