The Fabulous George Lewis Band: "The Inside Story" [With CD (Audio)]

by Barry Martyn and Nick Gagliano

In the mid-twentieth century, American jazz clarinetist George Lewis stood as a symbol of the New Orleans jazz tradition, but his fame came later in life than most. Born George Joseph Francois Louis Zenon in the French Quarter in 1900, Lewis started playing music professionally at age 17, but his primary occupation was that of a stevedore on the New Orleans docks. That all changed in 1942, when he was recommended as a last-minute replacement for the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807136980
• ISBN13: 9780807136980
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 10.6"