| Intimate Conversations with the Stars of the Big Band Era In More Dialogues in Swing veteran broadcaster Fred Hall conducts intimate interviews with many of the major figures in what is often called "The Golden Age of Swing." Fred, in a relaxed manner, interviews Kay Starr, members of the Count Basie Band, Steve Allen, Teddy Wilson, Alvino Rey and the King Sisters, Herb Jeffries, Johnny Green, Les Brown, Helen Forrest, Helen O'Connell, Harry James and Tony Bennett. Fans and music lovers will find this book as fascinating and enertaining as the original Dialogues In Swing. An extensive music resource section and discography of the stars interviewed is included to aid swing music lovers in their search for records, tapes and CDs. In these interviews Fred Hall reveals a passion for, and a knowledge of, his subjects that make for entertaining and intriguing reading. Zan Stewart, columnist, Los Angeles Times. Fred Hall combines the enthusiasm of a fan with the knowledge and insight of a musicologist, to fashion an incisive, educational, honest and often touching look at the Swing Era and its stars. It's even better than his first volume. Bruce H. Klauber, D. Mus., jazz critic and author of World of Gene Krupa. Fred Hall's radio interviews constitute an invaluable oral history of popular music and jazz. Gene Lees, author, editor, and publisher of the Jazzletter. ISBN-0-934793-31-X |
