My Life in Jazz

"Also born and raised in Massachussetts, trumpeter Max Kaminsky made his big splash in Chicago in the late 20s, and later in New-York, with such luminaries as Eddie Condon, Gene Krupa, Bud Freedman, and Jimmy McPartland. In "Jazz Band", Kaminsky provided priceless recollections [...]. Kaminsky's brash, crackling prose captures the ecstasy of the music, the camaraderie and hostillities within the jazz world, and the fast lifeenjoyed by him and hisfriends."