[Dixielandjazz] Bunny Berrigan

[Fred Spencer]

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Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Bunny Berrigan
"Bunny Berigan. Elusive Legend of Jazz" by Robert Depuis (Louisiana State 
University Press, 1993) is a 368-page biography wirh a bibliography,selected 
discography, and several supplementry sections.Cheers.
Fred

> One of the best sources of information about Bunny Berrigan is in Richard 
> Sudhalter's Book, "Lost Chords". Chapter 20, pages 487 through 516. 
> Includes musical bio info, records, bands, anecdotes and analyses of some 
> of his work.
>
> Another, though shorter information source, is in Dan Morgenstern's Book 
> "Living With Jazz", pages 174 to 178. Both books are well worth owning and 
> reading.
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> How good was he? Well, Benny Goodman who is well known for musical 
> perfection, and strict discipline hired him in NYC, July 1935 (give or 
> take, Bill Haesler would know for sure)fully aware of Berrigan's problems 
> with booze and his unreliability. Trumpeter Manny Klein was the short 
> notice substitute BG called upon to fill in when Berrigan didn't show up 
> for some of the radio broadcasts.
>
> Yet BG took Berrigan on that famous tour ending up at the Palomar Ballroom 
> when it all came together. They were only together about four months, but 
> some of Berrigan's best work was recorded with BG during that time. 
> Perhaps Bill Haesler can point us to the records?
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
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