Black Gypsy: The Recordings of Eddie South

by Anthony Barnett and Anthony Barnett

Music. African-American Studies. This annotated, in-depth discography and itinerary of Eddie South, the jazz violin virtuoso, includes a cassette of SELECTED TEST AND BROADCAST PERFORMANCES 1927-1953. The book includes numerous publicity and candid photographs of South throughout his career, along with reproductions of his playbills and album covers. Eddie South (1904-1962) was the foremost classically trained African-American violinist of the early jazz and the swing-to-bebop periods. He first recorded in 1923 and made his last recording in 1959, collaborating, along the way, with such notables as Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelly.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 090795426X
• ISBN13: 9780907954262
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Allardyce, Barnett
• Length: 121 Pages