A Life in the Golden Age of Jazz
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Buddy's story is, in a very real sense, the story of jazz in America. But the most perceptive observers of American phenomena often come from other countries — in this case from France. Fabrice Zammarchi and Sylvie Mas are a young husband and wife team from Paris who share a love of jazz and a passion for the music of Buddy DeFranco. Fabrice is also the author of Sidney Bechet: Passport to Paradise, a biographical portrait of Bechet published in 1989. Fabrice is a professional jazz clarinetist, and therefore speaks with great authority about the merits of Buddy's artistry. After meeting Buddy and his wife Joyce during a European tour in 1991, Fabrice and Sylvie became close friends with the DeFrancos and have conducted extensive interviews with Buddy over the last decade. Those interviews and the authors' extensive research have been blended with a splendid collection of historic photographs to tell Buddy's complete story.

This is a book for all jazz fans because it successfully explores the breadth of Buddy's life in jazz. The extensive interviews with Buddy are filled with his personal anecdotes, relating his memorable experiences with the hundreds of musicians he has lived and played with over the years. Buddy thus reveals that he is a "walking encyclopedia" of jazz history, having played with practically all of the great stars of jazz over the last 67 years!

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