[Dixielandjazz] "Living In A Great Big Way" by Peter Levinson

[Stan Brager]

Ron;

Not having heard the interview, I can't comment. I know Peter Levinson. He
was Woody Herman's business manager for many of the last decades of Woody's
life. He helped me with a show I did on Woody at KCSN. I found him to be
quite knowledgeable about jazz.

Peter Levinson was also on NPR's Weekend Edition plugging the book. During
the interview, he stated that the TD band was essentially a dance band which
is true. In my opinion, many of the swing era bands were essentially dance
bands but were augmented with jazz solos - some more than others.

If anyone's interested in hearing the interview on NPR's Weekend Edition
show, go to this website and click on listen:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5077641

Stan
Stan Brager

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at bu.edu>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 6:07 AM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] "Living In A Great Big Way" by Peter Levinson


>
> Levinson was on CBS Sunday Morning this past week and stated that Dorsey
was
> not a jazz player.  How the heck can this guy have written a good book
about
> TD and come away with that impression.  Did he never listen to any of the
> recordings Dorsey was on before the 40s  era big bands?  Even in the big
> band setting, TD was a jazzy, swinging trombonist.  Sheesh.
>
> Ron L
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of Steve
> barbone
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 10:45 PM
> To: DJML
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] "Living In A Great Big Way" by Peter Levinson
>
>
> >From the Stan Kenton Chat List, this book review should appeal to some of
> our DJML big band fans.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
> From: "wynwalshe" <wynwalshe at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Kentonia] Tommy Dorsey
>
> For those of you who have not heard of it, the Peter Levinson book
> on "Tommy Dorsey...Living In A Great Big Way"..Da Capo Press I found to
> be fascinating. I knew Tommy and Jimmy and a lot of people Levinson
> interviewed for the book. It's about Tommy and Jimmy of course, but to
> a great degree on how the whole "name big band" thing came to be and
> ended. Booking agents, ballrooms, hotel rooms, travel, radio broadcasts
> both remote and sponsored, publicity reps, etc. Stan is even mentioned
> twice..once on how "Artistry In Rhythm" came to be. I did pick up a
> couple of mistakes..one for instance.. "Sentimental Over You.." going
> up to a C when any trombone player will tell you it is a C#. But
> overall, really worthwhile reading. Levinson also did one on Harry
> James and Nelson Riddle
>
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