Marshal Royal was the heart of the saxophone in the Count Basie Orchestra for twenty years from the 1950s to the 1960s. He was among the jazz giants and a major pioneer in West Coast jazz.
MARSHAL ROYAL: JAZZ SURVIVOR is the story of West Coast big band jazz, and Royals major role in it. On his own Royal became a touring legend and highly successful. This memoir is a masterful story of one man making his way and of those he encountered and his relationships with band leaders Stan Kenton and Woody Herman.
The photos are rare and there is one with Frank Sinatra and Quincy Jones in 1968 among others of historical interest. Royal's discussion and remembrances of Count Basie and other musicians is entertaining factual and enjoyable reading.
This book is the second publication in the Continuum series Bayou Jazz Lives and is well worth the reader's time. If you have an interest in West Coast Jazz and the big band era you will want to own a copy of MARSHAL ROYAL: JAZZ SURVIVOR.'Marshal Royal was the heart of the saxophone in the Count Basie Orchestra for twenty years from the 1950s to the 1960s. He was among the jazz giants and a major pioneer in West Coast jazz.
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Marshal Royal: Jazz Survivor by Marshal Royal with Claire P. Gordon
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- Book Title: Marshal Royal: Jazz Survivor
- Author: Marshal Royal with Claire P. Gordon
- Publisher: Continuum
- Year Published: 2001
- Book Type:: Autobiography
- ISBN: 826458041
- Rating: Five Stars
- Number of Pages: 180
- Link: Amazon.com
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