Volume II of this two-volume set traces the artist's life and career month by month from the orchestra's return from an extended European tour in June 1950, to Ellington's death in 1974. Jazz histori
Dizzy Gillespie: The Behop Years 1937-1952, chronciles Dizzy's life from his early struggles, through the birth of bebop, the demise of his first big band, up to his departure for France in 1952.
Count Basie: Swingin' The Blues 1936-1950, chronicles Basie's life from the Kansas City years, discovery by John Hammond, triumph in New York with the floating swing of the All-American rhythm section
The Jazz Itineraries series, a new format based on Ken Vail's Jazz Diaries, charts the careers of famous jazz musicians, listing club and concert appearances with details of recording sessions and mov
