Jake Hanna
The Rhythm and Wit of a Swinging Jazz Drummer
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SKU: HL.109471
The Rhythm and Wit of a Swinging Jazz Drummer. Meredith Music Resource. Biography / MUSIC BISAC, Biography/Composers & Musicians. Softcover. 240 pages. Published by Meredith Music (HL.109471).ISBN 9781574631920. UPC: 884088793487. 6x9 inches.
This colorful memoir of the great jazz drummer and witty storyteller recounts his life story and career through tributes, recollections and anecdotes – many of them his own hilarious quips – from more than 170 friends, fans, and fellow performers including Toshiko Akiyoshi, Marian McPartland, Eiji Kitamura and Jeff Hamilton; musicians he mentored such as Howard Alden, Harry Allen, Dan Barrett and Scott Hamilton; and fans such as Harry Crosby, Charlie Watts, Vic Firth and Jim Keltner. His performances with Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, Harry James, Supersax, Hanna-Fontana, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, the Merv Griffin Show band and over 250 albums are legendary!