An Unsung Cat
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An Unsung Cat

The Life and Music of Warne Marsh

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eBook - ePub

An Unsung Cat

The Life and Music of Warne Marsh

About this book

An Unsung Cat explores the life and music of jazz saxophonist, Warne Marsh. Safford Chamberlain follows the artist from his start in youth bands like the Hollywood Canteen Kids and The Teen-Agers through his studies under Lennie Tristano, his brilliant playing of the 1950s, his disappearance from public view in the 1960s, his re-emergence in the 1970s, and his belated recognition in the 1980s as one of the finest tenor players of the post-World War II era. Through interviews with the Marsh family and friends, Chamberlain offers an inside view of Marsh's private life, including his struggles with drug abuse. Detailed analysis of outstanding performances complements the personal story, while an extensively researched discography and photographs reveal the public and private face of this unique performer. In addition to the book, Scarecrow is pleased to offer a companion compact disc, released by Storyville Records. The tracks on the CD provide a representative sampling of Marsh's best work, while providing a historical overview of his development, from the beginning track, 'Apple Honey,' which is a private, low-fidelity tape from an NBC radio broadcast in 1945 of the Hoagy Carmichael Show, to the final track, 'Sweet and Lovely,' captured months before his death in 1987.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Editor’s Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction
  10. Ancestors
  11. The Un-Family
  12. The Canteen Kid
  13. Private Marsh
  14. Tristano, Guru Extraordinaire
  15. Success and Seclusion
  16. “Marshmallow” Solo
  17. Hello Prez, Goodbye Lennie
  18. Back Home
  19. “Broadway” Solo
  20. Lennie Again
  21. The Lost Decade
  22. A Second Career
  23. “I Remember You” Solo
  24. A Taste of Europe
  25. Warne (Coming) Out
  26. One More Time
  27. After Lennie
  28. “Body and Soul” Solo
  29. Criss Cross
  30. Singing Love Songs
  31. Norwegian Cool
  32. Out Chorus
  33. Coda
  34. Evaluations
  35. “Black Jack/Blue Lou” Solo
  36. “Body and Soul” Solo w/Joe Albany
  37. “It Could Happen to You” Solo
  38. List of Persons Interviewed
  39. Warne Marsh’s Recorded Legacy
  40. Index
  41. About the Author