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1 online resource |
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text file |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Family -- The church -- Schoolboy -- "Fess" -- Outer space -- First gigs and Birmingham clubs -- Summers on the road -- Howard -- Bounce, bebop, blues, and swing -- Teacher -- Bandleader -- Friends and mentors -- Building a family, making ends meet -- The movement -- Keeping the spirit -- "Doc." |
| Summary |
& Div & & i & Doc & /i & is the autobiography of jazz elder statesman Frank & ldquo;Doc & rdquo; Adams, highlighting his role in Birmingham, Alabama & rsquo;s, historic jazz scene and tracing his personal adventure that parallels, in many ways, the story and spirit of jazz itself. & br & & /div & & div & & nbsp; & /div & & div & & i & Doc & /i & tells the story of an accomplished jazz master, from his musical apprenticeship under John T. & ldquo;Fess & rdquo; Whatley and his time touring with Sun Ra and Duke Ellington to his own inspiring work as an educator and bandleader. & br & & /div & & div & Central to this narrative is the. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Adams, Frank, 1928-2014.
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Adams, Frank, 1928-2014. |
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Adams, Frank, 1928-2014. |
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Jazz musicians -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Biography.
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Jazz musicians. |
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Alabama -- Birmingham. |
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Clarinetists -- United States -- Biography.
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Clarinetists. |
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United States. |
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African Americans -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Biography.
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African Americans. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Mathews, Burgin.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780817317805 0817317805 (DLC) 2012006704 |
| ISBN |
0817386467 (electronic book) |
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9780817386467 (electronic book) |
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9780817317805 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0817317805 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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