Doc – The Story of a Birmingham Jazz Man Adams Mathews Paperback 9780817359591

DocThe Story of a Birmingham Jazz Man\nAuthor(s): Frank Adams, Burgin Mathews\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Alabama Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Alabama Press\nISBN-13: 9780817359591, 978-0817359591\nSynopsis\nAutobiography of jazz elder statesman Frank \""\""Doc\""\"" Adams, highlighting his role in Birmingham, Alabama's, historic jazz scene and tracing his personal adventure that parallels, in many ways, the story and spirit of jazz itself.\n\nDoc tells the story of an accomplished jazz master, from his musical apprenticeship under John T. \""\""Fess\""\"" Whatley and his time touring with Sun Ra and Duke Ellington to his own inspiring work as an educator and bandleader.\n\nCentral to this narrative is the often-overlooked story of Birmingham's unique jazz tradition and community. From the very beginnings of jazz, Birmingham was home to an active network of jazz practitioners and a remarkable system of jazz apprenticeship rooted in the city's segregat.