[Dixielandjazz] Big Sid Catlett

[Bill Haesler]

Ken Mathieson wrote [in part]:
> ........ Yes, I've got the Rex Stewart book and the Barney Bigard  
> book, which has a brief section on Catlett and of course Burt
> Korall's fine book Drummin' Men, which devotes a whole chapter to  
> him.......

Dear Ken,
Another book worth tracking down, with lots of references to Big Sid,  
is:
Whitney Balliett's 'Collected Works. A Journal of Jazz  
1954-2000' (2000. St Martin's Press).
It contains dozens of items involving Sid including the pieces  
published in Balliett's 1954 book 'The Sound Of Surprise'.
You might also check the bibliography under Catlett's entry in 'The  
New Grove Dictionary Of Jazz'; the Catlett biog in 'Jazz. The Rough  
Guide' (1995. Penguin Books. Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather and Brian  
Priestley) which contains some interesting comments and the notes by  
Dr Ian Crosbie to the 'Benny Goodman and Sid Catlett CD 'Roll 'Em'.  
(1991 Vintage Jazz Classics. VJC-1032.)
Dan Morgenstern's book of essays 'Living With Jazz'. A Reader edited  
by Shelton Meyer (2004. Pantheon Books) also has information about Big  
Sid including specific references to his work with Armstrong,  
Commodore, Ellington, Keynote and Hot Lips Page.
Very kind regards,
Bill.