Musical Literacy and Jazz Musicians in the 1910s and 1920s
In 1988, I conducted a telephone interview with the African American New Orleans clarinet player Willie James Humphrey about his tenure from 1925 to 1932 in the riverboat band led by Fate Marable. During our conversation, I asked Humphrey if Marable had hired him because of his skills as a jazz musi...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Columbia University Libraries
2001-02-01
|
| Series: | Current Musicology |
| Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/4825 |