However, Bradley reported that Mezzrow had been supplier of Mary Jane to Armstrong and group. Bradley reported that Mezzrow had died before Jack became associated with Armstrong. In trying to find someone who might have known Mezzrow, I called Jack Bradley, photographer and associate of Louis Armstrong in the latter’s late career. Hailed as an American counter-culture classic, this funny and candid musical memoir. He served for eight months in 1937 as personal secretary to Leon Trotsky and is best known for his 1959 novel, The Great Prince Died, a fictional account of Trotsky’s assassination. Read Really the Blues by Mezz Mezzrow available from Rakuten Kobo. Mezzrow was known as a dealer in high-quality marijuana and “Mezz” became a one of the many synonyms for the product.īernard Wolfe (1915-1985), co-author of this book, is of interest because of his background. However, most critics felt that Mezzrow was a mediocre clarinetist, or worse. As usual, Mezzrow is the weak point of the music, bragging a bit in places and doing his best on five songs (including two versions of 'Really the Blues') with an all-star group consisting of cornetist Muggsy Spanier, trombonist Sandy Williams, the great Sidney Bechet on soprano, pianist Sammy Price, bassist Wellman Braud and drummer Baby Dodds.

He recorded with some star performers, including Sidney Bechet, and got the endorsement of French jazz enthusiast Hugues Panassié. An edition of Really the blues (1946) Really the Blues by Mezz Mezzrow 0 Ratings 5 Want to read 0 Currently reading 0 Have read Overview View 8 Editions Details Reviews Lists Related Books Publish Date April 1987 Publisher Carroll & Graf Publishers Language English Previews available in: English This edition doesn't have a description yet. He married, second time, a black woman and moved to Harlem. Really The Blues - Milt Mezz Mezzrow with Cotton City Jazz Band aylerone 358 views 3 years ago Sidney Bechet - Really The Blues 5.3K views 7 years ago Mezz Mezzrow and his Swing Band. For those few who are completely unacquainted with Mezzrow, he was a Jewish clarinetist who decided to become black.

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