Really the blues

Really the blues

by Mezzrow, Mezz

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Written in the 40's, this autobiography is a streetwise portrait of the world of jazz in the 30's and 40's. It shows life in the clubs, roadhouse dances and reefer culture in New Orleans, Chicago, and New York's Harlem. It is "the story of a white Jewish kid who fell in love with black culture, who learnt the clarinet" and loved jazz. - back cover.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Really the blues / Mezz Mezzrow ; with Bernard Wolfe.

Summary

Written in the 40's, this autobiography is a streetwise portrait of the world of jazz in the 30's and 40's. It shows life in the clubs, roadhouse dances and reefer culture in New Orleans, Chicago, and New York's Harlem. It is "the story of a white Jewish kid who fell in love with black culture, who learnt the clarinet" and loved jazz. - back cover.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1993.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Flamingo
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1993.

Notes

Originally published: New York: Random House, 1946.

The Physical Object

  • Description:viii, 404 pages ; : 20 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0006546919, 9780006546917
  • oclc:ocm30032381
  • LC Classification:ML419.M5
  • Dewey Decimal:781.65092

Subjects

Biographies Blues (Music) jazz Jazz musicians Jazz musicians -- Biography. -- United … Mezzrow, Mezz Musicians Musicians -- Biography. -- United States Musiciens -- Biographies. -- États-Unis Musiciens de jazz -- Biographies. -- Ét… United States

Writers

Mezzrow, Mezz Wolfe, Bernard

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