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The View from the Back of the Band

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

The View from the Back of the Band

By Chris Smith

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About the book

Mel Lewis (1929-1990) first picked up his father's drumsticks at the age of two. At 17 he was a full-time professional musician. The View from the Back of the Band is the first biography of this legendary jazz drummer. For over 50 years, Lewis provided the blueprint for how a drummer could subtly support any musical situation. While he made his name with Stan Kenton and Thad Jones, and with his band at the Village Vanguard, it was the hundreds of recordings that he made as a sideman and his abil...Show more

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ISBN

9781574416534

Publisher

University of North Texas Press,U.S.

Published year

2016

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1

Original title

The View from the Back of the Band

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Paperback

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