Traps the Drum Wonder: The Life of Buddy Rich - Hardcover

Torme, Mel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1888408030 ISBN 13: 9781888408034

Publisher: Rebeats Press, 1997

Synopsis

(Book). Now back in print, this bestseller by Mel Torme is a brilliant biography of his friend of forty years, Buddy Rich, who was one of the most famous drummers of the Swing Era, having starred in the Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey bands. His career started when he was two years old in his parents' Vaudeville act, and by the time he was four he was the highest paid child performer in the world. The Buddy Rich story is a fascinating one, as much for what it says about the world of American music and entertainment as for the remarkable life it portrays. Drawing from interviews and many personal reminiscences, Torme packs this biography with vivid, often funny, anecdotes. His personal touch and his in-depth knowledge of jazz make for a moving, insightful, and often hilarious biography. 233 pages, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 Softcover

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About the Author

About the Author:
Mel Torme is a world renowned jazz singer/musician, and is the author of five books, includingThe Other Side of the Rainbow.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rebeats Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1888408030
• ISBN 13: 9781888408034
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 236