[Dixielandjazz] Terry Teachout on Fats Waller

[Steve barbone]

Norman Vickers wrote:


> http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article.asp?aid=12104067_1

> Regret that I  couldn't copy this article on Fats Waller  and send it
> directly.  Terry Teachout is an author, an instrumentalist ( piano, I think
> is his instrument)  and music critic for Wall Street Journal. His book on H.
> L. Mencken he says was planned as a 3 year project, and it took him 10 years
> to complete.  I found this brief article on Fats Waller interesting and
> informative.

Thanks for the link Norman. It is a truly wonderful article about a jazz
musician/composer/entertainer who is often under rated.

BTW, Teachout was a bass player who while living in Kansas City, 1975-83,
free lanced as a jazz musician and worked as a music critic for the KC Star.
He now also writes for the NY Times in addition to the WSJ.

The book fellow Mencken skeptic Norman Vickers refers to is:
"The Skeptic: A life of H.L. Mencken." Harper Collins. About $30 and if you
dig H.L. Mencken, this book is a must read.

Cheers,
Steve