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contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction xv family 1 The church 18 Schoolboy 32 “fess” 50 outer Space 68 first gigs and Birmingham clubs 86 Summers on the road 99 howard 114 Bounce, Bebop, Blues, and Swing 136 Teacher 150 Bandleader 173 friends and mentors 190 Building a family, making ends meet 202 The movement 215 keeping the Spirit 236 “Doc” 246 Index 261 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ...

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